The 7 Best Running Books for Beginner Runners to Buy in 2018

This guide details a 13-week walk/run plan designed to get people off the couch and on the roads and treadmills. Originally developed by sports medicine physicians and refined through three years of clinics and feedback from runners, the book explains how beginners should train every day for 13 weeks and how to stay injury-free. Every part of the process is covered, from gear to staying motivated. Other topics include training to run faster and farther; maintaining fitness on vacation; training for a half or full marathon; running during and after pregnancy; nutrition and running, and much more.

If you want to start running in order to lose weight, this is the book for you.

program is based on the simple concept that in order to lose weight, calories burned must exceed calories consumed. With this program, you’ll learn to how to lose weight by changing your calories in and out, and establishing sustainable, healthy exercise and eating habits. The program will make you fitter, stronger and leaner — and, hopefully, you’ll learn to love running in the process.

John Bingham and Jenny Hadfield, authors of the popular

and other running books, explain how beginning-level runners can make running a part of their lives. This book covers topics such as how to start running, proper nutrition and hydration, and improving your speed and endurance.

Many people say they’d love to run a 5K or a 10K but aren’t sure where to start. This practical guide offers an easy and time-efficient system to train for and complete a 5K or 10K race, using former Olympian Galloway’s well-known run/walk strategy, which has kept him injury-free for more than 25 years. Whether you’re looking to complete your first race or run a specific time, this book has a section for you. Galloway also includes advice on sports nutrition, weight loss, injury prevention and treatment, getting the right running gear, staying motivated and much more.

If you’re new to distance running, this is one of the most comprehensive guides out there. From training programs and injury prevention to running gear and sports nutrition, the Glovers answer beginner runner’s questions in an easy-to-understand manner, without getting overly scientific.

Obviously this book wouldn’t appeal to at least half the running population, but for female runners, it offers a great, comprehensive wealth of running information. It’s written specifically for women runners who are looking for advice about the special challenges and issues faced by women, from running clothes and gear, injuries, safety and nutrition, to running during pregnancy, menopause and post-menopause. It also includes expert advice on sports nutrition, weight loss, body image issues and lots more for women of all fitness levels.

In this humorous memoir, running writer John Bingham, explores his unlikely transformation from an unhealthy, sedentary middle-aged non-runner into a beloved hero and running evangelist for back-of-the-packers. Whether they’re new to running or have been at it for years, recreational runners everywhere are sure to recognize themselves somewhere in the book and be inspired to stick with running.

Source: verywellfit.com