In today's world, a club needs to offer more than state-of-the-art equipment and certified fitness instructors to recruit and retain members. You need something that will appeal to your members and keep them coming back. In Successful Programs for Fitness and Health Clubs: 101 Profitable Ideas, you will learn how to utilize programming to meet your strategic and financial goals. Written by internationally- respected programming consultant Sandy Coffman, this book will teach you exactly what programming is and how to make it work for you. Successful Programs for Fitness and Health Clubs: 101 Profitable Ideas presents more than 100 ready-to-use programs for use in fitness centers, group exercise studios, pools, gyms, and classrooms. The programs are designed to get hundreds of new members... Less

This book is for anyone who wants to achieve a healthy and fit lifestyle. A straightforward manual that provides a pathway to physical fitness through the sport of swimming. When exercising to achieve aerobic endurance, strength and flexibility in the buoyancy of water, the trauma of jolting and jarring of major body joints is minimized. It’s about quality of life, not simply longevity. The basic swim techniques, as well as some fifty tailored workouts are thoroughly covered in a form that a novice swimmer can understand, follow and enjoy. Simple and easy to read, Swimming for Life is written by Coach Gene Greenberg who coaches, participates and lives this program on a daily basis.

In today's world, a club needs to offer more than state-of-the-art equipment and certified fitness instructors to recruit and retain members. You need something that will appeal to your members and keep them coming back. In Successful Programs for Fitness and Health Clubs: 101 Profitable Ideas, you will learn how to utilize programming to meet your strategic and financial goals. Written by internationally- respected programming consultant Sandy Coffman, this book will teach you exactly what programming is and how to make it work for you. Successful Programs for Fitness and Health Clubs: 101 Profitable Ideas presents more than 100 ready-to-use programs for use in fitness centers, group exercise studios, pools, gyms, and classrooms. The programs are designed to get hundreds of new members... Less

With the help of professional musicians and a physical fitness trainer Julie presents relaxation healing and centering exercises breathing and stretching techniques self-massage and warm-ups. Musicians will see and feel how tension negatively affects their playing and learn how to eliminate it. 105-MIN. VIDEO LEVEL ALL

The life-threatening risks that fire service personnel face are taxing both physically and mentally. Firefighters and emergency medical personnel have a higher rate of heart disease, lung disease, cancer, substance abuse problems, and injuries than the general population. Studies show that high levels of cardiovascualr conditioning, muscular strength, endurance, and flexibility allow firefighters to perform their jobs safely and more effectively. Now, fire and rescue workers can turn to Comprehensive Wellness for Firefighters for all the information they need to evaluate and improve their personal lifestyles. This uniquely accessible book focuses on self-assessment methods and action planning procedures that emphasize personal responsibility for good health and enable readers to apply the... Less

Fitness industry specialists Stephen Tharrett and James Peterson present the most comprehensive blueprint ever created for developing, leading, managing, and operating a successful health fitness business. The book is separated into seven distinct sections representing the primary skill sets needed to succeed as a leader and manager in the health/fitness club industry. Each section contains these and other key topics: Introduction to the Health/Fitness Industry (history, current practices and trends, attitudes and attributes of the consumer/club member); Membership in the Health/Fitness Club Industry (defining the differences between a member and a customer, types of memberships, packaging of memberships, pricing strategies, branding, marketing, sales management); Membership Retention... Less

Super Fitness for Sports, Conditioning, and Health presents an overview of basic exercise physiology and the relationship between exercise and health, while describing methods of measuring fitness and training techniques for improving endurance, strength, and flexibility. Sports scientists, coaches, and athletes have developed training techniques such as plyometrics, downhill running, parachute sprinting, interval training, Olympic lifting, over-distance training, medicine ball training, motor unit overload techniques, PNF stretching, and exotic forms of resistive exercise training. These training methods and more are presented in this easy-to-read, comprehensive book. For anyone interested in fitness, conditioning, and weight training.

