Running Doc's Guide to Healthy Running: How to Fix Injuries, Stay Active and Run Pain-Free - Brossura

Maharam, Lewis G., M.D.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1934030686 ISBN 13: 9781934030684

Casa editrice: Velopress, 2011

Riassunto

Running Doc's comprehensive book on running injuries can help you solve your aches and pains for years of healthy running.

For a runner, injury is a terrible fate. Yet every year, nearly half of America's runners suffer an injury severe enough to bring them to a halt. Trust the Running Doc €ž ¢ to get you back on your feet. Dr. Lewis G. Maharam, MD, is the most trusted authority on running health and running injuries, and his guide will help you avoid or fix nearly every common running-related injury. If you're already injured, Running Doc's book will help you diagnose, treat, and recover to run pain-free.

From head to toenails, Running Doc's Guide to Healthy Running is the most comprehensive guide to running injuries and preventative care. Running Doc offers simple, effective treatments for every common running injury and also delivers easy-to-follow advice on the best way to prepare for and enjoy running events of all types and distances.

Running Doc's Guide to Healthy Running addresses:

• How running is good for your health
  
• Healthy training programs for races and running events
  
• Choosing running shoes for your gait and feet
  
• Guidelines for running in cold weather, hot weather, and dry climates
  
• Safe and healthy marathon and half-marathon training
  
• Running with a cold, the flu, and aches and pains
  
• Feet and ankle injuries including plantar fasciitis, Lisfranc, sprains
  
• Legs and knee injuries including Runner's Knee, IT Band Syndrome, tendinitis
  
• Back pain from sciatica, piriformis syndrome, and related issues

No matter your malady, Running Doc has got you covered. Get healthy and get back on your feet with Running Doc's Guide to Healthy Running.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Lewis G. Maharam, MD is one of the world's most extensively credentialed and well-known running health experts. Better known as The Running Doc, Maharam is the medical director of the Rock 'N' Roll Marathon series (19 races and over 380,000 entrants nationwide projected for 2011) and the former medical director of the New York Road Runners and the ING New York City Marathon. He is Chairman of the Board of Governors of the International Marathon Medical Directors Association (IMMDA) as well as National Medical Director for the Leukemia-Lymphoma Society's Team in Training program. He has appeared on World News Tonight, Today, Good Morning America, Inside Edition, CNN, and Fox News. Maharam is a frequently cited source of medical advice by writers for Sports Illustrated, Fitness Magazine, Self, Shape, Redbook, Time, Newsweek, New York Times, USA Today, New York Daily News, Newsday, Condé Nast Sports for Women, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Jane, Men's Journal, Runner's World, Woman's Day, McCall's, Reader's Digest, New York Post, Allure, US News and World Report, Cooking Light, and more.

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"Like having a personal doctor who is also a good friend sit down at your side and explain what's going on and what to do." -- Frank Shorter, Olympic marathon gold medalist

The most trusted doctor in running explains what's wrong and how to fix it.

Got a running injury? You're not alone. Every year, nearly half of America's 44 million runners suffer injuries severe enough to bring them to a halt.

But you don't have to sit on the sidelines. Running Doc €ž ¢--better known as Lewis G. Maharam, MD--will get you up and running again. From head to toenails, Running Doc's Guide to Healthy Running is a comprehensive manual for running injuries and preventive care. The lively text not only covers treatment for what ails you but also delivers expert advice on the best way to prepare for running events of all types and distances.

If you're already injured, Running Doc will help you diagnose, treat, and recover to run pain-free. If you're looking for better ways to train and prepare for a race, this profusely illustrated guide will help you every step of the way.

Stay healthy. Run smart. And when aches and pains crop up, trust Running Doc to get you back on your feet.

"When runners get hurt, they fly to Dr. Maharam!" -- Meb Keflezighi, Winner of the 2014 Boston Marathon

Lewis G. Maharam, MD, is one of the world's most extensively credentialed and well-known running health experts. He is the medical director of the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series and former medical director of the New York Road Runners club and the New York City Marathon. A frequent guest on World News Tonight, Today, Good Morning America, Inside Edition, CNN , and Fox News, he writes the popular Running Doc column for Competitor magazine.

Fully illustrated

Covers all common injuries

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Velopress
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1934030686
• ISBN 13: 9781934030684
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Disegnatore: Shorter Frank
• Numero di pagine: 228
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile