Aging Athlete

Hope Not Nope powerfully moves you towards a more positive existence by equipping you with the tools to update your mindset and become a modern-day champion. In the title and writing the term “Lifelong Athlete” is utilized to imply hope is cultivated in this identity, but also adds a fresh perspective: Hope is not wishful thinking, it’s learned and earned. The “Lifelong Athlete” identity is not just related to competitive events, it’s living out the values of servant-based leadership to achieve wholeness: Health.

Is it inevitable that our running performance slides as we get into our forties and beyond? Or are there things we can do to slow or even pause the decline, master our midlife and use experience as a superpower and become an ageless ace?

From a former contributing editor at Runner’s World, a narrative-driven prescriptive book on reckoning with the end of an athletic journey—and what comes next. On January 18, 2020, Dimity McDowell unknowingly went on her last run. The deceleration of her running career began three years...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Outlive comes a radical exploration of the science of heat adaptation and sweat therapy to tap into the evolutionary superpowers that we’ve forgotten we possess. What if the key to thriving in a hotter world isn’t avoiding the heat—but...

"Don't Call It a Comeback is fireworks in a crowded field of athlete memoirs. With a knack for hilariously vulnerable storytelling, Keira unspools a fascinating tale of her unconventional running career." —Shelby Van Pelt, New York Times bestselling author of Remarkably Bright Creatures A...

It's never too late to do the impossible. Meet Ida Keeling, a 104-year-old mother, activist, and world record-holding runner. Her fierce independence and deep faith carried her through the Depression and the civil rights movement--but her greatest trials were yet to come. Miss Ida, as she is...

An inspiring and innovative guide towards living your best life--made easy--from Venus Williams, one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Throughout Venus Williams' incredible career in tennis, she's been asked almost every question imaginable. What she eats, how she trains, what she does...

“Theroux’s work is like no one else’s.” –Francine Prose, New York Times Book Review From legendary writer Paul Theroux comes an atmospheric novel following a big-wave surfer as he confronts aging, privilege, mortality, and whose lives we choose to remember. Now in his sixties, big-wave...

The Athlete’s Gut is an in-depth look at a system that plagues many athletes. This guide offers a much-needed resource for troubleshooting GI problems. The majority of endurance athletes suffer from some kind of gut problem during training and competition. Symptoms like nausea, cramping, bloating, side stitches, and the need to defecate can negatively impact an athlete’s performance. Why are gut problems so common during exercise? And what can athletes do to prevent and manage gut symptoms that occur during training and competition?

Gain strength and mobility while living a pain-free life at any age using this revolutionary technique created by former ballerina, New York Times bestselling author, and star of PBS’s Classical Stretch, Miranda Esmonde-White. The fields of sports and fitness are presently dominated by injury...

Stop Worrying About Injury. Start Playing for Life. Every pickleball player faces the same fear: "Will I get injured and have to stop playing?" Shoulder pain. Knee problems. Back injuries. The emergency room visits that end seasons—or end playing altogether. As Featured on Spotify's "The Deep Dive" Podcast "Good Health Pickleball" is the first age-specific injury prevention and recovery guide designed for your body's reality, whether you're 25 or 75. Why Your Age Matters More Than Your Skill Level A 22-year-old's body isn't the same as a 52-year-old's or 72-year-old's. This 300+ page ...

An award-winning, much-loved biologist turns his gaze on himself, using his long-distance running to illuminate the changes to a human body over a lifetime Part memoir, part scientific investigation, Racing the Clock is the book biologist and natural historian Bernd Heinrich has been waiting his...

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You might be a hardworking forty-plus professional–but sitting and staring at screens all day is taking its toll on your body. Or maybe you’re an older adult who loves to stay active–but aches and pains are preventing you from playing tennis, golf, or another favorite pastime. Pain medication provides a temporary fix, but doctors have no idea how to help you long-term. Matt Peale does. A certified Corrective Exercise Specialist with decades of experience in fitness training, Matt specializes in helping executives and “active agers” lose the pain and get back into the game.

Have you tried all the "get fit books" and failed and even ignored your own doctor warning you to get in shape? Do you feel hopeless, depressed, and angry? Then this book is for you. I wrote this as a motivation for myself, because I used to be struggling, out-of-shape with a sense of hopelessness, and I swore that I would never go back to that dark place. I was working seven days a week, smoking and drinking for years, until I woke up one day and realized that I was going to die and that “no one was coming” to save me.

Hitting the 40s and 50s is a turning point. What we do from that moment on impacts the way we live the rest of our life. Rediscover Your Athlete Within is a book about challenging and guiding people through those sticky middle years to help them get off the couch and get active. Some may need a little nudge, others a big kick, but everyone can create a shift, reignite their passion, see the possibilities and redefine their future on their own terms. It’s about giving people a new lease on life. Everyone has an athlete within, built upon all the skills developed since birth.