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Science Of Running

Discover the hard science that will help you run faster, endure for longer, and avoid injury.

Analyse your running style and learn how to enhance your gait for optimum efficiency and safety.

Transform your performance with exercises

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Discover the hard science that will help you run faster, endure for longer, & avoid injury.

Analyse your running style & learn how to enhance your gait for optimum efficiency & safety.

Transform your performance with exercises targeting strength, flexibility, & recovery
- each exercise annotated to reveal the muscle mechanics so you know you're getting it right.

Understand the science behind your body's energy systems & how to train to maximise energy storage & conversion.

Follow training & exercise programmes tailored to different abilities & distances, from 5K to marathon.

Whether you are new to running or an experienced racer, this book will help you achieve your goals & stay injury-free.

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  • ISBN: 9780241504505
  • Author:  Chris Napier
  • Publisher: DK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • Dimensions: 23.9 x 20.4 x 2.3cm

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running - A sport or hobbie of moving rapidly on foot. Can also refer to the running of equipment or run time refering to the length of time an applicance can run or the quiet running of an applicance.
Safety - prevents damage being caused.
Exercise - working a bodies muscles and organs.
Muscle - Fibrous tissue found in a living body providing movement.
Dimensions - The shapes and angles of something or a situation.
Performance - When someone is presenting a form of entertainment, also how well someone is doing within a role.

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