Discover your own personal fitness and wellness stories with Hoeger/Hoeger's PRINCIPLES AND LABS FOR FITNESS AND WELLNESS, 11th Edition. This book takes a personalized approach that guides you through the development of an attainable and enjoyable fitness and wellness program. The authors provide current, practical information and tips on health and fitness topics, from nutrition and stress management to flexibility and strength. PRINCIPLES AND LABS FOR FITNESS AND WELLNESS offers a variety of resources, including exercise videos, case studies, and portable reference cards, to turn active learning into active living and encourage you to take control of your lifestyle habits and meet your personal health and wellness goals.

Finding Balance: Fitness, Health, and Training for a Lifetime in Dance gives an overview of issues faced by all performing dancers: injury and treatment; technique and training; fitness; nutrition and diet; and career management. The text includes both easy-to-read overviews of each topic and profiles of well known dancers and how they have coped with these issues. The new edition includes: * updated and new profiles * expanded injury and injury treatment information * updated dance science and physiology findings, and new references * updated diet guidelines * expanded and updated Taking Control section It concludes with a list of selected dance/arts medicine clinics, a bibliography, glossary, and text notes.

Free Worldwide Delivery : ACSM's Health-related Physical Fitness Assessment Manual : Paperback : Lippincott Williams and Wilkins : 9780781797719 : 0781797713 : 01 Jun 2009 : From the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), this text provides the information necessary to develop skills for assessing an individual's health-related physical fitness. It provides a practical 'how-to-do-it' approach for performing assessment skills effectively, and an understanding of the theory behind and the importance of each skill.

Written for the diverse group of students in the undergraduate personal health course, this brief text offers an engaging writing style and proactive features that invite readers to make positive changes in their health behavior. The text integrates coverage of aging and healthcare services within the discussion of personal health issues such as fitness, chronic conditions, substance abuse, etc. Technology use is also integrated into the text through Online Learning Center boxes, HealthQuest activities, and "Health on the Web" boxes.

When educator Cathie Summerford started teaching sixth-graders in 1993, she wanted to create an interdisciplinary physical education program—one that builds healthy minds as well as bodies and prepares children for a lifetime of wellness and fitness. She broke new ground with a theme-based approach to physical education that children and teachers love. In PE-4-ME: Teaching Lifelong Health and Fitness, you'll find Cathie's blueprint for a unique K-12 program that integrates physical activity with movement concepts, social skills, stress reduction, nutrition, school safety, and drug resistance education. Cathie stresses brain-compatible learning - the ability of physical activity to enhance cognitive function - in all of her lessons to maximize the benefits of her integrated approach.This... Less

This volume contains a selection of papers presented at the Nutrition and Fitness Conference in Shanghai, held in November 2006 under the auspices of the World Council on Nutrition, Fitness and Health. Starting with a keynote presentation on nutrition, fitness and the concept of positive health from ancient times to the present, the focus then shifts to the role of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in health and disease. Other topics addressed are non-conventional genetic risk factors for cardiovascular disease; the impact of the APO E genotype on health, nutrition and fitness; nutrition in the prevention of chronic disease; and, the connection between exercise and obesity.Papers on nutritional risk factors for gastrointestinal cancers; Mediterranean diets as a global resource in health and... Less

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Books. Andrew Weil, America's foremost expert on health, finds a clear set of solutions to the health care crisis by digging back to the root of the problem. Weil's first order of business is to shatter the commonly held belief that America offers its citizens t

McGraw-Hill Connect Health and Human Performance-- Fitness and Wellness is a web-based assignment and assessment platform that gives students the means to better connect with their coursework, with their instructors, and with the important concepts that they will need to know for success now and in the future. With Connect Health and Human Performance-- Fitness and Wellness, instructors can deliver assignments, quizzes and tests easily online. Students can be given opportunities to practice important skills at their own pace and on their own schedule. With Connect Health and Human Performance-- Fitness and Wellness Plus, students also get 24/7 online access to an eBook - an online edition of the text - to aid them in successfully completing their work, wherever and whenever they choose.

