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Feeding the Young Athlete: Sports Nutrition Made Easy for Players and Parents
: :Children need to be fed well to grow strong and healthy. Playing team sports creates additional nutritional demands. Here is a golden opportunity to motivate parents, coaches and players to learn more about how food and the body work as a team. Find out what makes a good pre-game meal, why hydration is important and the advantage of post-game eating. Includes 48 sensational recipes. Excellent book for coaches, side-line parents, and motivated kids.
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Strong Kids, Healthy Kids: The Revolutionary Program for Increasing Your Child's Fitness in 30 Minutes a Week
: :A popular misconception is that young athletes shouldn't engage in strength training because it is harmful; however, current research, including a recent study from the Mayo Clinic, indicates that nothing could be further from the truth. Strength training is the single most effective exercise method for reversing adolescent obesity and can dramatically alter and improve a child's body composition. Author of the bestselling 'The Slow Burn Fitness Revolution' and renowned personal trainer Fredrick Hahn reveals the secret to accomplishing this goal in just 30 minutes a week. With this proven ...
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Strength Training for Young Athletes
: :Young superstar athletes have dispelled long-standing misconceptions that strength development should start in the late teens. But much discussion has continued regarding what type of training is most beneficial. Strength Training for Young Athletes provides all the answers as the authoritative guide to strength development for 7- to 18-year-old athletes. World-renowned strength and conditioning experts William Kraemer and Steven Fleck present the latest facts on the effects of strength training on growth, development, and performance. The authors then make recommendations relative to starting age, choice of exercises, frequency of training, ...
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Pee Wee Pilates: Pilates for the Postpartum Mother And Her Baby
: :Though she yearns for her pre-pregnancy figure, a new mother has little time to devote to exercise; attending to the needs of a newborn is a full-time job. A revolutionary postnatal fitness program, Pee Wee Pilates gives new mothers what no other fitness program or book has to date: a quick and proven method they can do at home to whip their postpartum body gently back into shape and enrich their babies at the same time. Pilates targets the areas most affected by pregnancy (abdomen, hips, lower back, and buttocks), ...
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Strength & Power for Young Athletes
: :It’s never too early to begin a sound strength-training program. Significant gains in muscle mass, strength, and power are possible from the age of six. And the benefits of added strength and power are apparent in the amazing athleticism displayed by young athletes in all sports. Authors Avery Faigenbaum and Wayne Westcott provide detailed instructions for 82 free weight, body weight, machine, cord, and medicine ball exercises. Emphasizing safety and technique, the programs include stretching exercises and nutritional guidelines to prevent injuries and ensure an overall fitness base. Also included ...
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Toning for Teens: The 20-Minute Workout that Makes You Look Good and Feel Great!
: :World-renowned fitness expert Joyce Vedral has written the first book geared toward adolescent girls that provides tips and life transforming advice on fitness, diet, exercise, and bullding self-esteem.In the first total-body weight training book for teens, fitness guru Joyce Vedral teaches girls how to use weights to build strong, fit bodies. Targeting specific problems faced by teensfrom what to eat in the cafeteria to how to stay healthy at summer campVedral coaches girls through her diet and highly effective weight training workouts with her signature frankness. She discusses the body ...
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Moving Into The Future: National Standards for Physical Education
: :An essential tool for every quality physical education program for Kindergarten through 12th grade, this text establishes content standards that clearly identify consensus statements on what students should know and be able to do as a result of a quality physical education program. The second edition, based on input from practitioners who have been using the standards in their programs for the past eight years, reflects the current thought and the most recent research in physical education. . . . . The National Association for Sport and Physical Education seeks ...
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Athletic Fitness for Kids
: :Develop the top athletes of tomorrow with the only system proven to fully develop children's physical capabilities without drop-out, injury or burnout. The foundation for athletic success is established early through a well-rounded programme incorporating a variety of movement skills instead of concentrating on one sport.'Athletic Fitness for Kids' develops movement skills and fitness for 8 to 12 year olds using an innovative, fun, self-learning and self-testing system. Competitive game-like activities help youngsters develop seven key sports skills - agility, balance, co-ordination, flexibility, speed, stamina and strength.This book includes games ...
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The Ultimate Homeschool Physical Education Game Book: Fun & Easy-To-Use Games & Activities To Help You Teach Your Children Fitness, Movement & Sport Skills
: :This user-friendly resource is a unique collection of family size games for teaching children physical education in the home setting.
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I Love Yoga (Yoga for Kids)
: :This user-friendly resource is a unique collection of family size games for teaching children physical education in the home setting.
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