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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781002603321

Autore

Whipple Thomas J

Titolo

The endurance paradox [[electronic resource] ] : bone health for the endurance athlete / / Thomas J. Whipple and Robert B. Eckhardt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Walnut Creek, Calif., : Left Coast Press, c2011

ISBN

1-315-41865-7

1-59874-618-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

EckhardtRobert B

Disciplina

613.2/024796

Soggetti

Athletes - Nutrition

Physical fitness - Nutritional aspects

Stress fractures (Orthopedics)

Bioenergetics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Nutrition -- Hormones -- Energy balance -- Protein -- Dietary fat -- Inflammation -- Acid-base regulation -- Calcium -- Nutrient timing -- Quality training -- Measurement of bone -- Stress fracture -- Rehabilitation.

Sommario/riassunto

The endurance athlete faces a paradox-you're going farther and faster, you're feeling stronger, but your bones are getting weaker. New, compelling evidence shows that the very activities that expand our mental and physical abilities may be reducing the durability of our skeletons. In this book, Thomas Whipple, a leading orthopaedic clinical specialist, and Robert Eckhardt, a scientist specializing in the musculoskeletal system, team up to explain how athletes at any level can maintain the delicate balance between endurance exercise and optimum bone health over a lifetime. Translating important