Highly reviewed sport books

Through the accomplished marathon athlete and olympic hopeful Becky Wade comes the story of her year-long discovery of different international running cultures. Yet after years of sticking closely to the practice techniques she learned, Becky became intrigued about how her peers in other countries treated the sport she had spent more than half of her life practicing. And in 2012, she packed four pairs of running shoes as a recipient of the Watson Fellowship, cleared her calendar for the year, and set off on a trip to observe and join numerous running groups around the world. Becky discussed the diverse strategies of athletes across the world over the next twelve months. Since she made her marathon debut in 2013, completing the race in a dazzling 2:30, she was the third fastest female marathon athlete in U.S. history under the age of 25, qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Trials and securing an Asics brand endorsement. Becky reveals the secrets of success of athletes and trainers around the world, ranging from the feel-based approach to fitness she learned from the Kenyans, to the grueling mountain drills she adopted from the Swiss, to the injury-recovery strategies she learned from the Japanese. Run the World is also a call to transform the way we view the most normal and inclusive sport in the world, the story of the incredible experience of one athlete.

A groundbreaking exercise plan who mixes physical and spiritual training with great strengths for both body and soul. Sakyong Mipham has always considered physical exercise important for spiritual well-being as a Tibetan lama and Shambhala leader. He integrates running with his religious practice, providing simple meditation advice and the core concepts he has developed.

Once Bobbi Gibb had her eyes on the Boston Marathon, she only wanted to be a part of it. Yet she was denied admission when the time came to apply for the marathon. This book tells the real story of how she broke the law in 1966 and how her courage and persistence changed the world one step at a time. Made in partnership with Bobbi Gibb and the ideal present for runners and anyone with a love for sport out there.

Peter Walker explains that the bicycle will be essential to the survival of mankind. Motorized vehicules culture has eaten up a lot of the world ressources. Yet as the mentalities change, everybody agrees on the huge price we pay for our cars, with the drastic impact of emissions, increasing number of people being injured or killed in accidents. Walker claims that one of humanity’s most successful inventions is the best way to solve most of these things at once. Walker takes us on a tour of cities like Copenhagen and Utrecht in Why Cycling Will Save the World, where daily biking has taken hold, demonstrating the proven impact of cycling on lowering smog and pollution, and improving quality of life and mental health. He shows that with only a few cycling lanes and an other mindset you can make a major difference. How Cycling Can Save the World delivers on its ambitious promise, carefully studied and beautifully inspiring, which encourages readers to understand that cycling can not only save the world, but can have a profound and positive effect on their lives.

Joe Friel is the most respected triathlon trainer in the world and his fun guide, Your First Triathlon, will get you primed for your first triathlon. Friel’s simple and detailed approach has helped hundreds of thousands of people appreciate the challenges of triathlon. Your First Triathlon simplifies all the ideals of Friel’s approach to learning for beginners who need a easy, no-nonsense triathlon preparation. Your First Triathlon’s realistic triathlon preparation programs require less than 5 hours a week, developing the strength and trust you want to experience your first race. Your First Triathlon provides a 12-week practice schedule for full participants as well as personalized programs for competitors with any walking, biking and swimming experience. Triathlon is a sport that is enjoyable and exciting and can help you stay fit and happy.

Misty Copeland, the celebrated ballerina and role model, reveals the tricks of how to reshape the body and maintain a flawless, solid physique and glowing health. Misty Copeland claims that in recent years there has been a trend in which women no longer want the bare bones of a runway model. Standards have changed: a long, toned, strong body and an outstanding posture is what people need. Misty will teach readers in her first health and wellness book how to find the strength to become healthy and happier, and how to reshape their bodies to be slim and elastic, with step-by-step tips, meal plans, exercise schedules, and inspiring phrases. Celebrating the value of healthy fats and a ballet-based workout routine, Misty reveals her own time-tested workouts and a healthy fat eating program that keeps her in top shape.

In this newly revised version of Michael Phelps’ memoir, Beneath the Surface, plan to delve into the mind of a champion, recognised as the most decorated Olympian of all time with 28 medals, including 23 gold. Readers around the world will relive all the heart-stopping excitement as Phelps completes his path from the youngest person to set a world swimming record in 2001 to an Olympic champion in 2008, to surpassing the greatest athlete in ancient Greece, Leonidas of Rhodes, with 13 triumphs in 2016. All athletes and viewers will be intrigued by observations into Phelps’ training and mental preparation. Beneath the Surface is a must-read for any sports enthusiast, a chronicle of Phelps’ transformation from weird teenager to record-breaking colossus.

When you want to be slim, lean and strong without hormones, great genes, and wasting insane sums of time in the gym or money on drugs as soon as possible, than you have to read this book. Here are just a handful of the misleading lies and misconceptions that stop people from really having the lean, fit, strong, and balanced bodies they really need. And you’re gonna find something in this book that other guys will never know about. You can reach this hunk body of Hollywood stars without letting your life revolve around it.

Rich Froning, CrossFit World Champion, is probably one of the fittest man on Earth. Yet to compete and succeed at this level requires more than physical strength It also takes incredible psychological and moral strength. If Rich Froning is a champion, it’s thanks to the exact balancing between all three. In his book, Rich offers essential fitness ideas, motivating methods, and religious wisdom that can equip you for any real-life physical, emotional, or moral task.

The 1989 Ironman World Championship was the longest endurance race ever. In a thrilling duel known as the Iron Fight, two of the world’s toughest competitors ran side-by-side over a grueling 139 miles at a world record speed. The men will demolish the previous record after 8 exhausting hours and reach the finish line a mere 58 seconds apart In his latest Iron War book, sports writer Matt Fitzgerald wrote a riveting tale of how Allen and Scott propelled themselves and each other through the most amazing race in sporting history. Iron War moves beyond the pulse-pounding war tale to give two strongest people and their unquenchable drive to win a compelling glimpse of the world’s lives. Weaving a psychological strength review into a thrilling story of sporting adventure, Iron War is a flying portrayal about two warriors and the directions that lead to their epic final showdown.