About running for fitness

This website accompanies the book, Running for Fitness, by Owen Barder.

The book is non-technical, full of advice for anyone who wants to run to reduce stress, keep fit and control their weight.

Elite athletes use scientific principles to get the most from their training. This book helps you to use the same ideas, so that you can get more benefit from your training. This is doubly important if you are fitting running into a busy life, and want to get as much benefit as you can from the limited amount of time you can spend.

This website aims to help you with the calculations described in the book, so that you can devise a training plan that suits your own needs.

Please note that the explanations given on this website are more technical than the book, which explains the ideas in a readable, non-technical way.

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Book includes:

Advice for beginners
Losing weight
Nutrition
Shoes & kit
How to train
Training schedules
Advice for women
Avoiding injury
The marathon

See the contents page

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