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Run Well

Essential health questions and answers for runners
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Run Well by Dr Juliet McGrattan is the essential handbook for runners seeking expert advice on common health concerns. Addressing questions such as headaches after running, the necessity of strength and conditioning, knee safety, skin chafing, fitness loss during breaks, and optimal diets, this accessible guide combines medical expertise with practical tips. Drawing on her experience as a family doctor, health journalist, and Master Coach for 261 Fearless, Dr McGrattan offers clear, myth-busting advice on topics from head to toe, tailored for the entire running community.
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Ideal for runners of all abilities eager to understand their bodies and improve their health while running. Suitable for those seeking reliable, science-based advice without jargon or fads.

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The handbook that every runner will want to have on their shelf. Running Well answers the common health questions that every runner asks. Packed with practical, realistic and sound advice on topics from head to toe, for anyone who runs.

The handbook that every runner needs on their shelf. Run Well answers the common health questions that every runner asks.

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The handbook that every runner needs on their shelf.

Why do I get a headache after a run?

Do runners really need to do strength and conditioning?

Will running damage my knees?

How can I stop my skin chafing on long runs?

How quickly will I lose my fitness if I have to stop running?

What's the best diet for a runner?

Dr Juliet McGrattan has worked as a family doctor, health journalist, and Master Coach for the 261 Fearless global running network. All this experience and passion combine to create this helpful, accessible handbook.

Run Well answers these and many other common health questions that runners ask. Packed with practical, realistic, and sound advice on topics from head to toe, for all of the running community.

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Praised by Runner's World as answering all running health questions, and described by Joe Williams, founder of UKRunChat, as a fascinating exploration of the runner's body. Anna McNuff highlights its friendly facts and engaging stories, while Vassos Alexander calls it incredibly useful. Roger Robinson lauds its expert, jargon-free guidance on everything from brain endorphins to toe blisters. Esther Newman appreciates it as a compelling antidote to Dr Google, and it is widely regarded as a health bible for runners.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781472979674

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 March 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Sport

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 150.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 328g

Pages: 256

About the Author

Dr Juliet McGrattan was an NHS GP for 16 years, and is a health journalist, blogger, speaker and running coach. Her first book for Bloomsbury Sorted: The Active Woman’s Guide to Health was named the BMA Popular Medicine Book of the Year.

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https://drjulietmcgrattan.com/

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