The Endurance Handbook How to Achieve Athletic Potential, Stay Healthy, and Get the Most Out of Your Body
| Author/creator | Maffetone, Philip Author |
| Other author | Allen, Mark Foreword by |
| Other author | Prazak, Tawnee Foreword by |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | Handbook (Instructor's) |
| Publication Info | New York : Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated Jackson : Perseus Distribution [Distributor] |
| Description | 328 p. 22.900 x 015.300 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
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| Summary | Annotation Are you a triathlete, runner, cyclist, swimmer, cross-country skier, or other athlete seeking greater endurance? "The Endurance Handbook" teaches athletes how to stay healthy, achieve optimal athletic potential, and be injury-free for many productive years. Dr. Philip Maffetone s approach to endurance offers a truly individualized outlook and unique system that he has refined over three decades of training and treating athletes, ranging from world champions to weekend warriors. Maffetone s training and racing philosophy emphasizes building a strong aerobic base for increased fat burning, weight loss, sustained energy, and a healthy immune system. Good nutrition and stress reduction are also key to this common-sense, big-picture approach.Dr. Maffetone also dispels many of the commonly held myths that linger in participatory sportsand which adversely impact performanceand explains the truths about endurance, such as:The need to train slower to race faster will enable your aerobic system to improve enduranceWhy expensive running shoes can actually cause foot and leg injuriesThe fact that refined carbohydrates actually reduce endurance energy and disrupt hormone balanceHow overtraining can be avoided in its earliest stagesAnd much moreIf you are looking to increase your endurance and maximize your athletic potential, "The Endurance Handbook" is your one-stop guide to training and racing effectively." |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781632204981 |
| ISBN | 1632204983 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9781632204981 |
| Stock number | 01396131 |