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The pace of technological improvements has been such that cycling has often been likened to Formula 1 racing on two wheels. Rather than examining the research into old-school ideas, many coaches and athletes blindly accept them simply because they've been handed down through the generations. This title questions the validity of old-school ideas.

Biochemistry Primer for Exercise Science, Fourth Edition, presents an introduction to biochemistry that gives readers insight into the molecular aspects of physical activity. The fourth edition features updated research and new information on signaling pathways and the regulation of gene expression.

A guide to Primary Swimming is designed to support school teachers with limited knowledge and experience of teaching swimming deliver the swimming component of the National Curriculum for key stages 1 and 2. It is spiral-bound and even printed on waterproof material allowing it to be used at the poolside without fear of damage.

Biophysical Foundations of Human Movement, Third Edition, offers a comprehensive introduction to the anatomical, mechanical, physiological, neural, and psychological bases of human movement.

Essential Bicycle Maintenance & Repair teaches you how to repair your bike with minimal investment in specialized tools. Written for the do-it-yourselfer, not the professional mechanic, each repair includes step-by-step instructions and photo sequences, making the book an accessible and essential resource for any cyclist.

There is an old saying in sports that 'Attack sells tickets while defence wins games'. In the sport of fastpitch softball, the belief has always been that good pitching will beat good hitting. That may have been the case in yesteryear, but the modern game is much more focused on an attack. This book takes a closer look at this evolution.

In Championship Tennis, Frank Giampaolo and Jon Levey cover the most important aspects of training, including athletic assessment, skill development, physical and mental preparation, practicing, and planning. It includes proven practice drills for mastering strokes, anticipatory skills, and styles of play.

Worksite Health Promotion, Third Edition, combines theoretical principles and research with practical applications and real-world examples to give readers a comprehensive and immediately useable introduction to the field. The text presents a step-by-step approach to planning, implementing, and evaluating programs in a variety of settings.

Basketball: Steps to Success details the skills and tactics needed for excellence on the court. Hal Wissel, renowned college and professional coach, shooting instructor, and special consultant to NBA players, covers the entire progression of technical and tactical development needed for becoming a complete player.

A comprehensive guide to assessing posture, with tips that enable you to perform your observations in a competent manner. It focuses on what posture reveals about the relationships among various body parts so that you can be better informed about whether such relationships are causing or contributing to pain or discomfort.

Advances in Motivation in Sport and Exercise, Third Edition, presents the most current information in sport and exercise motivation research and how this research can be applied in exercise, sport, and physical activity contexts.

Developed by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), this comprehensive text offers extensive information on performance-related assessment and testing for strength and conditioning professionals in measuring key fitness components.

Whether you ride street or vert, competitive or recreational, this title brings you the techniques and tricks used by the skateboarding pros. It provides coverage of skateboarding equipment, including how to select the components that work best for you and how to build and tune a board that fits your individual riding style.

A guide to mastering the Tennis game. It helps you gain the techniques and shots that are essential for success in this versatile and powerful game. It also helps you in assessing the basic techniques for the various strokes, and shows how you can improve your footwork, grip choices and swing patterns.

Master maneuvers in skating through proven practice skills with Laura Stamm's Power Skating/DVD package. Stamm's new book is coupled with a companion DVD released in 2005 to bring training methods alive. The package demonstrates and instructs the skills and drills necessary to skate your best and elevate your game.

Strap Taping for Sports and Rehabilitation presents taping techniques for use on all body areas in both physical therapy and modified athletic training. This easy-to-use reference contains 50 strap taping techniques with Leukotape that help support or control joint mobility.

Reversing the Obesogenic Environment describes the factors that contribute to an environment that leads to obesity, including public policy, the built environment, food supply and distribution, family and cultural influences, technology, and the media. It also offers tools that help professionals start to reverse the obesity epidemic.

This resource brings together experts in the field to provide students with learning tools critical for success in collegiate athletics administration. It offers foundational knowledge essential to professional administrators.

This text and web resource emphasize a personalized approach to exercise in which unique programs meet the interests and needs of individual clients.

Doing Exercise Psychology addresses psychological components of physical activity by providing readers with real client-practitioner relationships and interventions and subsequent analysis of their effectiveness. It is a vital resource for any professional whose clients may benefit from exercise.

In Foundations of Wellness, you'll explore physical, mental, emotional, social, environmental, and spiritual realms of wellness; discover wellness strategies; and learn how to make healthy behavioral changes. Foundations of Wellness will help you achieve balance and peace of mind in your life.

Voted the most-read book by the International Rowing Association, Rowing Faster achieved unparalleled success. Gold-medal coaches, championship athletes, and top scientists have infused the latest scientific training and racing principles into this edition. It is required reading for rowers and coaches.

The Athlete's Clock explores ways in which time and its relationship to athletic effort optimize sport performance.

Leading USATF coaches present event-specific technical instruction and training regimens in this official level 1 text of USA Track & Field's coach education program. Experts in sport psychology, physiology, and biomechanics provide coaches knowledge and applications to improve athletes' performance.

With a focus on foundational information, this title offers practical application of knowledge and skills associated with standardized health and fitness-related tests. It helps you gain an understanding of techniques through 14 easy-to-follow experiential-based learning labs.

Resource for primary school teachers, teaching assistants, and gymnastics club coaches.

NSCA's Guide to Sport and Exercise Nutrition will lead you through the key concepts of sport and exercise nutrition so that you can assess an individual's nutrition status and-if it falls within your scope of practice-develop customized nutrition plans.

Greg Colby shares his vast coaching experience in this new addition to the popular Steps to Success series. In Football: Steps to Success, Colby's progressive instruction for all of the game's fundamental skills, along with 58 drills, helps players master the basics so they can take the field with confidence.