The tender period between childhood and adolescence is full of changes for young children. They are approaching the onset of sexual maturation, and because they are beginning their school careers, the possibilities for voluntary play and movement rapidly decrease while mental st…
A textbook for an undergraduate course in physical education, exercise and sport science, and related fields. Assumes no previous knowledge of physiology, psychology, statistical methods, or other basic sciences. Schmidt (psychology, U. of California-Los Angeles) and Wrisberg (m…
"Human Motor Control, Second Edition cuts across all movement-related disciplines: physical education, dance, physical therapy, robotics, etc. This second edition incorporates advances to the field, and integrates throughout the book how research harkens back to four critical qu…
Now in its fourth edition 'Tyldesley and Grieve's Muscles, Nerves and Movement' has established itself as the leading textbook for the study of movement by occupational therapists. The book provides students with a sound understanding of the way in which bones, joints, muscles a…
Learners need to move. No doubt you've noticed when training participants get antsy: shifting in their seats, restless, their attention drifting away. When you ignore the innate human desire for motion, participants learn less. Far from a necessary evil employed during breaks to…
When people are kept from moving-whether they're sitting through a presentation or stuck behind a desk-they become restless and their attention waivers. Yet most training ignores the innate human desire for motion, resulting in participants learning less. Based on the latest neu…
