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'Guaranteed to make you rip twice as hard' - "TransWorld Surf" magazine. This book helps you to stay out longer, catch more waves, and perform more demanding maneuvers. Whether you're a veteran surfer or just discovering the thrills of catching a big wave, this surfing-specific fitness guide helps you become a better, stronger, more agile surfer. "Fit to Surf" gives you everything you need to create a personal fitness program that builds strength and increases endurance, fine-tunes balance and c...

Personal trainers and strength and conditioning specialists and coaches.

Since its development over a decade ago, Suspension Training® has remained a popular choice for developing strength, stability, core power, flexibility, and balance because it delivers results. Used by the best of the best, from personal trainers to the elite athletes they work with, Suspension Training® is a respected and essential component of conditioning programs worldwide. Approved and endorsed by TRX®, the global leader in functional training products, programming, and education, the Comp...

The Go-To Guide to Keep You Active and Healthy During Your Pregnancy and Beyond Whether you're a professional athlete or a dedicated weekend warrior, you're serious about your sport and your commitment to fitness. But now that you're pregnant, you may be getting conflicting health and exercise advice from your family, friends, and doctors. With all the concerns and misinformation, it's hard to know where to turn for accurate, supportive guidance so you can have a safe, healthy pregnancy and ma...

This guide covers everything you need to know about trimming the foresail. This book demystifies the black art of jib trimming, and illustrates concepts with diagrams and photos. It avoids the use of confusing terminology. Concepts covered range from lift and drag and sail shape to wind changes and sea state, with lots more in between.

"Sport Stretch" combines scientific facts about stretching with practical tips, Anyone who is serious about improving athletic ability and avoiding injury will refer to this book again. This easy-to-follow guide contains 20-minute stretching routines for 26 sports and recreational activities. Each routine is fully illustrated and lists the 12 best stretches for that activity. With "Sport Stretch", readers will learn the basic principles of stretching, as well as what happens to bones, joints, ti...

Bruce Lee--it's a name millions of people recognize and respect the world over. Lee brought the martial arts out from the shadows to form a central role in American culture. Be it through his movies, his students, the mystery surrounding his death and his legacy, or through his writing, Bruce Lee fascinates and inspires countless people to the martial arts. Jeet Kune Do is the unique martial arts system developed by Lee--considered by many to be the first mixed martial art form. Lee's magnum o...

A thorough introduction to the Japanese martial way of the sword, Complete Kendo covers every aspect of the discipline, from equipment and terminology to technique and strategy. Complete Kendo is a thorough introduction to the Japanese martial way of the sword and a guided tour of the principles and philosophy upon which the art is founded. John Donohue covers everything from the care and handling of hakama, the pleated trousers worn by kendoka (practitioners of kendo), to the methods of cultiva...

This text provides a comprehensive, practical, evidence-based guide to the field. It covers each stage of the rehabilitation process from initial assessment, diagnosis and treatment, to return to pre-injury fitness and injury prevention. Presenting a holistic approach, this text also addresses the nutritional and psychological aspects of the rehabilitation process for the amateur sports enthusiast as well as elite athletes. Divided into five parts, Parts I, II and III cover screening and assessm...

What's Your Golf Personality? According to Dr. Alan Shapiro, the personality traits that cause problems in your everyday life can also wreak havoc on your golf game. If you're a worrier, chances are you're also anxious at the tee. If you're a control freak, you probably overanalyze your swing and tend to freeze up over the ball. If you have a short fuse, there is a good chance you're a club thrower. Using his experience as a psychologist and a devoted golfer, Dr. Shapiro has identified six m...