physical fitness

Presents a fitness program for skiing and snowboarding enthusiasts. Shows how training helps build strength, improve timing, and avoid injury. Offers step-by-step instructions for a year-round fitness program.

Defines fitness and suggests different techniques and motivations that readers can use to improve their own level of fitness.

Mrs. Peters is determined to whip the Pee Wee Scouts into good physical condition for their Fitness badges.

An introduction to the benefits of exercise, including warming up, drinking water, muscle strength, and eating right.

Offers children suggestions on how to get in shape to prepare for the baseball season, describing a simple workout plan and practice tips designed to help kids become faster, stronger, and smarter players.

Discusses how the systems in the human body work and how they are affected by exercise.

Sports fitness and medicine professionals play a crucial role in the lives and careers of athletes. This book is a comprehensive guide to the field of sports medicine, including information on education requirements, internships, training, career advancement, work environments, duties and responsibilities, and detailed job descriptions.

An introduction to sports nutrition, providing information on how nutrients help the athlete reach peak performance, reviewing the food pyramid, and explaining how to read labels to make healthy food choices.

Presents a comprehensive guide to sports science and athletic training; and offers advice on developing a training plan for both younger and older athletes.

A how-to guide to weight training for girls, covering the principles of weight training, discussing safety and nutrition, and describing different types of training programs for specific sports.