Sitting is the New Smoking (book)

The mental techniques for a perfect running experience and maximum performanceBeing mentally fit is one of the basic prerequisites for sporting success – as any runner who takes their sport seriously will confirm. Dr Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi has been researching for many years the human ability to put the mind into a state of ‘flow’, which enables athletes to surpass their limits almost effortlessly and achieve peak performance. In *Running in Flow*, Csikszentmihalyi explores this topic in depth alongside psychologist Christine Weinkauff Duranso and running journalist and coach Philip Latter. It is the first book to focus entirely on how runners can enter a state of flow during competition and training. The authors shed light on the phenomenon of ‘flow’ in all its facets, provide unique practical exercises designed to stimulate the onset of flow, and feature top runners who recount their personal flow experiences first-hand. The psychological barriers that arise during training and competition can be just as challenging for runners as their physical limits. Set to become a future standard work in the field, *Running in Flow* will not only help runners achieve better performance through an open mind, but will also make running itself a healthier and more enjoyable experience.About the authorsMihaly Csikszentmihalyi is a bestselling author, world-renowned scientist and one of the founding fathers of positive psychology. His groundbreaking work *Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience* (1990) was a global bestseller and introduced the concept of flow to the general public. Csikszentmihalyi was head of the Department of Psychology at the University of Chicago. He is currently a professor at Claremont Graduate University. He has published over 120 academic articles and book chapters on positive psychology, as well as numerous books. He continues to conduct research in the fields of flow and motivation as the founder and co-director of the Quality of Life Research Centre at Claremont Graduate University.Philip Latter was editor-in-chief of Running Times and now writes for Runner’s World and runnersworld.com. Latter has profiled Olympic athletes and published extensive articles on training techniques, kinesiology and sports psychology. He regularly gives talks on the subject of ‘flow’ at running training camps. Latter puts many of the techniques in this book into practice together with the sports students and graduate athletes he coaches.Christine Weinkauff Duranso is a professor of psychology at Woodbury University in Burbank, California, and at California State University, San Bernardino. As a PhD student at Claremont Graduate University, Weinkauff Duranso studied under Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and researched the significance of flow and training for personal development.

Improve sporting performance, prevent injuries and relieve pain People want to perform well, but faulty movement patterns can restrict the body. Often, even experienced trainers fail to recognise these factors that limit performance. Become a Supple Leopard makes the invisible visible. In this book, Kelly Starrett outlines his revolutionary approach to mobility and maintaining performance, providing a master plan for effective and safe movement patterns in sport and everyday life. Hundreds of step-by-step photos illustrate not only how to perform exercises such as squats, deadlifts, push-ups, kettlebell swings, snatches, cleans and jerks correctly, but also how to avoid or correct the most common mistakes. Kelly Starrett divides the human body into 14 zones and demonstrates mobilisation techniques that can help you regain your range of motion. This revised edition of the bestseller, expanded by 80 pages, offers dozens of strategies for specifically addressing individual limitations, an injury or a persistent movement fault. A 14-day programme allows you to restore mobility throughout your entire body in just two weeks. About the authors: Kelly Starrett is a trainer, a physiotherapist with a PhD, and an author. Together with his wife, he runs a movement-focused orthopaedic and sports medicine practice at San Francisco CrossFit. His clients include Olympic champions, Tour de France participants and weightlifters, as well as CrossFit Games medallists, ballet dancers and soldiers. Since 2009, Starrett has been travelling across the US to convince trainers and athletes that optimal mobility and correct movement execution are the keys to peak performance. Glen Cordoza is one of the world’s most widely read authors on mixed martial arts (MMA), Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai and fitness. He has already published 20 books. He has also made a name for himself as a fitness trainer, professional mixed martial arts fighter and Muay Thai boxer.Read an extract

How to learn to move naturally again, and get healthy in the process We sit in the office all day and don’t move enough. In the long run, this makes us ill, and it can’t be compensated for by rushing to the gym in the evening and slogging away on the treadmill for hours or lifting weights. What our bodies really need isn’t a concentrated dose of fitness, but a natural dose in the form of everyday movement. Let biomechanics expert and movement specialist Katy Bowman explain how important natural movement is for our health, why ‘cardio training’ is overrated, and how you can work without sitting down. Discover key corrective exercises that can help you reverse the harmful effects of our sedentary lifestyles. This book is the first step towards a healthy, more active life. Take the next step and get movement back into your DNA! Read an extract To the table of contentsAbout the author: Katy Bowman  studied biomechanics and went on to develop the Nutritious Movement™ system, which is known, amongst other things, for its groundbreaking technique for pelvic floor regeneration, which has become popular amongst American gynaecologists and midwives. She writes for her own award-winning blog and for US health media outlets, and is also a regular guest on radio and television programmes, talk shows and news broadcasts. Her books are highly acclaimed bestsellers and have been translated into many languages worldwide.