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Brought to you by Penguin. How much does our speed and our decline depend on our minds, not our bodies? In this thought-provoking and inspiring book, top 25 Master marathoner Nick Thompson invites readers to defy the inevitable decline that comes with age. After setting the American record in...

Questo Audiolibro, partendo dalla storia personale dell'autore, vuole sottolineare l'importanza dello sport nella società, sia in condizione di salute, che di malattia di chi lo pratica, permettendo di superare ostacoli all'apparenza insormontabili in gioventù e nell'età adulta.

In Sports and Aging a wide-ranging group of physically active people, including many scholar-athletes, fifty years and older, discuss sports in the context of aging and their own athletic experiences. This collection of personal accounts includes a spectrum of contributors across genders, social classes, and racial, ethnic, national, religious, and educational backgrounds to determine whether there are any common characteristics that can promote long, happy, healthy, and meaningful lifespans.

Bloomsbury presents Running Through Sand: An Ageing Comedian’s Ill-Thought-Out Ultra in the Sahara, written and read by Paul Tonkinson *This audiobook features a bonus conversation between the author and fellow ultra-runner and comedian Rob Deering* 'I loved every page' TIM VINE 'Hilarious and...

Bloomsbury presents The Midlife Cyclist written and read by Phil Cavell. 'I am blown away by the level of detail Phil Cavell brings to his work.' – Elinor Barker MBE, multiple world champion and Olympic gold medallist 'The Midlife Cyclist is a triumph' – Cycling Plus 'An amazing...

Two experts in mental health and sport lift the veil on the crisis in women’s athletics, offering parents and coaches urgently needed advice and support and showing how female athletes can find joy in whatever sport they choose, at whatever level they compete. No matter the sport, the message...

Kurz vor seinem 60. Geburtstag beschließt Joerg Pfuhl, erfolgreicher Verlagsmanager, sich dem zu widmen, wovon er immer geträumt hat: dem Tennissport. Er kündigt seinen Job, macht Trainingspläne und nimmt sich vor, so gut zu werden und so weit zu kommen wie nur irgend möglich. Mit jedem Tag seines neuen Lebens wächst seine Leidenschaft. Er engagiert einen Trainer, nimmt an ersten Wettkämpfen teil und reist bald um die ganz Welt, um Erfahrungen auf internationalen Turnieren zu sammeln. Sein Ziel: Ein Platz in der Top Ten seiner Altersklasse.

To take Arne Haase as a role model: Germany's oldest marathon runner is still doing 20 kilometers twice a week at the age of 90. And it doesn't have to be that sporty. But wouldn't the Haase model be a nice vision of you in your old days, being "trapped" in the body of a 45-year-old? For millions of people, regular exercise is part of their lives. But almost all of us run the wrong way. To stay mobile from now until old age, we can make up our minds for a fundamental change. E.g. we mostly, unconsciously run as if we were training for a competition.