Women's Health and Fitness Guide

by Brenda S. Wright and Michele Kettles

Book Overview

Women's Health and Fitness Guide provides a novel approach to addressing the health and fitness needs of women. The authors developed a research-based program that describes how and why gender and stage of life are important factors to consider when designing an exercise program. Whether the professional is addressing the adolescent, pregnant, menopausal, or senior woman, this book provides answers to program design questions. The emphasis on functional...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0736057692
• ISBN13: 9780736057691
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.6" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

GREAT READ, GREAT REFERENCE, AND A GREAT GIFT

Finally, a book that covers specialized issues in ways that anyone can understand. It's a great reference in my bookshelf that I will reach for many times. And it's a great gift for my fitness-minded friends. I've already ordered two to give.

Women's Health and Fitness Guide

This was far and away the best book I have ever read on women's fitness. Easy to understand and well written with great advice. It is about time we had a book written specifically for and about women.