STEP UP YOUR GAME

How and why do elite athletes consistently perform at the highest levels, and what separates them from those of us training for our first marathon or even simply trying to lose weight? As a sports and wellness medical practitioner, whose clients include Olympic and professional athletes, as well as weekend warriors, Dr. Naresh Rao has the answers.

The elite athlete knows it takes more than practice to master their sport. They must consider their diet, health, physical, psychological, motivational and spiritual needs to stay at the top of their game. For the lucky few these roles are facilitated by an entourage. Even for those athletes who seemingly perform alone, success is a team sport, dependent on coaches, nutritionists, physical therapists and psychologists. Dr. Rao has created STEP UP YOUR GAME to provide the best practices of each of these team roles so that anyone can organize their training like an elite athlete, even without the entourage. STEP UP YOUR GAME will be packed with cutting edge information and the latest research that pertains to each role in the team. Dr. Rao will discuss both the physical and psychological components to attaining peak performance, along with injury prevention, a comprehensive nutrition program, workouts that support any athletic endeavor, and an overall wellness plan. Dr. Rao’s highly successful program works for those who participate in team sports or individual competition, and applies to all athletic pursuits. As well as using his own vast experience and knowledge, Dr. Rao’s relationships with sporting elites from Olympic gold medalists to World #1’s and serial triathletes, will give readers unparalleled access to the leaders in their athletic fields. These contributors will provide insight and easy to use tricks and tools that are guaranteed to get results. Dr. Naresh C. Rao is an award-winning primary care sports medicine specialist. He is the co-founder and former Medical Director of Lifewellness Institute, a revolutionary wellness center based in San Diego. Now based in NYC he serves as Clinical Faculty for the Sports Medicine Fellowship at Plainview Hospital and is on the clinical faculty at NYU School of Medicine and Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center. Dr. Rao is chairman of the Therapeutic Use Exemption Committee for Ironman International. He is also the Director of Physical Therapy in private practice at Sports Medicine of Chelsea in NYC. Dr. Rao is the head team physician for the Men’s USA Water Polo team. He has worked with the New York Athletics Club’s Water Polo Men’s and Women’s teams, as well as the US Open Tennis Tournament since 2011. He serves as a volunteer physician for the US Olympic Committee.