The Inner Runner: Running to a More Successful, Creative, and Confident You
Written by Jason R. Karp, PhD
Narrated by Patrick Lawlor
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
Why are so many people drawn to running? Why is running the most common physical activity? What is it about running that empowers so many people? And how can runners harness that power to create a more meaningful life? The Inner Runner addresses these questions and a whole lot more. This book is not about how to get faster or run a marathon; rather, it explores how the simple act of putting one foot in front of the other helps you harness your creative powers. Learn about the psychological, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual benefits of running and introduce lifestyle changes based on the latest scientific research on running and its effects on hormones and the brain.
As a nationally recognized running and fitness coach with a PhD in Exercise Physiology, Jason Karp brings his expertise in science-based coaching to runners of all levels. He believes that running gives you a chance to discover, challenge, and bring out the best in yourself by impacting your creativity, focus, imagination, confidence, and health. Let The Inner Runner help you become not only a better runner, but a more creative, productive, and imaginative person.
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Reviews for The Inner Runner
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What our readers think
Readers find this title inspiring, relevant, and easy to listen to. It occasionally meanders and labors the point, but overall it is well worth the listen. Some reviewers felt that it went overboard with the benefits of running and became repetitive, but this feedback came from a runner themselves. Good presentation and thank you for a good and easy listen.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wow!! Not generic. Very deep! Spiritual and Emotional Running, EXPLAINED!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A really well written book for a person that ran for a decade and then took a decade off that has recently begun to run again and is now realizing how much I missed running.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mainly excellently written, inspiring and relevant. Occasionally meandered around a bit and laboured the point. Overall it was well worth the listen
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Really enjoyed this book. I feel inspired to go run
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Good and easy to listen. Good presentation too. Thank you
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Not bad, but went overboard with the benefits of running, repetitive and in time overwhelming.
Coming from a runner myself.