Booklist
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
Book 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!
