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Discover the healing power of Pilates. Pilates has been proven to improve core strength, promote efficient movement, and help to manage pain. Bring these benefits and more to your patients with Pilates for Rehabilitation, Second Edition. With Pilates for...

Author Ronald Woods draws on his experience of more than 40 years as a professor, coach, and sport administrator to explore modern sport from historical and cultural perspectives. New coauthor B. Nalani Butler offers a fresh perspective to the study of...

Water exercise is a proven fitness activity with health and well-being benefits for all age groups, abilities, and fitness levels. As such, it is one of the most popular fitness trends among those seeking effective reduced-impact options for group...

Help students and coaches understand how the fundamental laws of human movement affect athletes' performances. Unlock the secrets of athletic performance with Applied Sport Mechanics, Fifth Edition With HKPropel Access. This comprehensive guide is...

Going far beyond pull-ups, push-ups, and squats, Bodyweight Strength Training Anatomy includes 177 innovative exercises that target every muscle in the body. With full-color anatomical illustrations, step-by-step instructions, and training advice, it is...

Are you considering a career in sport, fitness, or exercise? As interest in physical activity continues to expand, so do career opportunities in the field. Written by experts from various areas in the physical activity sciences, Careers in Sport,...

This is the loose-leaf version of Life Span Motor Development, Eighth Edition, which offers students a less expensive, printed version of the text. Life Span Motor Development, Eighth Edition With HKPropel Access, is a leading text for helping students...

Esports have rapidly expanded from a pastime undertaken by casual players to one of the largest segments of the entertainment industry-one in which hundreds of millions of people play and compete daily. Esports Business Management, Second Edition With...

The Essentials of Teaching Health Education has become the benchmark instructional textbook on developing successful health education programs. Now in a third edition that incorporates the 2024 SHAPE America National Health Education Standards and...

Discover the brain benefits of exercise. Brain Health and Exercise is one of the first professional resources to integrate current neuroscience with practical approaches to dual-task training and exercise programming. Designed for fitness and health...

The ability to succeed already exists within you. To unlock your potential, you must recognize and embrace your innate talents and abilities. Gifted: 8 Steps to Succeeding in Sport, Work, and Life will inspire you to believe in your natural gifts and...

Combining research with extensive visual aids, Physiology of Sport and Exercise, Ninth Edition With HKPropel Access, offers a simple way for students to explore the body's response to various types and intensities of exercise and sports. The ninth...

For over 25 years, Contemporary Sport Management has been the most comprehensive, authoritative introductory text in the field, and the improved eighth edition promises to serve the needs of sport management students even better. Sixty contributors...

This is the loose-leaf version of Contemporary Sport Management, Eighth Edition With HKPropel Access, which offers students a less expensive, printed version of the text. For over 25 years, Contemporary Sport Management has been the most comprehensive,...

This is the loose-leaf version of Sport Marketing, Sixth Edition With HKPropel Access, which offers students a less expensive, printed version of the text. Empower students to feel capable and confident as they prepare to enter the dynamic world of sport...

This is the loose-leaf version of Sport Marketing, Sixth Edition With HKPropel Access, which offers students a less expensive, printed version of the text. Empower students to feel capable and confident as they prepare to enter the dynamic world of sport...

Examination of Musculoskeletal Injuries, Fifth Edition With HKPropel Access, guides athletic trainers and health care professionals through the examination and diagnosis of musculoskeletal injuries, both on and off the field. Integrating updates from the...

Explore sport management on the international level. International Sport Management, Third Edition, takes a comprehensive look at the organization, governance, business activities, and cross-cultural context of modern sport on an international level. As...

Promote health and fitness in the physical education classroom. Physical educators play a critical role in encouraging students to live healthy, active lifestyles. Physical Best: Physical Education for Lifelong Fitness and Health, Fifth Edition With...

Foundations of Physical Activity and Public Health, Third Edition With HKPropel Access, is the first textbook of its kind to explore concepts in public health and kinesiology, measurement of physical activity, and the impact of exercise and physical...

For many sports fans, attending a sporting event is about more than just watching the action unfold. Its a chance to immerse themselves in the sights, sounds, and smells of the venue. Whether its a multibillion-dollar stadium or a high school gymnasium,...

Take an inside look at sculpting a winning physique. Bodybuilding is often described as an art, but speak with any competitive bodybuilder and you’ll quickly learn that the true artistry lies in the training and preparation. The process of building,...

At its core, sport governance encompasses two key elements: power and decision making. To truly grasp a sport organization's purpose and structure, it's essential to understand who wields power and which decisions are made by those who possess it...