Revised and updated to reflect the most current information from the American College of Sports Medicine, ACSM's Health/Fitness Facility Standards and Guidelines, Third Edition, outlines the proper standards and guidelines to follow for designing and operating health and fitness facilities. The book provides facility managers with the tools necessary for evaluating the quality of their facilities, staff, and programs, and it shows them what they must do to maintain the standard of care that they offer their members and users. Facility managers will also get tips on what services, equipment, or programming they should provide to enhance the overall experience at their facility, thereby increasing and retaining membership.By incorporating the views of industry trade organizations and... Less

The all-encompassing Prevention Practice: A Physical Therapist’s Guide to Health, Fitness, and Wellness successfully details the impact health promotion, health protection, and the prevention of illness and disability have on increasing the quality and length of a healthy life for individuals across the lifespan. Dr. Catherine Thompson along with eight contributors, all with diverse backgrounds in physical therapy, rehabilitation, and healthcare, present the fundamental health, fitness, and wellness concepts that are critical for providing preventive care to healthy, impaired, and at-risk populations as outlined in the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice and Healthy People 2010. Prevention Practice includes screening tools for determining risk factors associated with common medical... Less

This textbook is designed for college and University programs, health promotion programs, health/fitness clubs or anyone who wants to start an effective walking program. The text is divided into three parts: Part One is an introduction to walking, which discusses the why's; Part Two, fun and fitness through walking, discusses the how to's; and Part Three, maximizing your walking program, discussing injury prevention, nutrition and weight management. Individuals will discover if the knowledge gained and the motivation techniques are utilized, walking will be fun and fitness will come.

This book highlights fire-fighting as one of the nation's most dangerous and hazardous jobs, with heart attacks, high physical stress levels, sprains, and strains all too common. Of all fire-fighters in the United States, 72 percent are volunteers. The leading cause of on-duty death among volunteers is heart attack. The leading cause of injuries for all fire-fighters is overexertion and strain. The prevalence of cardiovascular illness and deaths and work-inhibiting strains and sprains among fire-fighters illustrates the need for a comprehensive health and wellness program in every department. To address the issues specific to volunteers, the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) developed this guide to health and wellness for volunteer departments and members. In 2003, the NVFC launched... Less

The ACE Advanced Health & Fitness Specialist Manual w/DVD is designed for experienced personal trainers who want to expand their clientele beyond the restrictions of the apparently healthy category. The new manual and certification focus on those diseases and injuries most frequently encountered among clients in health and fitness facilities, from diabetes and low-back pain to lipid disorders and post-orthopedic rehabilitation. This manual is divided into five parts, the first of which provides an Introduction to this ACE certification program. Part Two covers the Major Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders. Metabolic Diseases and Disorders are the focus of Part Three. With eight chapters, Part Four, which covers Musculoskeletal Disorders, is the largest section of the... Less

Finding Balance: Fitness, Health, and Training for a Lifetime in Dance gives an overview of issues faced by all performing dancers: injury and treatment; technique and training; fitness; nutrition and diet; and career management. The text includes both easy-to-read overviews of each topic and profiles of well known dancers and how they have coped with these issues. The new edition includes: * updated and new profiles * expanded injury and injury treatment information * updated dance science and physiology findings, and new references * updated diet guidelines * expanded and updated Taking Control section It concludes with a list of selected dance/arts medicine clinics, a bibliography, glossary, and text notes.

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Turn active learning into active living with PRINCIPLES AND LABS FOR FITNESS AND WELLNESS, Ninth Edition, the book that will guide you through the development of an attainable and enjoyable fitness and wellness program. With over 150 pieces of art that make this text truly engaging, the book gives you the motivation and techniques you need to apply what you're learning about health and fitness, from nutrition and stress management to flexibility and strength. Perforated laboratory worksheets found at the end of each chapter help you analyze and understand concepts, and move to the next state of behavioral modification. With Hoeger and Hoeger, you'll soon learn how to take control of your personal health and lifestyle habits so you can make a constant and deliberate effort to stay healthy... Less

WATER AEROBICS FOR FITNESS AND WELLNESS, Third Edition offers the latest information for obtaining and maintaining wellness through water aerobics. Full of illustrations and over 100 photos, the text is appropriate for water aerobic classes or activity programs in colleges and universities, health/fitness clubs, and health promotion programs in general. It provides students with guidelines, exercises, and examples to develop a water aerobic program. The text also includes unique chapters on fitness assessment, nutrition, and weight management to encourage a lifetime of fitness and wellness program. Since most theoretical information is often overlooked, the use of this text will provide an excellent resource guide to all participants.