Roll Your Way to Fitness (book)

Run your way to a slimmer, fitter you in just 10 weeks Running is one of the most popular sports in Germany. More and more people are discovering this healthy and affordable way to keep fit, and 60 million registered users worldwide use the Runtastic app for their training. The official book to accompany the app, written in collaboration with professional running coach Sascha Wingenfeld, explains the holistic Runtastic approach to fitness – comprising running, nutrition, motivation and strength training – and guides runners from their very first steps right through to competitive running. Running technique, equipment, personalised training plans, nutrition, weight loss and strength building are clearly explained, as are injury prevention, motivation and performance enhancement. The book also features real-life stories from the large Runtastic community. A must-have for every runner.

What else can we eat? Our Food Under Scrutiny In an age of meat scandals, genetically modified maize, mass agricultural production and epidemics caused by contaminated food, we have lost our bearings and our trust in what we eat. What can we still eat? This book provides clear answers to this question that anyone can understand. It takes into account not only health considerations, but also environmental and ethical aspects. The book discusses all the foods commonly found in our diet – from fruit and vegetables, through to bread, meat and fish, right up to ready meals and fast food. Tables show the respective properties and ingredients of the products at a glance. They enable the reader to find their way through today’s nutritional jungle and choose foods that are good for them and kind to the environment. Learn how to eat healthily and sustainably – your body and our environment will thank you for it. About the author Dr Dr Michael Despeghel is a sports scientist and specialist in sustainable lifestyle changes and healthy living. He is an experienced speaker on fitness, prevention and health topics and is well known for his numerous television appearances. Among other things, he co-authored the bestseller *Abnehmen mit dem inneren Schweinehund* and has published numerous other successful books, including *Was können wir noch essen?* and *2 Tage Diät sind genug*.

Contents: Do you suffer from back pain or headaches? Are you troubled by neck or shoulder tension? Do you sit for too long and struggle with the consequences of poor posture? Do hip or knee problems restrict your movement? Based on the latest research findings, Gabriele Kiesling has developed her method of fascial physiotherapy, which enables you to become your own physiotherapist and effectively treat all these ailments yourself. Well-researched information and tried-and-tested self-assessments help you to correctly identify the nature of your symptoms. From over 90 exercises, you can then select the right techniques and apply them specifically – whether to your shoulders or neck, spine, core or pelvis, hips, knees or feet. The sequences, which can be easily integrated into your daily routine, provide pain relief, support mobilisation, stretching, strengthening and coordination, and ensure that you can finally move pain-free again. About the author: Gabriele Kiesling is a physiotherapist with her own practice and managing director of the German Institute for Quality in Physiotherapy in Berlin. She publishes regularly in patient magazines and specialist media and runs neuro-orthopaedic training courses for doctors and physiotherapists. She has been working in the field of fascial therapy for many years and is a member of the relevant research group at the University of Ulm, led by Robert Schleip. Read an extract