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Finding Books and e-Books on Health and Kinesiology Topics

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Selected Books

This list represents just a sampling of the health and kinesiology books available at the Bertnsen Library. Search Library Search to find books on your particular health and kinesiology topic.

ACSM's Health-Related Physical Fitness Assessment by American College of Sports Medicine
Call Number: Northwestern Upper Level 613.7 Am35 2018
ISBN: 9781496338808
Publication Date: 2017-10-13
Published by the American College of Sports Medicine, this authoritative manual teaches health fitness professionals and students how to appropriately conduct fitness assessment testing. The focus on assessment makes this content critical for those studying to enter the fitness and rehabilitation fields, as well as those already working who need to align their practice to industry standards. This new edition has been fully updated to reflect key changes from the tenth edition of the ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription . The goal of this Fifth Edition of ACSM's Health-Related Physical Fitness Manual is to provide a comprehensive overview of why and how to perform assessments of the five health-related components of physical fitness, namely body composition, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and cardiorespiratory fitness.
Clinical Kinesiology and Anatomy by Lynn S. Lippert
Call Number: Northwestern Upper Level 612.76 L665
ISBN: 0803612435
Publication Date: 2006-05-15
Lynn Lippert adds a greater emphasis onclinical insights and functional connections to her easy-to-understand, well-organized 4thedition text. This accurate and thoughtfully updated edition is what should be at the heart of your clinical kinesiology course.
Understanding Fitness by Julie K. Silver (Editor); Christopher Morin (Editor) We've all heard the mantra, exercise for good health. In fact, exercise, or lack of it, may be the most important factor in avoiding, or surviving and recovering from, the top three killers across developed countries--heart disease, cancer, and stroke. But few of us understand exactly how different forms of exercise work--physiologically speaking--to keep us healthy and prevent or treat disease. Here, two nationally known exercise experts lead a stellar team explaining, in reader-friendly terms, what exercise does to our bodies and how it spurs beneficial biological actions.
Call Number: Northwestern Upper Level 613.71 Un2 2008
ISBN: 9780275994945
Publication Date: 2008-04-30