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Author Bercovici, Jeff, author.

Title Play on : the new science of elite performance at any age / Jeff Bercovici.

Publication Info. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2018]

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Location Call No. Status
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  613.7044 BER    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  613.704 BERCOVICI    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  613.7 BERCOVICI    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  613.70446 BER    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  613.7044 BERCOVICI    Check Shelf
Description xxv, 260 pages ; 24 cm
Summary "A lively, thoroughly researched tour of the latest in fitness science and technology, and the strategies of elite and amateur athletes who are performing at peak levels for decades longer than before"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents Racing against time : the physiology of the aging athlete -- Fresh is the new fit : a better way to think about conditioning -- Wrestling with giants : the surprising benefits of cross-training -- Trick the mind, train the body : how technology makes workouts smarter -- Ferraris and Toyotas : the science of efficient, injury-free movement -- The destiny in your cells : what genes have to say about finishing strong -- Consistency is a talent : the psychology of athletes who get better with age -- Slow is fast : strategy, complexity and the advantages of experience -- Careful what you swallow : the fads and the facts of career-extending nutrition -- The workout after the workout : why older athletes are behind recovery revolution -- Repair, replace, rejuvenate : sports surgery and the outer limits of human longevity.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-248) and index.
Subject Physical fitness for older people.
Sports for older people.
Exercise for older people.
Aging -- Physiological aspects.
Sports sciences.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Anatomy & Physiology (see also Life Sciences -- Human Anatomy & Physiology)
Aging -- Physiological aspects. (OCoLC)fst00800323
Exercise for older people. (OCoLC)fst01199515
Physical fitness for older people. (OCoLC)fst01199492
Sports for older people. (OCoLC)fst01199499
Sports sciences. (OCoLC)fst01130746
Other Form: Online version: Bercovici, Jeff. Play on. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018 9780544935327 (DLC) 2017061532
ISBN 9780544809987 hardcover
054480998X hardcover
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