physiological aspects

Provides a thorough overview of the major pros and cons of playing video games. Readable text, interesting sidebars, and illuminating infographics invite readers to jump in and join the debate.

"Addresses a student-centered, middle ground point of view in the 'reading wars' with an eye towards grades three-five, that looks on these disagreements as opportunities for evolution instead of justifications for divisiveness. [Introduces] a handful of instructional shifts . . . to help readers consider research beyond a one size fits all mentality and confront their own biases and misunderstandings as they explore ways Balanced Literacy practitioners can reimagine upper grades literacy instruction"--Provided by publisher.

Provides an overview of what sports training is, explores its history, and uses personal stories from various athletes to describe its effectiveness. Showcases five sports--volleyball, soccer, baseball, softball, and ice hockey, offer examples of drills and exercises to improve performance, and provides instructions for how to do them. Includes photographs, a list of essential facts, a glossary, and additional resources.

Discusses the benefits and physiology of high intensity interval training (HIIT).

"Award-winning sports journalist Maggie Mertens tells the propulsive story of how women broke into competitive running over the last century, getting faster and fiercer with every race and changing our understanding of gender and power in athletics and beyond"--Provided by publisher.

Drawing on a wide range of factors that shape our experience of sound, this lyrical exploration of music examines how we listen it and why we listen to it in the first place, challenging the very dichotomy between 'good' and 'bad' music and changing our relationship with the heard world.

"This book explains how to create a holistic, system-based performance conditioning plan that helps football athletes reach their physical potential and avoid injury by training optimally, not maximally. It presents effective research-based training exercises, methods, protocols, and programs for achieving gains in speed, agility, change of direction, strength, muscle hypertrophy, power, and aerobic and anaerobic conditioning, and describes optimal sleep, nutrition, and hydration practices that promote recovery so athletes can perform their best throughout the year"--.

"Dancers of all styles, dance instructors, and dance-specific health professionals will discover exercises to improve physical strength, balance, flexibility, and resistance to injury. The third edition features 100 exercises and variations plus updated information on brain health, psychological awareness, and return from injury. In each exercise chapter, a dance movement feature highlights the muscles used in cambr? derri?re and side, pli?, en bas, pass?, d?velopp?, relev?, and arabesque. Illustrations show the muscles worked in each exercise and dance movement. Chapters are structured by body region, including spine, ribs, core, shoulders and arms, pelvis and hips, legs, and ankles and feet. The final chapter features full-body exercises"--.

"World-renowned soprano and arts/health advocate Renee Fleming curates a collection of essays from leading scientists, creative arts therapists, educators, healthcare providers and artists about the powerful impacts of music and the arts on health and the human experience. A compelling and growing body of research has shown music and arts therapies to be effective tools for addressing a widening array of conditions, from providing pain relief, to enhancing speech recovery after stroke or traumatic brain injury through singing, to improving mobility of individuals with Parkinson's disease using rhythm. In 'Music and Mind' Renee Fleming draws upon her own experience as an advocate to showcase the breadth of this booming field, inviting leading experts to share their discoveries. In addition to describing therapeutic benefits, the book explores evolution, brain function, childhood development, and technology as applied to arts and health. Much of this area of study is relatively new, made possible by recent advances in brain imaging, and supported by the National Institutes of Health, major hospitals, and universities. This work is sparking an explosion of public interest in the arts and health sector. Fleming has presented on this material in over fifty cities across North America, Europe, and Asia, collaborating with leading researchers, policy-makers, and practitioners. With essays from known musicians, writers, and artists, as well as leading neuroscientists, 'Music and Mind' is a groundbreaking book and the perfect introduction and overview of this exciting new field"--Provided by publisher.