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Record Nr.

UNINA9910253862703321

Titolo

Marathon Running: Physiology, Psychology, Nutrition and Training Aspects / / edited by Christoph Zinner, Billy Sperlich

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-29728-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

610

Soggetti

Human physiology

Sports medicine

Nutrition

Health promotion

Sports sciences

Medicine

Health

Human Physiology

Sports Medicine

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Sport Science

Popular Science in Medicine and Health

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Physiology of Marathon Running -- Biomechanics of Marathon Running -- Nutrition before, during and after a Marathon -- Thermoregulation -- Coping with stress and fatigue (during the Marathon) -- Motivational aspects (during the training process) -- Marathon Running: Gender & Age aspects -- Principles of Training.

Sommario/riassunto

The book contains recent research about physiology, psychology, nutrition and training aspects of Marathon Running of different age, gender and performance level. The basic knowledge of marathon running with explanations of the physiological and psychological mechanisms induced by marathon training with the associated



adaptations and subsequent improved physiological capacities are presented in a reader friendly format for researchers and practitioners. The book includes a full range of useful practical knowledge, as well as trainings principles to guide the reader to run marathon faster. After reading the book the reader is able to develop training plans and owns the knowledge about up-to-date scientific results in the fields of physiology, psychology, nutrition in marathon running.