The PreHab Exercise Book for Runners is a comprehensive training guide of corrective exercises, movement evaluations, and training progressions that will help any runner strengthen his or her running technique and improve times. After breaking his leg and rupturing his Achilles Tendon (twice), author and coach Michael Rosengart thought his running days were long gone. With strength imbalances and poor alignment, Michael found it very difficult to run like he used to - before his injuries. Then Michael learned of the growing field of PreHab (prehabilitation) in a seminar with the National Strength and Conditioning Association. PreHab, short for prehabilitation, is the deliberate practice of including exercises in a training program that counter the repetitive stressors from life and/or training to improve an individual's alignment, mobility, and stability. PreHab exercises help an individual restore biomechanical integrity to major joints, optimize movement efficiency through a given pattern of movement (such as running), and ultimately lead to improvements in performance! Essentially, PreHab Exercises effectively prepare an individual to perform. The PreHab Exercise Book for Runners outlines simple ways to evaluate alignment, mobility, and stability as well as provides corrective action to counter a list of common injuries that frequently sideline runners. Additionally, the PreHab Exercise Book for Runners includes hundreds of detailed exercises, illustrations, and instructions that aid the reader in understanding and executing the movements. The PreHab Exercise Book for Runners - Fourth Edition offers a set of Assessments and Movement Evaluations as well as an overview of the A.M.A.S.S. Method, to help runners evaluate their biomechanics and Movement Patterns en route to effectively developing their own PreHab program, which will ultimately improve their Movement Quality and running technique. Here's what others have said about the PreHab Exercise Book for Runners and Coach Rosengart: I just finished a 100-mile ultramarathon. I ran a lot of miles in training. But I also included specific PreHab exercises recommended by Coach Rosengart that helped me reach the finish line. - Evan J. I was sidelined with a knee injury from distance running. After a few short months of PreHab training, I'm running again and feel stronger than ever. Michael is extremely knowledgeable about the body, its needs, and performance. - Tom A. I sit at a desk for many hours a day at work. This book has all the tools I need to keep my running performance going in the right direction. The PreHab exercises have helped me tackle several ailments that were limiting my ability to train. - Joel S. This book is full of great tips. Very informative. Perfect for both the beginner and those who have been running for awhile. - Brenda Y. I can feel the difference - everywhere! - Glenn W. When my father watches me play, he says that I 'move smoothier and flow better on the court.' - 'D' (professional basketball player) Michael Rosengart, CPT, CES, CSCS has been training athletes and clients since 2000. He is a Certified Personal Trainer with the National Council on Strength and Fitness, a Corrective Exercise Specialist with the National Academy for Sports Medicine, and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with the National Strength and Condition Association as well as an EXOS Certified Performance Specialist and a Tier Three Personal Trainer at Equinox Fitness. To learn more about Michael Rosengart, CPT, CES, CSCS, visit the PreHab Exercises website at www.prehabexecises.com.

You're a runner if you put one foot in front of the other to compete in a race, go for a training run, or just stay in shape. Running is a highly effective way to burn calories and develop cardiovascular strength and endurance. But it's also a high-impact activity that can hammer away at your joints and take a toll on your body. But it doesn't have to. PreHab Exercise Book for Runners is designed to help runners and athletes prevent injuries strengthen their bodies, and improve performance. And if you're sidelined from running because of an injury, PreHab can get you back on track too. The PreHab Exercise Book for Runners was developed by Michael Rosengart, CPT, CES, CSCS, based on his personal experience with running-related injuries that forced him to take a closer look at his approach to running. He's also a coach and personal trainer who has helped thousands of athletes stay in the game based on this training program. The PreHab Exercise Book for Runners will show you how to evaluate your own body mechanics and eliminate any weaknesses or imbalances in your form and technique. If you're just taking up running, enjoy going for a jog on the weekends, compete in races, or coach runners and athletes, this comprehensive guide of conditioning exercises is a must-have tool to help you be a better runner by strengthening your joints, improving body mechanics, and reducing your risk for injury. You'll get easy-to-use assessments to test your mobility and stability as a quick way to evaluate your biomechanics and create a successful training program for yourself. Based on your results, you can incorporate the recommended exercises into your training program to help you be a more efficient runner. The PreHab Exercise Book for Runners contains hundreds of exercises to strengthen your joints, muscles, and core strength in a user-friendly format with detailed illustrations, personal assessments, and themed exercise sections. Make PreHab part of your training plan, and you'll be on your way to running longer and running faster.

Prehab Exercises Static Stretching is an illustrated guide to the ABC Approach for Static Stretching that was created by Michael Rosengart. For the last several years, many people have warned others to avoid static stretching out of fear that the technique would ruin an individual's performance. However, this cultural bias against static stretching is not exactly well-informed. Michael Rosengart reviews the current scientific literature on static stretching and offers a novel approach to the technique along with hundreds of detailed illustrations and easy-to-use exercise cues. Prehab Exercise Static Stretching can help anyone to effectively use static stretching to increase range of motion, prevent injuries, enhance performance and improve movement quality.

