Peak Performance Fitness: Maximizing Your Fitness Potential Without Injury or Strain - Softcover

Rhodes, Jennifer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 089793296X ISBN 13: 9780897932967

Publisher: Hunter House, 2000

Synopsis

Strength isn't the only key to being a better athlete or preventing injuries - endurance and body alignment are equally important. This book demonstrates simple exercises to return to natural alignment; improve overall health; and prevent or heal aches, pains, and injuries. Jennifer Rhodes looks at the body as an integrated system and offers a step-by-step plan for developing cardiovascular capacity, strength, and flexibility. Including anecdotes and stories, examples, and plenty of encouragement, she provides instructions for getting maximum benefit from every workout. "An intelligent, balanced approach to exercise and fitness." - Michael J. Gelb, author of Body Learning

About this title

From Library Journal:

Physical therapist and personal trainer Rhodes, trained at Columbia University, provides a comprehensive and realistic step-by-step program to getting maximum benefits from exercise. By using postural evaluation and correct body mechanics, along with the simple exercises outlined in the book, one can work out safely and thoroughly without risking or exacerbating bodily injury. Intended for use as a manual, the book provides illustrations and guidelines for sessions designed to strengthen and stabilize different muscle groups, exercises to develop flexibility and natural alignment, and action plans to improve cardiovascular capacity for people at all levels of fitness. An exercise log is included, as are bibliographies, appendixes, and a resource list for further study. This encouraging and intelligently written book belongs in all wellness collections and in public and academic libraries that support health-related or physical education curricula. Anyone who is serious about physical fitness or who works in the field should read this well-conceived book.DDeborah Anne Broocker, Georgia Perimeter Coll. LRC, Dunwoody
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review:

"...is an excellent text for people looking for an accurate, clear, and concise guide to exercising safely and thoroughly" -- Physical Therapy Journal

"...this book, written by a physical therapist, is a refreshing read." -- Journal of the Section on Women's Health

"In an era of 'quick fixes' with no long-term results, Peak Performance Fitness, is a welcome voice." -- Paul M. Juris, Ed.D., Director of Equinox Fitness Training Institute

About this edition

• Publisher: Hunter House
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 089793296X
• ISBN 13: 9780897932967
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160