
Work In
The Athlete's Plan for Real Recovery and Winning Results
Erin Taylor(Author)
VeloPress
Published on 22. February 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-1-937715-77-9 (ISBN)
Description
Work In shares new mental and physical recovery techniques for athletes who give it all in every workout. Yoga and recovery coach Erin Taylor gives athletes practical tools and an integrated plan for real recovery from trainingand everyday life. By making yoga and meditation easy for anyone, Taylor gives athletes a way to do recovery right. Just 5 minutes a day of "working in" can prime athletes for faster, fuller recovery and higher performance.
With unprecedented access to training data and workout bragging rights on social networks, athletes are doing everything they can to "win the workout" and keep pace with the athletes around them. Every athlete knows that training brings results, but workouts are only half the equation. Workouts tear the body down. Athletes must also "work in" to gain full recovery, when the body rebuilds for higher performance.
Taylor's Work In program brings real recovery to athletes wherever they areat home or on the trail, track, field, or court. Work In techniques can be performance anywhere with minimal or no props and can be easily incorporated into any training plan. Work In offers
Erin Taylor's Work In will help athletes balance working out with working in so they can close the gap between where they are and where they want to be.
With unprecedented access to training data and workout bragging rights on social networks, athletes are doing everything they can to "win the workout" and keep pace with the athletes around them. Every athlete knows that training brings results, but workouts are only half the equation. Workouts tear the body down. Athletes must also "work in" to gain full recovery, when the body rebuilds for higher performance.
Taylor's Work In program brings real recovery to athletes wherever they areat home or on the trail, track, field, or court. Work In techniques can be performance anywhere with minimal or no props and can be easily incorporated into any training plan. Work In offers
- Low time commitmentjust 5 minutes a day to fully integrate recovery into training
- A 28-day recovery plan to introduce meditation and restorative yoga
- 11 meditations for athletes and 3 visualizations for brain training and mental focus
- 27 poses and 4 restorative yoga routines for physical relaxation
- Tips to get started and prompts to stay engaged
Erin Taylor's Work In will help athletes balance working out with working in so they can close the gap between where they are and where they want to be.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 179 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
520 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-937715-77-9 (9781937715779)
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E-Book
01/2018
1st Edition
VeloPress
€16.28
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Person
Erin Taylor is an international recovery expert, writer, and yoga teacher. For 20 years she has coached professional athletes, everyday runners, pre- and post-natal women, office workers, and anyone looking to integrate practices that improve well-being and longevity. She is the creator of Balance Practice, a platform that offers practical tools to inspire and support mental and physical balance in all aspects of life. Erin is also the founder of Athletes for Yoga, the only athlete-led, on-demand video platform and app that puts yoga into the context of sport and well-being goals, and the author of Work IN and Hit Reset.
Learn more and practice with Erin at erintaylor.works.
Learn more and practice with Erin at erintaylor.works.
Content
Preface
Intro: Work in for the win
1 Rethink recovery
Slow down to speed up
Use your nervous system
Signs that you need to work in
How to work in to recover for real
2 Get your head right
Why meditate?
Flow on purpose
Make the most of stress
How to meditate
The tools
How to get started
Hurdle the barriers
Work in for mental focus: 4 breathing meditations, 3 mantra meditations, 3 visualizations, 4 sensation meditations
3 Recharge your body
Why do restorative yoga?
How to do restorative yoga
How to get started
Work in for physical relaxation: 17 poses to relax deeply, 10 poses to gently mobilize, 4 restorative yoga routines
4 The 28-day recovery plan
High fives
About the athletes
About the author