Markey, Charlotte N.
Summary: "From early childhood boys often feel pressured to be athletic and muscular. But what impact does this have on physical and mental well-being through their teens and beyond? Worryingly, a third of teen boys are trying to 'bulk up' due to body dissatisfaction, and boys and men account for 25% of eating disorder cases. What can we tell our boys to help them feel happy and confident simply being...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 306.4 MARSummary: You're probably thinking this is just another typical study guide. Because we know your time is limited, we've created a product that isn't like most study guides. With Trivium Test Prep’s unofficial ACE Personal Trainer Study Guide 2019-2020: Exam Prep and Practice Test Questions for the American Council on Exercise CPT Exam you'll benefit from a quick but total review of everything tested on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Trivium Test Prep 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Careers in Sports Medicine & Training contains twenty-four alphabetically arranged chapters describing specific occupations for those with a desire to work in the fields of sports medicine and training: the various areas of medical specialization that athletes depend upon to stay fit and competitive; sports and athletic training and conditioning, including personal trainers, instructors, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Salem Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 617.1 CARAfremow, James A
Summary: Offers techniques for student athletes looking to get into the "zone" while working with their team and presents customizable pre-performance routines to help athletes be ready to go full-throttle when the game starts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Bring your strongest effort to the field, court, or mat. Strength for Sports Performance provides the tools to build a program for your needs, your sport, and your goals"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Human Kinetics 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.07 STRBrown, Jordan
Summary: An introduction to the science that powers favorite amusement park rides reveals why a roller coaster does not need an engine and how bumper cars can move without gasoline.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Through a series of self-assessments, one will identify areas of improvement and establish a baseline for a training regimen. Then learn the exercises that are best for enhancing power in sport-specific movements starting with base-building exercises for developing basic strength and postural control, and advancing to a complex power program that combines resistance training and plyometrics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Human Kinetics 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.07 POWO'Brady, Colin
Summary: Colin O'Brady's awe-inspiring memoir spans his triumphant recovery from a tragic accident to his gripping 932-mile solo crossing of Antarctica. Prior to December 2018, no individual had ever crossed the landmass of Antarctica alone, without support and completely human powered. Yet, Colin O'Brady was determined to do just that, even if, ten years earlier, there was doubt that he'd ever walk...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 O'BRADY, COLIN O'BRCarney, Scott
Summary: Our ancestors crossed deserts, mountains, and oceans-- feats of endurance that now seem impossible without modern technology. Can we hack our bodies and use the environment to stimulate our inner biology? Carney explores the true connection between the mind and the body and reveals the science that allows us to push past our perceived limitations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 CARKunitz, Daniel
Summary: A fascinating cultural history of fitness, from Greek antiquity to the era of the “big-box gym” and beyond, exploring the ways in which human exercise has changed over time—and what we can learn from our ancestors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Wave 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 KUNPauletto, Bruno
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Publisher / Publication Date: Human Kinetics Publishers 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.711 PAUSummary: "Increase your acceleration, maximum speed, and endurance! Speed for Sports Performance provides the tools to build a program for your specific needs, sports, and goals"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Human Kinetics 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.336 SPESander, Richard Henry
Summary: Argues that affirmative action actually harms minority students and that the movement started in the late 1960s is only a symbolic change that has become mired in posturing, concealment, and pork-barrel earmarks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 379.26 SANSummary: Helps athletes identify areas of improvement and establish a baseline for his/her flexibility regimen. Demonstrates the best science-based exercise techniques to avoid injury and optimize muscle function on the court, field, course, track, mat, or in the water.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Human Kinetics 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.07 FLEReynolds, Gretchen.
Summary: Offers advice to casual and serious exercisers on the latest understandings about the mental and physical aspects of a fitness program, sharing recommendations for a range of exercise goals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hudson Street Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7 REYSummary: Balance is the key factor in skill training programs and necessary for achieving optimal strength, flexibility, speed and stamina. This video presents assessment tests for finding imbalances in movement patterns and corrective exercises to improve mobility and stability. It also shows how to integrate these exercises into a total sports training program.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Human Kinetics 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.711 ATHLieberman, Daniel
Summary: "This highly engaging landmark work, a natural history of exercise--by the author of the best seller The Story of the Human Body--seeks to answer a fundamental question: were you born to run or rest The first three parts of Exercised roughly follow the evolutionary story of human physical activity and inactivity, even as each chapter shatters a particular myth about exercise. Because we cannot...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 612.044 LIEGrylls, Bear
Summary: "Find out how to prepare for any adventure, learn essential first aid skills, discover some fun and handy signaling techniques, and try your hand at tracking. Includes step-by-step instructions and tips from Bear" -- Page [4] cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, a Division of EDC Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 613.69 GRYSummary: Following a strict routine, which involved several hours of daily workouts and gymnastic instruction, two young girls practice through exhaustion for the 2003 Mass Games, the world's largest choreographed performance. This spectacle, which takes place twice a day for 20 days, is a mass celebration of nationalism, athleticism and ideological unity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kino on Video 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC STAWharton, Jim
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.714 WHAWhitmarsh, Cindy.
Summary: "Cindy Whitmarsh shows you step-by-step 101 exercises with weights for your upper and lower body"--P. [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fair Winds Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.71 WHIMcBurnett, Darren
Summary: Retired Navy SEAL and professional photographer Darren McBurnett takes readers behind the scenes into the elite SEAL training program, BUD/S, in Coronado, California. . . Striking, beautiful, and haunting, Uncommon Grit takes a unique, unprecedented look at the toughest training in the military -- and the world -- from the vantage point of someone who lived through it. Retired Navy SEAL Darren...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2020
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 359.984 MCBKhoudari, Laura.
Summary: In this innovative title, celebrated trainer and trauma practitioner Laura Khoudari brings a fresh approach to healing after trauma, using strength training as an embodied movement practice. Compassionate, witty and fastidiously researched, Khoudari's debut, Lifting Heavy Things, is a breakthrough title that will empower and inspire you to develop resilience and build emotional and physical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: LifeTree Media, an imprint of Wonderwell 2021