Mental training for runners : no more excuses! / Jeff Galloway

By: Galloway, Jeff [author]
Publisher: United Kingdom : Meyer & Meyer Sport (UK) Ltd, 2016Description: 207 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781782550839Subject(s): Running -- Psychological aspects | Running -- TrainingDDC classification: 796.42
Contents:
1. How to stay motivated -- 2. How running changes your brain (for the better) -- 3. The mind-body connection -- 4. Stress activates the monkey brain -- 5. Mental training strategies -- 6. Your motivation training plan -- 7. No more excuses -- 8. Mental training programs -- 9. Mantras -- 10. Situations -- 11.Cognitive control over nutrition: Fat burning -- 12. Cognitive control over injuries -- 13. Training tools that manage and lower workout stress -- 14. Rehearsing the big day: The final countdown -- 15. Inspirational stories -- 16. The magic mile: your reality check -- 17. Your journal: cognitive control over training -- 18. Smooth running form reduces pain and stress -- 19. The drills -- 20. Hill training for strength and race preparation -- 21. The Galloway run walk run method -- 22. Cognitive focus on adequate blood sugar = motivation -- 23. Troubleshooting -- 24. Injury troubleshooting -- 25. Treatment suggestions from one runner to another -- 26. The clothing thermometer -- 27. Glossary of mind-body elements -- 28. Products that enhance running -- Epilogue: Credit where credit is due.
Summary: If you're always looking for any excuse to not go running, this book is for you! Whether you're an athlete or just want to stay fit and exercise, you need to train your mind just as much as you train your body! It's easy to find excuses and stay at home, but with Jeff Galloway's mental training strategies you will find yourself staying motivated and setting and reaching new goals in no time"
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1. How to stay motivated -- 2. How running changes your brain (for the better) -- 3. The mind-body connection -- 4. Stress activates the monkey brain -- 5. Mental training strategies -- 6. Your motivation training plan -- 7. No more excuses -- 8. Mental training programs -- 9. Mantras -- 10. Situations -- 11.Cognitive control over nutrition: Fat burning -- 12. Cognitive control over injuries -- 13. Training tools that manage and lower workout stress -- 14. Rehearsing the big day: The final countdown -- 15. Inspirational stories -- 16. The magic mile: your reality check -- 17. Your journal: cognitive control over training -- 18. Smooth running form reduces pain and stress -- 19. The drills -- 20. Hill training for strength and race preparation -- 21. The Galloway run walk run method -- 22. Cognitive focus on adequate blood sugar = motivation -- 23. Troubleshooting -- 24. Injury troubleshooting -- 25. Treatment suggestions from one runner to another -- 26. The clothing thermometer -- 27. Glossary of mind-body elements -- 28. Products that enhance running -- Epilogue: Credit where credit is due.

If you're always looking for any excuse to not go running, this book is for you! Whether you're an athlete or just want to stay fit and exercise, you need to train your mind just as much as you train your body! It's easy to find excuses and stay at home, but with Jeff Galloway's mental training strategies you will find yourself staying motivated and setting and reaching new goals in no time"

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