A reference for physical therapists, rehabilitation specialists, nurses, physicians, health and fitness instructors, exercise physiologists, and clinical program directors; also a textbook for exercise management courses covering chronic disease and disabilities.
With drills covering every facet of the sport, The Volleyball Drill Book is the most comprehensive resource for today's players and coaches. Inside you'll find the game's most effective drills for these and many other aspects of the game: - Warming up - Ball handling - Passing - Serving - Receiving - Team building - ......
Life Span Motor Development, 7th Edition introduces students to the reasons for changes in movement through human life. It encourages students to examine how the interactions of an individual, environment and task can change a person's movements. This brand new seventh edition expands on the tradition of making the student's experience with ......
ACSM's Guide to Exercise and Cancer Survivorship presents the science behind the benefits of exercise for cancer survival and survivorship as well as the application of that science to the design or adaptation of exercise programs for cancer patients and survivors. Developed by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), this authoritative ......
Introduction to Kinesiology: Studying Physical Activity, Fifth Edition With Web Study Guide, gives students a complete overview of the field of kinesiology and explores the common career paths, questions, and ideas that are part of this dynamic and expanding discipline. This engaging, four-color introductory text stimulates curiosity about the ......
Functional strength training is one of the most beneficial forms of fitness training, but it is often not included in a secondary physical education curriculum. Lack of equipment or weight rooms can be an issue, and uncertainty about how to teach students correct techniques can be intimidating. Plus, there may be misconceptions about strength ......
Chicken and Noodle Games: 141 Fun Activities With Innovative Equipment will help you offer a variety of games that will keep everyone participating, provide inclusive and nontraditional games in which no player starts with an advantage, adapt games to various settings and occasions, and increase players' physical activity. Take this book, add ......
Fitness Facility Management provides an in-depth look at the challenges and rewards of managing contemporary health and fitness facilities. Using real-world expertise garnered from many types of fitness facilities, the authors and their contributors deliver practical insights and advice for the management and operation of health and fitness ......
While speed is often viewed as the defining characteristic of elite athletic performance, there remains plenty of misinformation and confusion about what speed truly is and how it can be developed. Speed is far more than seconds on a stopwatch-it is the result of multiple anatomical systems working together in highly coordinated unison, from the ......
