physical education

Describes how to train your body to succeed at a sport. Covers selecting a sport, the principles of training, and how to perfect new skills.

Imagining a merciless gym teacher and demanding routines, a young boy is surprised when the teacher is a regular guy who lets them play basketball.

Identifies the skills and education needed to be a personal trainer, provides a look at the day-to-day activities of a personal trainer, and includes information about the body, exercise, and nutrition, as well as little-known facts about the sports training profession.

Provides detailed information about a variety of jobs in the sport, fitness, and exercise industry and includes basic job descriptions, working conditions, key skills, required education and certifications for thirty-six careers, and the future outlook for them. Includes photos and an index.

Strength and conditioning coach Mike Boyle presents a complete system designed to help athletes train their bodies in the way it will be used during competition, explaining how to develop movement skills, body positions, and improved performance and power.

Contains detailed profiles of possible careers in the field of physical education in addition to tips on creating effective resumes and networking.

Presents training programs for twenty-six sports, from skiing and cycling to golf and martial arts, with suggestions for improving strength, speed, endurance, agility, and coordination.

Offers three complex training methods featuring a number of resistance and plyometric exercises in addition to over one hundred detailed illustrations.

Defines the top careers for coaches and fitness professionals in terms of the nature of the work, educational or training requirements, ways to get started, advancement possibilities, salary figures, and employment outlook, and includes sources of more information.

Contains over two hundred indoor activities and action games for elementary children including movement and aerobic activities, relays, cooperative challenges.