The Sports Medicine Guide For The Everyday Athlete

By Thomas W. Harris

No Synopsis Available.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0962528005
• ISBN13: 9780962528002
• Release Date: February 1991
• Publisher: Tomlin Intl
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

About the Book

Being an Everyday Athlete does not mean that you have to work out every day. You make the principles a part of your everyday life. And just because you were once injured in exercise does not mean you are out of the fitness game. Make a comeback. But do it right this time. Be a winning player in the fitness game. First, understand the basics of how the body works. Understand what makes a safe training and conditioning program--ways that we can achieve the goals of the Everyday Athlete with our urban lifestyle and busy schedules. Gone are the days when people who exercised were called "exercise freaks", or people who cared about what they ate were called "health food fanatics". In today's society, with mass communication, education and new research available, most people are interested in improving their health and maintaining it as well. This book is designed to help you better understand your body, how it works, how and why to exercise it, how it is injured, and how to prevent those injuries. CONTENTS: Introduction - ix Ch 1- Framework for Motion - 1 Ch 2- Preparing Your Body - 9 Ch 3- Training and Conditioning - 25 Ch 4- Individual Training Program - 35 Ch 5- Basic Causes of Sports Injuries - 73 Ch 6- Defining Athletic Injuries - 83 Ch 7- The Knees - 109 Ch 8- Focus on the Foot - 129 Ch 9- Upper Extremity - 151 Ch 10- The Spine - 179 Ch 11- Protection From the Elements - 195 Ch 12- The Beginning Athlete - 205 Ch 13- Exercise and the Young Athlete - 213 Ch 14- The Over Fifty Athlete - 223 Ch 15- The Indoor Athlete - 229 Ch 16- Nutrition-Food, Fuel and Fluids - 243 Ch 17- Treatment of the Injured - 259 Conclusion - 271 Index - 273