Kinesiology for Dummies
A required course for majors pursuing sports medicine, exercise science, nursing, or sports therapy degrees, kinesiology is central to a variety of fields. Kinesiology For Dummies tracks an introductory course in the science and imparts the basics of human body movement. With this resource, you will learn how physical activity can alleviate chronic illnesses and disabilities, what factors contribute to musculoskeletal injury, and how to reverse those influences. Complete with a 16-page color in…
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- Full title :Kinesiology for Dummies / by Steve Glass, Brian Hatzel, Rick Albrecht.
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A required course for majors pursuing sports medicine, exercise science, nursing, or sports therapy degrees, kinesiology is central to a variety of fields. Kinesiology For Dummies tracks an introductory course in the science and imparts the basics of human body movement. With this resource, you will learn how physical activity can alleviate chronic illnesses and disabilities, what factors contribute to musculoskeletal injury, and how to reverse those influences. Complete with a 16-page color insert of medical instructions, this book covers the basics of exercise physiology, exercise and health psychology, introductory biomechanics, motor control, history and philosophy of sport and exercise, and mind-body connections.
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- Publication Date:2014.
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- Publisher(s):John Wiley & Sons
- Place of Publication:Hoboken, NJ
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2014.
Notes
Includes index.
The Physical Object
- Description:xiv, 366 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations (some color) ; : 24 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781118549230, 1118549236
- oclc:ocn866583952
- LC Classification:QP303
- Dewey Decimal:612.76
Table of Contents
Part I: getting started with kinesiology -- Part II: exercise physiology -- Part III: basic biomechanics: why you move the way you do -- Part IV: mind-body connections -- Part V: the part of tens.
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