Author: Joel M. Stager
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470698217
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
The long awaited new edition of Swimming updates the highly successful first edition edited by Costill, Maglishco and Richardson which was published in the early 1990s. The Second Edition contains less material on how to swim and more on the physics of swimming. It contains information on the latest methods of analyzing swim performances. It presents current sports science knowledge specifically relevant to coaching swimmers at club, county or national level. Covering characteristics of swimming including important concepts in propulsion, functional anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, biomechanics and psychology. The Handbooks of Sports Medicine and Science present basic clinical and scientific information in a clear style and format as related to specific sports events drawn from the Olympic Summer and Winter Games. Each Handbook is written by a small team of authorities co-ordinated by an editor who has international respect and visibility in the particular sport activity. Their charge is to present material for medical doctors who work with athletes, team coaches who have academic preparation in basic science, physical therapists and other allied health personnel, and knowledgeable athletes. Each volume represents up-to-date information on the basic biology of the sport, conditioning techniques, nutrition, and the medical aspects of injury prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation.
The Outdoor Swimmers' Handbook
Author: Kate Rew
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473599512
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
'An important, inspiring book by someone that has encouraged million of people to experience the wonders and friendships of Britain's rivers, lakes and seas' ROBERT MACFARLANE 'A treasured guide for anyone who wants to venture into rivers, estuaries, lakes and seas for a dip, a moonlit swim or a great adventure. I loved this book!' LYNNE COX Capturing the freewheeling spirit, community and wisdom that defines The Outdoor Swimming Society movement, founder Kate Rew reveals everything you need to know to explore rivers, lakes, seas and estuaries. Sharing tales of her own inspiring swims, Kate explores the rich and varied life of outdoor swimmers, from the physiology of cold to planning lazy hazy downstream swims. An exquisite guide for beginners and enthusiasts alike, The Outdoor Swimmers' Handbook will lead you to the shore and become your trusted companion for the adventures ahead.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473599512
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
'An important, inspiring book by someone that has encouraged million of people to experience the wonders and friendships of Britain's rivers, lakes and seas' ROBERT MACFARLANE 'A treasured guide for anyone who wants to venture into rivers, estuaries, lakes and seas for a dip, a moonlit swim or a great adventure. I loved this book!' LYNNE COX Capturing the freewheeling spirit, community and wisdom that defines The Outdoor Swimming Society movement, founder Kate Rew reveals everything you need to know to explore rivers, lakes, seas and estuaries. Sharing tales of her own inspiring swims, Kate explores the rich and varied life of outdoor swimmers, from the physiology of cold to planning lazy hazy downstream swims. An exquisite guide for beginners and enthusiasts alike, The Outdoor Swimmers' Handbook will lead you to the shore and become your trusted companion for the adventures ahead.
Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science, Swimming
Author: David L. Costill
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 9780632030279
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Written by a sports scientist, a coach and a physician, Swimming is the broadest work yet written in this field for sports science and sports medicine alike. The text is authored by a team with outstanding credentials in terms of personal experience as competitive swimmers, in research productivity, coaching success, and the medical care of high performance swimmers and swimming teams. Swimming has been written primarily for athletics trainers and team coaches but is also intended as a specialist reference for doctors, allied health professionals and for athletes themselves. Chapters cover the characteristics of swimming including important concepts in propulsion, functional anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, biomechanics and psychology. Also included are the principles and aims of nutrition, injury including risks, mechanisms of injury, prevention, immediate care, treatment, rehabilitation and return to training.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 9780632030279
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Written by a sports scientist, a coach and a physician, Swimming is the broadest work yet written in this field for sports science and sports medicine alike. The text is authored by a team with outstanding credentials in terms of personal experience as competitive swimmers, in research productivity, coaching success, and the medical care of high performance swimmers and swimming teams. Swimming has been written primarily for athletics trainers and team coaches but is also intended as a specialist reference for doctors, allied health professionals and for athletes themselves. Chapters cover the characteristics of swimming including important concepts in propulsion, functional anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, biomechanics and psychology. Also included are the principles and aims of nutrition, injury including risks, mechanisms of injury, prevention, immediate care, treatment, rehabilitation and return to training.
The Swimmer's Workout Handbook
Author: Terri Schneider
Publisher: Hatherleigh Press
ISBN: 1578266831
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
100 of the best swim workouts for all experience levels: fitness, Masters level, or competition. Easy-to-follow pool workouts designed to make you a stronger, faster, and more proficient swimmer. The Swimmer’s Workout Handbook is a complete guide to escaping the routine of pool swimming with varied training workouts to keep you challenged and engaged, and improve your performance. Expert and multi-sport coach Terri Schneider combines skill training with variations in speed, distance, and technique for an effective and easy-to-follow series of pool workouts designed to make you a stronger, faster, and more proficient swimmer. The Swimmer’s Workout Handbook includes: · 100 swim workouts for all experience levels · Expert-designed pool workouts · A guide to common swim terms used in the workouts · Information on gear and guidelines to get the most out of your workouts Swimming improves core, muscular, and cardiovascular strength and endurance, all in a low-impact, gravity-free workout. If done two to several times per week, or as an addition to a multi-sport training regime, swimming helps maintain a healthy weight, heart, and lungs. These benefits are best realized within the diversity of your workouts. To increase your swim fitness it is optimal to vary intensity, interval distances, recovery, and strokes, all within one workout session. The diversity within a workout is what triggers the body to grow stronger, faster, and more proficient. Whether you only have time to swim 1000 meters/yards, or are up for 5000 at each session, The Swimmer’s Workout Handbook organizes speed, distance, and technique into these 100 fun and challenging training sessions—putting vitality back into your pool time.
