The Runner's Guide to Injury Prevention and Treatment
If you are a serious runner, you are well aware of the aches and pains associated with the sport. The Runner's Guide to Common Injuries was written to help you distinguish discomfort from injury. It provides the latest science-based and practical guidance for identifying, treating, and minimizing the most common injuries in track, road, and trail ......
Today's game of football is more physically demanding than ever. Every play is full speed, sideline to sideline, goal line to goal line, for four punishing quarters. To withstand the rigors of the game, today's players must be better conditioned than ever. The team with the stronger, faster, more agile, and more powerful athletes is the one ......
The study of motor control is evolving into a field of natural science comparable in its rigor and exactness to established fields such as classical physics. This advancement necessitates a resource that offers more precise terminology and rigorous logics. Neurophysiological Basis of Motor Control, Third Edition, rises to the challenge by building ......
Most dance production books are written from the perspective of a production manager or designer, focusing on the technical aspects of a traditional dance production. Producing Dance takes a unique path-one that includes the voice of the choreographer and dancer in the journey to performance. In doing so, the authors support the process of the ......
Exercises, Techniques, and Strategies for Optimal Athletic Performance
You train your body for peak conditioning. You train your mind for mental toughness. Now train your breathing patterns to achieve your ultimate athletic potential. In Breathe, Focus, Excel, Harvey Martin-breathing coach for top athletes and teams in the MLB, NHL, and NFL-explains the science behind breath work, how breathing affects various ......
With more and more young athletes specializing in sport year-round, the need for an authoritative training guide has never been greater. Training and Conditioning Young Athletes, Second Edition, by world-renowned exercise scientist Tudor O. Bompa and his colleague Sorin O. Sarandan, addresses that need. It provides the blueprint for safely ......
This loose-leaf format of Laboratory Manual for Exercise Physiology, Third Edition With HKPropel Access, offers students a convenient and easy way to complete and submit laboratory assignments to their instructor in the classroom. Laboratory Manual for Exercise Physiology, Third Edition With HKPropel Access, provides guided lab activities that ......
Part of managing a facility or event of any kind is providing a safe experience for the patrons. Managers at all levels must educate themselves and prepare their organizations to confront potential threats ranging from terrorism and mass shootings to natural disasters and cybercrime. Security and Risk Assessment for Facility and Event Managers ......
Undergraduate text for measurement and evaluation courses in exercise science, kinesiology, human performance, physical education, or health and fitness; also a reference for professionals in those fields.