Runner's World Performance Nutrition for Runners offers runners up-to-date nutrition advice based on the latest science.

Runners have different nutrition and recovery needs than other endurance athletes. Yet until now, they've had no nutritional resource specifically addressing their concerns.

This comprehensive guide distills the newest thinking in the science of exercise nutrition into practical, hands-on tips that will help runners stay healthy, recover faster, enjoy better workouts, and race successfully. You will learn: detailed information on nutritional topics important to runners, from balancing internal energy stores to proper hydrationhow to customize their diets to their individual training needsshopping tips and dining-out strategies to help runners maximize their nutritional intakethe top 5 pre-race meals and top 5 healthiest snacks for runnersnutritional tips for special populations, including women, children, diabetics, and older runners

© 2005 Rodale (E-bog): 9781609616595

Release date

E-bog: 27. november 2005