physical education

Offers more than two hundred techniques for improving athletic performance, treating body stiffness and achy joints, and rehabilitating injuries.

An introductory guide to cross training that covers the five elements of fitness, principles of good technique, and other related topics, plus gives advice on weight lifting and team and individual sports, plus illustrated instructions for several warm-up and exercise activities.

Provides background information on plyometrics--exercises that enable a muscle to reach maximum strength in the least possible time; features illustrated instructions for one hundred plyometric exercises; and includes advice on developing a training program.

Marty Onster learns that playing dodgeball really brings out his inner monster.

Collects conditioning programs for athletes between the ages of six and eighteen, offering over three hundred exercises for increasing coordination, flexibility, speed, endurance, and strength.

Freddy Fox feels confident that he is the fastest animal and will win the annual Great Race, so he decides he does not need to train, and the results are not what he expects.

Mallory's worst subject, gym class, has turned into a nightmare. Gym class has gone co-ed.

Describes an approach to teaching high school physical education that motivates students to maintain an active lifestyle after graduation; and provides 170 sample lesson plans and 118 reproducible forms, covering both traditional sports and other activities such as fly-fishing and hiking.

Provides an overview of the education requirements, salary, and job opportunities available in the field of fitness.