The book accompanies all Masters triathletes - beginners and advanced alike - in their bid to succeed in sport.

Detailed instructions and realistic training plans, both for triathletes who still go out to work and for those who have retired from work, are the central theme of this book.

Keen and ambitious i.e. performance-oriented masters who have already completed the Olympic/Short triathlon a number of times begin to strive for higher sporting achievements. The new challenge now is the Middle Distance and of course the 'magical' Ironman Distance.

A volume of suggestions and hints for all questions relating to triathlon sport, including the most important rules, necessary equipment, correct training and suitable preparation for competitions, as well as a personal assessment of one's achievement. Questions about nutrition, keep-fit exercises and strengthening are also answered and advice is given about how to begin with triathlon and when it is worth kitting oneself out with costly equipment.

The number of postural defects among schoolchildren today is alarming. However, sports lessons in schools are continuously dropping in importance despite this fact. This book aims to offer assistance to all those people actively involved in putting a stop to postural deficiencies and defects among children and youths in three different steps. Starting off with an introduction into basic principles as well as a detailed discussion of the positive effects of gymnastic exercises specifically for children and adolescents, there follows a wide variety of easy-to-follow exercises, which are clearly explained and illustrated.