Fit for Motorsport: Improve Your Race Performance With Better Physical and Mental Training

About this book

Improve your performance with better physical and mental training. Peak fitness is a prerequisite for a competitive edge and top motorsport teams routinely employ medics psychologists dieticians and even armed forces specialists to help drivers hone their performance. Its a different picture at national and club level where poor preparation can blight potential. Here however a doctor who competes as a rally driver offers expert information on all aspects of physical and mental fitness including diet training safety and medical regulations. Key content: Simple established safe training principles. Measurable components such as stamina strengths suppleness speed skill and spirit. Balance agility and co-ordination. Weight loss. Motorsport-specific circuit training. Rescue procedures in an emergency. Contributions from motorsport luminaries including Professor Sid Watkins Colin McRae Louise Aitken-Walker and Jim Moodie.