Health & Fitness : Exercise

The best value sports science book on the market. more...

Price: $20.00

Why doesn't the latest fitness fad work for you? Chances are your exercise routine is wrong for your body type. People have a natural shape: hourglass, spoon, ruler, or cone. There's a right way and a wrong way to exercise for each. Do these step-by-step workouts for your body type, and change for the better -- for the rest of your life. more...

Price: $11.99

Exercise Physiology: A Thematic Approach introduces students with little or no background in human biology to the fundamentals of the physiological processes involved in sports performance. Its central theme is the physiological explanation of maximal oxygen uptake, one of the key concepts in sport and exercise physiology courses. more...

Price: $165.00

Exercise, Nutrition and the Older Woman: Wellness for Women Over Fifty is a comprehensive guide to the major wellness issues for women over fifty. The author is a physician who explores diet, exercise and lifestyle choices from a medicalperspective. The book assistsin the design and implementation of programs to optimize good health and quality of life. Dr. Fiatarone-Singh discussesthe unique nutritional issues of the older woman. Her book explains the fundamentals of proper nutrition, emphasizing special calcium, antioxidant, and vitamin D needs. She suggests practical implementations of nutritional guidelines, menu planning and record keeping. The author probes the facts and fictions surrounding exercise. She describes the limitations and potential of a 50-plus woman's work-out regimen and proposes reasonable and necessary fitness goals. The book also coversage-related disorders, how to best utilize the living environment, menopause, and more. more...

Price: $109.95

The first authoritative guide for keeping female athletes healthy and injury free. Women's and girls' participation in sports grows exponentially every year, and everyone knows that women's bodies are constructed differently from men's, yet there have been no books on sports injury and health specific to a female athlete's needs. Until now. In The Female Athlete's Body Book , Dr. Gloria Beim--orthopedic surgeon, physician for the U.S. National Track Cycling Team, and accomplished athlete--presents the first authoritative sourcebook for every female athlete who wants to get in the game and stay there. She provides sound advice on an array of concerns including:.:.; How to minimize injury while enhancing sports performance.; Nutrition and training for top performance and lifelong health.; The specific needs of younger, pregnant, and mature athletes.; How to fight menstrual problems, bone loss, and eating disorders.; What to do when an injury occurs. more...

Price: $16.95