A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE STRENGTH-TRAINING PROGRAM USING THE SIMPLEST, MOST AFFORDABLE "e;UNSTABLE WEIGHTS"e;An ideal strength-building program for men and women alike, the sandbag training approach unleashes the power of functional training to help you reach your fitness goals.
One of the Boston Globe's Best Sports Books of the Year: "e;Incisive, heartbreaking, important and even funny"e; (Jeremy Schaap, New York Times-bestselling author of Cinderella Man).
Vince Lombardi's views on life and leadership--inspiring and motivational--placed in A-Z format for the first timeLegendary football coach Vince Lombardi left the national spotlight more than three decades ago, but his fiery words continue to resonate in today's hard-charging business arena.
An epic story of one man's devotion to the American causeIn October 1776, four years before Benedict Arnold s treasonous attempt to hand control of the Hudson River to the British, his patch-work fleet on Lake Champlain was all that stood between British forces and a swift end to the American rebellion.
This essential book offers suggestions for how cities and spaces can be planned and designed to reduce the impact of stress, provide opportunities for recovery, and promote the resilience of individuals in urban communities.
Almost unknown when in 1945 he purchased the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and its famous race, Tony Hulman soon became a household name in auto racing circles.
This in-depth treatment of the organization and operation of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League draws on primary documents from league owner Arthur Meyerhoff and others for a unique perspective inside the AAGPBL.
This upbeat nitty-gritty memoir, based on the author's 2001 trail journal, chronicles one man's hike the whole length of the Appalachian Trail, beginning just north of Atlanta and finishing six months later in Maine.
This concise, engaging text, distinguished by its skillful integration of theory and practice, addresses the key principles of sport, exercise, and performance psychology.
Cette première étude, consacrée aux "Jeux des îles de l'Océan Indien", a pour double objectif : d'étudier d'une part, à travers de nombreux témoignages, une manifestation sportive internationale, son histoire, ses enjeux, son avenir, en mettant en évidence ses ambiguïtés sur les plans sociaux et politiques et d'autre part, de participer à une nouvelle géopolitique du sport.
Nourishing Dance: An Essential Guide on Nutrition, Body Image, and Eating Disorders is written with an insider's understanding of the unique needs and pressures of the dance world and the expertise of an eating disorder specialist, dietitian, clinician, and educator.
Loin des poncifs et autres lieux communs qui circulent sur la méditation, cet ouvrage ouvre les portes de cette pratique millénaire et nous fournit les clés de ce que les bouddhistes appellent la culture de l'esprit-coeur.
Depuis 1850 jusqu'à nos jours, trois conceptions du sport-santé se seront succédé tout en se maintenant comme des thèmes récurrents : - se régénérer avec les naturistes, les hygiénistes et les végétariens anarchistes de la fin du XIXe siècle ;- s'activer avec la naissance de la médication physique par la médecine du sport, qui aura transformé le sport-santé en sport sur ordonnance ; - s'éveiller avec le développement du slow sport dans la nature, des pratiques d'explorations sensorielles comme le yoga qui ouvre la possibilité de découvrir un corps capacitaire jusque-là inédit.
Dans cet essai au carrefour de plusieurs disciplines, une question simple se pose : comment joue-t-on au football, lorsqu'on pratique ce sport ici ou ailleurs ?
The improbable story of the birth of modern-day pro basketball in TorontoIn just over 25 years, the Toronto Raptors have evolved from an intrepid expansion team to an NBA champion.
A beloved storyteller's finest tales of outdoor adventure and the sporting experience Archibald Rutledge ranks as one of America's best-loved and most prolific outdoor writers.
'A hugely enjoyable love letter to swimming and open water adventures' Sophie RaworthSports and Virgin Radio Breakfast Show presenter Vassos Alexander found solace and distraction swimming in the Thames during a difficult summer, and was bitten by the bug.
HARD-CORE JUMP ROPING FOR EXTREME FITNESSYou certainly jumped rope as a kid, but you probably didn't realize this fun activity is also a kickass workout for shredding all the major muscles-arms, legs, butt, abs, shoulders and chest.
The Big Red Machine dominated major league baseball in the 1970s, but the Cincinnati franchise began its climb to that pinnacle in 1961, when an unlikely collection of cast-offs and wannabes stunned the baseball world by winning the National League pennant.
In the Cold War era, the confrontation between capitalism and communism played out not only in military, diplomatic, and political contexts, but also in the realm of culture-and perhaps nowhere more so than the cultural phenomenon of sports, where the symbolic capital of athletic endeavor held up a mirror to the global contest for the sympathies of citizens worldwide.
Master your instruments and turn on-board information into racing results Modern sailors are bombarded with a wealth of information from their on-board instruments.
Des concours d’art et littérature (architecture, littérature, musique, peinture, sculpture), avec classement et médailles comme pour les compétitions sportives, se sont tenus aux Jeux Olympiques de 1912 à 1948.