A lively, deeply reported tour of the science and strategies helping athletes like Tom Brady, Serena Williams, Carli Lloyd, and LeBron James redefine the notion of "peak age."Season after season, today's sports superstars seem to defy the limits of physical aging that inevitably sideline their competitors. How much of the difference is genetic destiny and how much can be attributed to better training, medicine, and technology? Is athletic longevity a skill that can...

How do the world's best athletes combat ageing, and what you can do to keep up?"Encouraging reading for jocks who are late to the game but committed to the win all the same." Kirkus Review"An energetic romp" that "smartly separates science from quackery." Publishers WeeklySports are about challenging our physical limits. But the greatest limit of all remains undefeated: age.Not, though, for the likes of Roge...

«Cuando se trata de envejecer, los deportistas son como los canarios en una mina de carbón, sienten sus efectos décadas antes que el resto de nosotros. En Entrena para ganar, Jeff Bercovici nos proporciona una fascinante idea general acerca de cómo los deportistas de élite de mayor edad utilizan la ciencia, la estrategia y la sabiduría para seguir el ritmo (y a menudo vencer) a los jóvenes. Jugar nos mantiene jóvenes, así que este libro es de lectura obligatoria para cualquiera que crea qu...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Play On by Jeff Bercovici, read by Adam Sims.Sports are about challenging our physical limits. But the greatest limit of all remains undefeated: age. We're taught to believe that ageing thwarts effort and grace, talent and grit, outstanding teamwork and individual brilliance.But a new breed of top professionals - the likes of Roger Federer, Jo Pavey and Tom Brady - are overturning long-held...