The Runner's Guide to a Healthy Core: How to Strengthen the Engine That Powers Your Running

by Daniel J. Frey, Chris Solinsky (Foreword)

Every runner knows that you need more than just sturdy legs to achieve personal best performances and to stay injury-free. To reach your optimal running potential, you need a strong and healthy core. Not only will having proper core strength give you toned abs and thighs, but it will also ensure that you maintain good form as your fatigue mounts, and ultimately it will decrease your chances of succumbing to devastating injury. In The Runner’s Guide to a Healthy Core , celebrated orthopedic and champion runner Daniel Frey provides all the essential knowledge that is needed for achieving ideal core strength. Key pieces of information

• A detailed description of how the core functions when we run
• Illustrations of key core stretches and exercises
• A step-by-step guide to correct breathing while running
• Home remedies to ensure that soreness doesn’t become injury
• And dozens more professionally endorsed tips and tactics!

Complete with dozens of color photographs and charts, The Runner’s Guide to a Healthy Core contains all you’ll ever need to gain and sustain a powerful and sturdy core strength.

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Genres: Nonfiction

192 pages, Paperback

Published November 15, 2016

Reviews

[Max · Rating 3 out of 5]

All runners know a strong core is important for running. I tend to slack on the core exercises so I tried reading this for some inspiration.

Worked, for one day. LOL!

Great exercises but nothing new. Instead of rereading this I'd watch a fitness video.

[Benjamin Uke · Rating 3 out of 5]

Achieves the objective problems and describing the issue indirectly, it could do with more ideas on how to strengthen the core rather than just diagnosing problems. Maybe a list of good running exercises to prepare you for spring or long distance running.

[CherylR · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was an easy read and will serve as a reference to look back and do the exercises. No real new information presented.

[Angie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I recommend this book, good learning and easy exercises for running.