Sport Psychology and Exercise Psychology.
This comprehensive text outlines methods for assessing risk in and procedures for dealing with stress, eliminating hazards and evaluating challenges posed in specific work or sporting environments.
People who don’t achieve workout milestones such as losing fat, gaining strength or boosting cardiovascular fitness, feel just as good about their bodies as their more athletic counterparts
This book will deepen the common understanding of each prominent area of sport science and strengthen the field as a whole. Readers will gain a clear view of the history and current status of each sub-discipline in exercise science, and they will receive essential information to expand their study of the field and explore their potential contributions to its development and success.
Dr Costas Karageorghis, calls music sport’s “legal drug”, capable of increasing performance by 20 percent while reducing an athlete’s perception of effort by 10 percent.
New guidelines for the care of youth athletes who sustain concussions are causing controversy among brain-injury experts, reigniting the debate over whether strict rules regarding concussions can actually leave athletes at greater risk for injury.
Tapering and Peaking for Optimal Performance explains current scientific data on tapering, physiological and psychological effects and how these effects relate to athletic performance.
Fundamentals of Sport and Exercise Psychology provides a clear understanding of what sport and exercise psychology professionals do and where they work. Just as importantly, the book will motivate students to continue their exploration of the many rewarding career paths the field has to offer.
Readers of this book will learn the differences between positive and negative competition and discover how to implement change in their organisations, teams and individual practices.
