Top Fitness Books to Read This Summer
If you’re wondering what are the best fitness books to read this summer then this post is for you! This list of 14 books contains no large academic textbooks but smaller easy to pack and easy to read books.
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Breathing Exercises to Increase and Sustain Energy for Workouts
Breathing can be improved, strengthened, and trained just like any other skill developed on the field or in the weight room.
5 Smart Training Tips for Runners
There are steps you can take to reduce the chance of injury while achieving your running goals. Here are five smart training tips that will help you prevent injury and frustration during your training sessions.
Finance 101: Funding your Personal Training Business
This article is written by our guest author, Future Fit Training. Did you know that 90% of all people who qualify as Personal Trainers leave the industry within 12-18 months? The main reason for this is money. Either not enough coming in or too much going out, it’s important to understand how to fund your Personal Training business before you start accepting clients.
Fat loss workout with weights
If you’re looking to use your dumbbells to burn fat, try out this workout routine to try at home, adapted from Strength Training for Fat Loss. Aimed at beginners, this workout will will give you a varied workout, working various muscle groups. In this post we’ll explore a few of the moves in more detail. For full details on each of the moves, get your copy of Strength Training for Fat Loss. Exercise Week 1 Week 2 Prisoner squat 2 sets x 8-12 reps 3 sets x 8-12 reps One-arm compound band row 2 sets x 10-12 reps (each side) 3 sets x 10-12 reps (each side) Knee-tap squat 2 sets x 6-8 reps (each side) 3 sets x 6-8 reps (each side) Push-up 2 sets x 8-12 reps 3 sets x 8-12 reps Stability-ball leg curl 2 sets x 8-10 reps 3 sets x 8-10 reps One-arm band press 2 sets x 10-12 reps (each side) 3 sets x 10-12 reps (each side) Band lat pull-down 2 sets x 10-12 reps 3 sets x …
The Detrimental Effects Of Stress
This article is written by our guest author, Future Fit Training. Everyone experiences stress at some point in their lives, most of the time it’s on a daily basis. But do we really understand the effect it is having on our bodies and minds? By understanding the short and long-term impacts we can aim to control the stress reaction as effectively as possible.
Human Kinetics speaks your language
¿Hablas espanol? ты говоришь по русски? Parlez vous francais? Sprichst du Deutsch? Parli italiano? Spreek je Nederlands? If English is not your native language and you love Human Kinetics books, did you know that a translated version may be available? Translated versions of many of our books exist in a number of languages, from French to Russian and Italian to Dutch. In this blog post we look at some of our translated texts and where you can buy them.
What is the female athlete triad?
The female athlete triad involves three interrelated factors: energy availability, menstrual function, and bone mineral density (BMD). We explore each factor in this extract from Fundamentals of Sport and Exercise Nutrition.