PreHab Exercise Book for Soft Tissue Therapy is an illustrated guide to foam rolling and other soft tissue therapy techniques that are designed to improve joint Range of Motion, tissue length and responsiveness as well as overall Mobility. PreHab Exercise Book for Soft Tissue Therapy is written and illustrated by Michael Rosengart, who is a Corrective Exercise Specialist with the National Academy for Sports Medicine as well as a Certified Personal Trainer with the National Council on Strength and Fitness and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with the National Strength and Condition Association. Michael has been training athletes and clients since 2000 and is also the author and illustrator of the PreHab Exercise Book for Runners, a comprehensive training guide that incorporates hundreds of Mobility and Corrective Exercises to help runners prevent injuries and prepare to perform optimally on their runs. The PreHab Exercise Book for Soft Tissue Therapy has over a hundred different exercise illustrations with detailed instructions for individuals to use as part of their training program to improve overall Mobility. Simply start at the beginning of the book to develop an understanding of why Mobility Exercises are an important part of a training program and then proceed to learn how to apply several different types of Soft Tissue Therapy techniques in order to prevent a host of Movement Dysfunctions and Compensations Patterns. PreHab Exercise Book for Soft Tissue Therapy also includes a descriptive list of Compensations Patterns and Movement Dysfunctions that can impede an individual's performance and eventually lead to injury. To learn more about Michael Rosengart, CPT, CES, CSCS and his other publications, visit the PreHab Exercise website at www.prehabexercises.com. PreHab. Prepare to perform.

The Ultimate Knee Rehab Guide is for heath and fitness professionals and individuals who are looking for scientific and evidence based knee rehab exercises and educate in the field of exercise prescription and rehabilitation programming involving pain/ ailments, injuries and surgery for the knee. You will be learning key exercises and progressions, as well as how to design, construct and implement effective knee rehab programs for yourself and your clients. What's included in the book? Rehab Strategies - Prehab 121 7 phases of Rehab protocols for Intermediate to late stage rehabilitation - Role of criteria based progression - Return to Sport/ activity decision making - Rehabilitation of multi-ligament knee injuries Prehab Strategies - Injury Prevention Program - Pre-operative Rehabilitation Phase 100 + exercises with illustration and how to perform Topics Included: Injury Recovery and Readiness for Surgery This phase outlines steps to be taken towards conservative and surgery management with outcome measures and goals. It will cover specific loading progressions and stress free strengthening. Recovery from Surgery This phase outlines guidelines to be taken to manage early rehabilitation of the knee post-surgery. It will cover post-surgery loading the knee with exercises to maintain tone of the muscles and focus motion exercises to limit dysfunction. Early Strengthening This phase covers exercises to increase muscle strength adding body weight and stressing the tissues. Understanding tissue loading with outcome measures will be introduced with volume loading and the acute to chronic workload ratio. ​ Strength and Balance + Proprioception This phase will be gym / clinic based regime with a mixture of resistance, balance, and co – ordination exercises. Different exercises focusing on same muscles to avoid adaptation for clients, and cueing and motor control strategies to optimize technique. Progression to next phase with evidence based outcome measures will be covered in this phase Early Return to Sport - Agility This phase focuses on return to running, agility, jumping and hopping, as well as continuation of gym based strength and neuromuscular program. Cover managing fatigue and recovery with recovery modalities to manage fatigue day to day. Return to sport decision making with evidence based tests will be covered in this phase Prevention of re-injury – Advance Sports and Functional This phase covers balance between adequate strength and preventing injuries in non-injured clients. This includes how training volume and intensity should be incorporated with strategies for various goals, including strength, endurance, power, hypertrophy and movement tolerance.

The revised edition of the bestselling ChiRunning, a groundbreaking program from ultra-marathoner and nationally-known coach Danny Dreyer, that teaches you how to run faster and farther with less effort, and to prevent and heal injuries for runners of any age or fitness level. In ChiRunning, Danny and Katherine Dreyer, well-known walking and running coaches, provide powerful insight that transforms running from a high-injury sport to a body-friendly, injury-free fitness phenomenon. ChiRunning employs the deep power reserves in the core muscles, an approach found in disciplines such as yoga, Pilates, and T’ai Chi. ChiRunning enables you to develop a personalized exercise program by blending running with the powerful mind-body principles of T’ai Chi: -Get aligned: Develop great posture and reduce your potential for injury while running, and make knee pain and shin splints a thing of the past. -Engage your core: Shift the workload from your leg muscles to your core muscles, for efficiency and speed. -Add relaxation to your running: Learn to focus your mind and relax your body to increase speed and distance. -Make it a Mindful Practice: Maintain high performance and make running a mindful, enjoyable life-long practice. It’s easy to learn. Transform your running with the ten-step ChiRunning training program.

Running has become more and more popular in recent years, with thousands of people entering marathons, buying new running shoes with the latest technology, and going for a daily jog, whether on the track or on a treadmill. Unfortunately, with running comes injuries, as a result of wrong information and improper training. Author Jay Dicharry was tired of getting the same treatments from doctors that didn’t heal his joint and muscle pain from running, so he decided to combine different fields of clinical care, biomechanical analysis, and coaching to help you avoid common injuries and become the best runner you can be. Along with clear and thorough explanations of how running influences the body, and how the body influences your running, this book answers many of the common questions that athletes have: Do runners need to stretch? What is the best way to run? What causes injuries? Which shoes are best for running? Is running barefoot beneficial? The mobility and stability tests will assess your form, and the corrective exercises, along with step-by-step photos, will improve your core and overall performance, so that you can train and run with confidence, knowing how to avoid injuries!