Health Fitness Management, 3rd Edition provides an in-depth picture of the challenging and rewarding role of the health and fitness club manager. Leading experts in the fitness industry share their insights, making this text the most authoritative and field-tested guide to fitness management success.

Life Span Motor Development, Eighth Edition With HKPropel Access, is a leading text for helping students understand a person’s movement abilities as the interaction of the individual’s development and maturation, the environment, and the task being performed. This model of constraints approach, combined with an unprecedented collection of video clips marking motor development advancements, facilitates an unmatched learning experience for the study of motor development across the life span...

The fourth edition of ACSM's Exercise Management for Persons With Chronic Diseases and Disabilities reveals common ground between medical and exercise professionals, creating a more collaborative approach to patient care. Developed by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) with contributions from a specialized team of experts, this text presents a framework for optimizing patients' and clients' functionality by keeping them physically active. Featuring new content on common comorbid c...

Sport marketing is more accessible than ever, with sport business professionals, companies, the media, athletes, teams, coaches, and fans connecting in new ways and with new experiences. Sport Marketing, Fifth Edition With HKPropel Access, presents a modernized, current-day approach to the dynamic industry of sport marketing. A full-color presentation brings this vibrant field to life with comprehensive coverage-balanced between theoretical and practical-to provide an understanding of the fou...

Over two million people have turned to Strength Training Anatomy for an inside look at how the body performs during exercise. Now with new exercises, stretches, and exercise variations, and with more of Frederic Delavier's signature art, the fourth edition of this classic work sets the standard by which all other strength training resources will be judged. No other resource combines the visual detail of top anatomy texts with expert strength training advice.

Over 700 anatomical illustrations,...

Running Anatomy, Second Edition, features 48 of the most effective exercises for runners--each with clear step-by-step descriptions--and 155 anatomical illustrations highlighting the runner's muscles in action.

Integrating scientific insights with practical applications, the third edition offers nearly 300 full-color anatomical illustrations, an introductory chapter, interactive check elements, and online tools. It clarifies muscle movements, joint mechanics, and injury prevention to support effective dance technique.

This edition of Teaching Sport Concepts and Skills: A Tactical Games Approach adds four new chapters and has over 350 lesson plans to help teachers-from elementary through secondary school-learn the tactics and skills of various sports. A web resource with video clips shows some lessons in action.

Explore a dynamic approach to sport and exercise psychology that connects timeless studies with cutting-edge research on mental health, mindfulness, and COVID-19 impacts. The text examines personal, situational, and group influences on performance, enriched by interactive online activities that spark critical thinking.