Paula Newby-Fraser's Peak Fitness for Women (Paperback)

~ (Author), John M. Mora (Author) "To encourage those of you who aren't sure just how serious you are, or who doubt that you can achieve peak fitness, I'll tell you..." (more)
Key Phrases: workout structure, tapering program, flexibility training program, Ironman Triathlon, Erin Baker, Date Warm-up (more...)

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Seven-time Ironman triathlon champion Newby-Fraser presents guidelines, techniques, and principles for female athletes--especially experienced runners, bikers, and swimmers--to attain peak fitness. Reaching peak fitness, she says, involves three components--cardiovascular conditioning, strength workouts, and flexibility training. To master them, she offers a series of static stretching exercises, a strength-training workout plan, training schedules, advice on nutrition and fluid requirements, and counsel on mental preparedness. The 75 photographs and other illustrations will enhance the presentation. Sue-Ellen Beauregard

Product Description

Go beyond the basics of training with Paula Newby-Fraser’s Peak Fitness for Women! In this book, eight-time Hawaii Ironman champion Paula Newby-Fraser presents a total fitness program that shows you how to overcome personal barriers and realize your athletic potential in training and competition.

Inside you’ll find practical, no-nonsense information on flexibility training, strength training, and cross-training. You’ll also learn how to stay motivated, how to mentally prepare for a competition, how to read the physical signals that your body needs rest, how to meet the unique nutritional needs of female athletes, and much more.

Most importantly, the book tells you how to put it all together and develop a successful training schedule that fits into your busy lifestyle.

Learn from the "greatest all-around female athlete in the world" what it takes to achieve optimal fitness and perform your best in competition!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers (May 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873226720
• ISBN-13: 978-0873226721
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #178,943 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Motivational tool to becoming a well-balanced athlete., August 12, 1998

By A Customer

This was the first running book I have read and I truly found Paula Newby-Fraser's personal training and achievement stories inspirational. This book focuses on a balance between strength, flexibility and cardiovascular conditioning. I believe that anyone can become a well-balanced athlete with a little motivation and the training tools found in this book.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Out of date, February 6, 2002

By A Customer

This book is out of date. The advice to too general to be informative.

5.0 out of 5 stars Expels a lot of myths about female athletes, April 7, 2006

By	MCL "well healed" (Stamford, CT USA) - See all my reviews

This book helped me to come to terms with my fears about training hard as a woman. You won't get "too muscular". You will be able to menstruate; if you eat right and exercise properly and maintain enough body fat.

Many female athletes' starve themselves and are bulimic or anorexic; these disorders ultimately hurt their ability to reach their peak fitness goals and to maintain a healthy lifestyle, according to Paula.

Reading this book puts a lot in perspective for me as far as how to avoid injury by incorporating strength and flexibility training into an aerobic workout like running.

This is a great guide also to finding the mental strength to become a competitive athlete. Paula maintains her training schedule by keeping motivated. The way she does this is to involve her friends and family. Her fitness training is wholesome in that she maintains her personal relationships and works out with friends in order to keep motivated.

I was helped in my quest for "peak fitness" by this book for the reasons outlined above, but also by the sensible, sound and well articulated training advice I found in this book.

Chantal