Fitness Tracks

Find the plan that works best for you from the detailed day-by-day training schedules by choosing between 18- and 12-week preparation and selecting weekly distances of 55, 55 to 70, 70 to 85, or 85-plus miles. If you run marathons close together, you'll find six- to 12-week training plans to maximize your training time and recovery. For older marathoners, there is a full chapter dedicated to their unique training, nutrition, and recovery needs.

Aside from her rock star looks, Catra Corbett is a standout in the running world on her accomplishments alone. And, unbelievably, she's also a former meth addict. After two years of addiction, Catra is busted while selling, and a night in jail is enough to set her straight. She gives up drugs and moves back home with her mother, abandoning her friends, her boyfriend, and the lifestyle that she came to depend on. Her only clean friend pushes her to train for a 10K with him, and surprisingly, she likes it and decides to run her first marathon after that.

A breakthrough program for triathletes - beginner, intermediate, and advanced - showing how to balance training intensity to maximize performance - from a fitness expert and elite coach. Cutting-edge research has proven that triathletes and other endurance athletes experience their greatest performance when they do 80 percent of their training at low intensity and the remaining 20 percent at moderate to high intensity.

It sounds incredible, but running can be a thoroughly enjoyable, lifelong practice - without injury or fatigue. Ultramarathoner Danny Dreyer combines the wisdom of T'ai Chi with insights of a champion runner to present ChiRunning, a step-by-step audio program to help everyone from beginners to professionals "run like a kid again" - effortless, free, and boundlessly energetic.

Is your mind always racing with an endless stream of thoughts? Are you constantly feeling stressed and overwhelmed? Do you have trouble falling asleep? Would you like to: Easily relieve stress and anxiety? Detach yourself from the stresses of reality and bring back balance within yourself? Have a space where your mind will be at peace? Listen to the perfect sounds for deep sleep, meditation, and relaxation? This audiobook is designed to help you recalibrate your senses, expand your ability to be a calmer person, and quickly relieve your mind from stress, depression, and anxiety.

Long distance running is much like any other fitness training. If you want to improve, you need a good plan that has a progressive nature. If you are new to this game, you need a solid foundation to build on. Having a running program is not the only thing that you need. Sound advice and running tips should be taken from someone who has "walked the walk", or in this case, "ran the run".

Joe De Sena designed the Spartan races to test overall conditioning: strength, flexibility, endurance, and speed. His signature take-no-prisoners approach to achieving physical and mental fitness has taken the endurance world by storm and inspired millions. Now, in Spartan Fit!, De Sena breaks down that approach and gives listeners the tools they need to conquer the course.

Would you like to know how to lose weight and improve your fitness without having to go to the gym every day or follow a rigid diet? We all know that we need to exercise more in order to become fitter and maintain a healthy weight. Well, you do not need to take up an expensive gym membership or follow a strict diet. Walking has become increasingly the go-to exercise as more people are becoming aware of the multiple benefits it offers. Adopting a walking lifestyle can significantly improve our lives, making us more active, healthier, and happier. With the rise in popularity of pedometers, ...

The sport of running is ever changing, be it the shoes we wear or the goals we set, the training methods we use or the role models we emulate. But there is one constant: For 40 years, Runner’s World magazine has been recognized worldwide as the leading authority on running. Now the collective wisdom of the most savvy running writers, coaches, and editors can be found in Runner’s World Complete Book of Running.

“If you're feeling like life has passed by too quickly, or that you're no longer capable of what you once were, John Clark's story is just what you need to re-ignite the spark inside you." – Matt Stone; 180DegreeHealth.com Running out of time John Clark, an overweight, self-loathing school teacher turning 60 years old, had a wild idea. Despondent and depressed at the idea of becoming a sexagenarian, he was absolutely PANICKED at the possibility that the time he had left to fulfill his biggest dreams was running out – and running out FAST. Instead of buying a sports car he couldn’t ...

Everyone learns how to run at an early age. It's naturally wired into your body. Yet in recent years, running has become complicated by trendy gadgets and doctrine. With a Boston Marathon win and over 100,000 miles run on his resume, Amby Burfoot steers the sport back to its simple roots in Run Forever. From a warm and welcoming perspective, Burfoot provides clear, actionable guidance to runners of every age and ability level.

In Intervention, Dan described how he evaluates adults and suggests course corrections to improve the basics. He followed that with Can You Go? where he addressed assessments trainers and coaches might use with their clients and athletes. Now, in Now What? Dan loops back around to tell us what to do next. You've brought your clients up to the minimum standards. You've done your assessments. Now what? That's the question Dan answers in this book, the third installment of this series.

Gaining back weight after a significant weight loss can be devastating and depressing. It's easy to feel like a failure and scary to think about attempting to lose weight again. Like the other audiobooks in this series, the author is going to get real with you about her own struggle to lose weight and this does include a period of weight gain. She then takes you through a process that will help you to move on from your mistakes and get motivated to be back on track for changing your life.

This audiobook, like the previous volumes, is a quick listen told from a very real perspective.

Back On Track deals with wellness, back relief, lifestyle improvement and fitness. Author Roberta Bergman puts these topics into a comprehensive guide, especially for anyone with common chronic back ailments. The author’s focus is on back pain prevention through posture improvement, ergonomics, therapeutic exercise, stress reduction, proper body mechanics, disciplined exercise and the basics of good nutrition.

We will help convince your subconscious mind that you had a gastric band fitted in your stomach, without actually going through surgery. So even if you are obese and nothing has worked, you can become thin while eating your favorite foods without the feeling of guilt and failure with this guided self-hypnosis audiobook. And if you have a burning desire to lose weight and look better than your friends and family then buy this book now!

Are you a busy person who needs a diet that is non-restrictive and healthy? You can't do much better than the Paleo diet. Do away with processed foods and eat like our prehistoric ancestors! The Paleo diet allows you to enjoy all of nature's best foods in as many ways as you want or can imagine. You can lose weight, improve your cardiovascular health, and gain energy to be productive, simply by going paleo.

Millions of runners around the country are interested in special experiences, whether it means running a bucket-list event like the world's largest marathon (New York City), or competing in beautiful and challenging locales such as Rome or Death Valley. There is no one better to guide these runners than Bart Yasso. As Chief Running Officer at Runner's World, he's run more than 7,000 races, on all seven continents, at every conceivable distance. Whether it's a 5K or half-marathon, he's done it all, and here he presents 50 of his favorite races.

Would you like to know how to complete a marathon? To many people, having the desire to run a marathon is a mystery. But to others, it's one of the most natural activities in world. Running is one of the easiest sports to fit into a busy lifestyle. It doesn't cost you anything; you can do it anywhere and at any time. Most people will take up running to get fit or to lose weight initially. Once you get into it, and you've benefited from losing weight and getting fitter, you start to crave the desire of another challenge.

Losing weight is more than just a goal—it’s a journey. It’s a journey that requires dedication, patience, and a willingness to embrace change. While the idea of shedding those extra pounds may seem overwhelming, the truth is that sustainable weight loss doesn’t happen overnight. It’s about making consistent, healthy choices, building new habits, and finding balance along the way.

Do you feel overwhelmed by your thoughts? Are you trying to get rid of unhealthy habits and destructive thought patterns? Feeling out of control and overwhelmed by the war that rages in your mind can lead to an off track daily life, anxiety, and depression. It’s time to overcome the thought spirals, worries, and fears keeping you imprisoned.