This is the loose-leaf version of Sport Nutrition, Fourth Edition, which offers students a less expensive, printed version of the text. For students planning to work in a sport- or exercise-related career, it is crucial to understand the essential role...

For students planning to work in a sport- or exercise-related career, it is crucial to understand the essential role nutrition plays in health, adaptations to physical activity and exercise, weight maintenance, and sports and exercise performance. Sport...

Sport continues to experience unprecedented popularity, with growth driven by the evolving ways in which sport teams, athletes, and media communicate with their audiences and fan bases. In turn, the dynamic world of sport communication offers burgeoning...

Motor Learning and Performance: From Principles to Application, Seventh Edition With HKPropel Access, constructs a conceptual model of factors that influence motor performance, outlines how motor skills are acquired and retained with practice, and shows...

NSCA's Guide to Program Design, Second Edition, is the definitive resource for designing scientifically based training programs. Developed by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), the second edition provides the latest information...

Authored by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, Developing Power is the definitive resource for developing athletic power. In Developing Power, you'll find research-based recommendations from the world's leading experts on power...

ABLE Bodies training is an activity-based program designed to improve balance, mobility, and brain health for both fit and frail older adults. ABLE is an acronym for Adventures in Better Living through Exercise, and the ABLE Bodies training program is...

Experiencing Dance: From Student to Dance Artist, Third Edition, is a best-selling high school text for students who have completed an introductory dance course and want to further expand their dance knowledge and skills. Geared toward students in dance...

Discover the pure power and aesthetic beauty of dance as you perfect your technique with Dance Anatomy, Third Edition. With more than 100 anatomical illustrations in a vibrant new color palette, you will see how specific dance, movement, and performance...

This spiral-bound version of Dance Anatomy, Third Edition, lays flat to make it easy for instructors and practitioners to refer to during their practice. Discover the pure power and aesthetic beauty of dance as you perfect your technique with Dance...

It's no secret that a strong midsection is a necessity for elite-level athletes. In fact, research has established a direct correlation between core strength, performance, and injury risk reduction. With Developing the Core, Second Edition, you can gain...

This is the loose-leaf version of Developing the Athlete, which offers students a less expensive, printed version of the text. Over the past decade, the complexity of athlete development has increased, and sport science has become enthralled with metrics...

Lose fat. Add muscle. Look great. No fads or diets are required-just hard work, sensible strategies, and science-based programming to achieve the results you desire. In Strength Training for Fat Loss, Second Edition, internationally renowned trainer Nick...

Ethics in Sport, Fourth Edition, offers a total of 33 essays from influential authors. These essays provide readers with classic and contemporary views on ethical issues in today's sport culture. The fourth edition of Ethics in Sport contains nine new...

Since the passage of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in 1975, the process of including students with disabilities in general physical education classes has become a reality for school districts. Unfortunately for many students with...

The third edition of Introduction to Teaching Physical Education With HKPropel Access provides comprehensive exploration for students considering majoring or minoring in physical education. The text offers the essential content that students need to...

The revised SHAPE America National Physical Education Standards are defining physical education (PE) programs, providing the framework for students' physical literacy journeys. Organization and Administration of Physical Education: Theory and Practice,...

The burgeoning global sport industry is a $500 billion business with no signs of slowing down. For the upper-undergraduate and graduate sport management student exhibiting a penchant for finances and a passion for sports, the field of sport finance...

Promoting Health and Academic Success was the first book to cover the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model, now a widely accepted framework for promoting health and learning in schools. With increasing evidence that health and academic...

Motivating People to Be Physically Active, Third Edition, is a comprehensive guide to methods that are proven to help people reduce sedentary behavior and incorporate physical activity as a regular part of their everyday lives. Research, theories, and...

"Provides a resource for sport coaches trying to prevent and properly handle illnesses and injuries involving their athletes within their limited medical skill set and knowledge"--

Organizational Behavior in Sport Management fills a gap in sport management literature by exploring the key organizational behavior topics in sport organization settings. The text covers issues such as diversity, ethics, values, behavior, leadership, and...

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...

A comprehensive guide to conducting, presenting, and publishing dance research. Dance research is an ever-growing field, with many opportunities for dancers to shed light on the sophisticated ways dance affects and changes lives. Research in Dance offers...

Outdoor Leadership, Third Edition With HKPropel Access, introduces students to a wide variety of theories and concepts that are integral to the understanding of outdoor leadership, and it demonstrates how these concepts come to life in the field. Written...