Publisher: Hatherleigh Press
ISBN: 1578266831
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
100 of the best swim workouts for all experience levels: fitness, Masters level, or competition. Easy-to-follow pool workouts designed to make you a stronger, faster, and more proficient swimmer. The Swimmer’s Workout Handbook is a complete guide to escaping the routine of pool swimming with varied training workouts to keep you challenged and engaged, and improve your performance. Expert and multi-sport coach Terri Schneider combines skill training with variations in speed, distance, and technique for an effective and easy-to-follow series of pool workouts designed to make you a stronger, faster, and more proficient swimmer. The Swimmer’s Workout Handbook includes: · 100 swim workouts for all experience levels · Expert-designed pool workouts · A guide to common swim terms used in the workouts · Information on gear and guidelines to get the most out of your workouts Swimming improves core, muscular, and cardiovascular strength and endurance, all in a low-impact, gravity-free workout. If done two to several times per week, or as an addition to a multi-sport training regime, swimming helps maintain a healthy weight, heart, and lungs. These benefits are best realized within the diversity of your workouts. To increase your swim fitness it is optimal to vary intensity, interval distances, recovery, and strokes, all within one workout session. The diversity within a workout is what triggers the body to grow stronger, faster, and more proficient. Whether you only have time to swim 1000 meters/yards, or are up for 5000 at each session, The Swimmer’s Workout Handbook organizes speed, distance, and technique into these 100 fun and challenging training sessions—putting vitality back into your pool time.
Swimming for Parents
Author: Gary Andrew Barclay
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780646518473
Category : Swimming
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780646518473
Category : Swimming
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Synchronised Swimming
Author: Helen Elkington
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
A handbook explaining the skills, techniques, exercises, and musical interpretation involved in synchronized swimming.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
A handbook explaining the skills, techniques, exercises, and musical interpretation involved in synchronized swimming.
Certified Pool-Spa Operator Handbook
Author: Ronald L. Ford
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780975394809
Category : Health resorts
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780975394809
Category : Health resorts
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Pool-Spa Operator Handbook
Author: Ron Ford
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781940345000
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Pool & Spa Operator(tm) Handbook, the official text for the Certified Pool/Spa Operator® (CPO®) certification program has been written to provide information and guidelines for the operation of spas and swimming pools used by the public.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781940345000
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Pool & Spa Operator(tm) Handbook, the official text for the Certified Pool/Spa Operator® (CPO®) certification program has been written to provide information and guidelines for the operation of spas and swimming pools used by the public.
Swimming Lessons for Baby Sharks
Author: Grover E. Cleveland
Publisher: West Academic Publishing
ISBN: 9780314917478
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book contains hundreds of tips from attorneys throughout the country with the critical advice new lawyers need to ensure their success. The book provides useful, practical advice that law schools never teach. It starts with important steps graduates can take even before they begin work. With an easily readable style, Swimming Lessons for Baby Sharks continues to teach new lawyers the ropes from their first day on the job. Humorous, real-life examples illustrate the lessons along with bulleted tips that provide comprehensive advice quickly.
Publisher: West Academic Publishing
ISBN: 9780314917478
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book contains hundreds of tips from attorneys throughout the country with the critical advice new lawyers need to ensure their success. The book provides useful, practical advice that law schools never teach. It starts with important steps graduates can take even before they begin work. With an easily readable style, Swimming Lessons for Baby Sharks continues to teach new lawyers the ropes from their first day on the job. Humorous, real-life examples illustrate the lessons along with bulleted tips that provide comprehensive advice quickly.
The Swimming Drill Book, 2E
Author: Guzman, Ruben
Publisher: Human Kinetics
ISBN: 1492508365
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
The best-selling drill book in the sport is now updated, expanded, and improved. More than 175 drills, accompanied by detailed illustrations, will help coaches and swimmers master every skill. Drills for strokes, starts, turns, and finishes, as well as for buoyancy and body balance, breathing and kicking, and sculling, are bolstered by new chapters on poolside strength training and open-water swimming.
Publisher: Human Kinetics
ISBN: 1492508365
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
The best-selling drill book in the sport is now updated, expanded, and improved. More than 175 drills, accompanied by detailed illustrations, will help coaches and swimmers master every skill. Drills for strokes, starts, turns, and finishes, as well as for buoyancy and body balance, breathing and kicking, and sculling, are bolstered by new chapters on poolside strength training and open-water swimming.
Swimming for Total Fitness
Author: Dr. Jane Katz
Publisher: Main Street Books
ISBN: 0307786110
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Swimming is one of the best, most enjoyable, and most effective forms of exercise available, and this is the classic guide for beginners and expert swimmers alike, completely revised and updated for the '90s. B & W line drawings throughout.
Publisher: Main Street Books
ISBN: 0307786110
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Swimming is one of the best, most enjoyable, and most effective forms of exercise available, and this is the classic guide for beginners and expert swimmers alike, completely revised and updated for the '90s. B & W line drawings throughout.