Yoga Fitness (Dance and Fitness Trends) (Dance & Fitness Trends)

Amie Leavitt

ISBN 10: 1612285511 ISBN 13: 9781612285511

Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers, 2014

Synopsis

This contemporary title explores yoga trends in today's health-oriented world. The teenage reader is exposed to the universe of the most popular styles of yoga, including hatha, vinyasa, Ashtanga (power yoga), Iyengar, and Bikram (hot yoga), and is encouraged to draw conclusions as to the appropriateness of the activity in his or her life. New and trending yoga styles like doga, yogalates, and acroyoga are included. Safety issues are presented where appropriate. The Yoga Fitness title has been developed to encourage teens to analyze the information and satisfies many of the Common Core specific goals, higher level skills, and progressive strategies for middle grade and junior high level students.

About this title

About the Author:

Amie Jane Leavitt is an accomplished author, researcher, and photographer. She graduated from Brigham Young University as an education major and has since taught all subjects and grade levels in both private and public schools. She is an adventurer who loves to travel the globe in search of interesting story ideas and beautiful places to capture in photos. She has written more than fifty books for kids, has contributed to online and print media, and has worked as a consultant, writer, and editor for numerous educational publishing and assessment companies. Amie has been practicing yoga since 2006. Since the first time she tried it, she knew she loved it so much that she was going to continue practicing it for the rest of her life. Because of that, she particularly enjoyed researching and writing this book and hopes that those who read it will gain a greater appreciation for yoga and a desire to practice it as well.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 7 Up-This series introduces sports that may not be taught in typical physical education classes, such as yoga and cross-training. Each book begins with a descriptive story about teens experiencing a workout: a blow-by-blow approach that slows down the flow with too many details, leaving readers hungry for a basic factual overview. There is also an excess of information about fringe yoga styles like doga (yoga with dogs). These books don't hone in on the information that kids will need when deciding whether to try one of these exercises, throwing a ton of material at readers without organizing it or communicating clearly (for instance, the chapter on yoga history comes too soon, before readers know enough about its role in contemporary society), and long walls of text may be intimidating. The graphics appear dated, with page numbers in compact disc icons, and the photo quality is dark, blurry, and poor, many of them featuring adult models who won't resonate with the intended audience. Though the books take on interesting subjects, their many flaws make them problematic.α(c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1612285511
• ISBN 13: 9781612285511
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 48