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Sports Injuries, Recovery Methods & Physiotherapy.
Running Injury-Free : How to Prevent, Treat and Recover from Dozens of Painful Problems
by Joe Ellis, Joe Henderson

Paul Check's Swiss Ball Exercises for Athletes Vol 1 - VHS
  Excellent Training Video Series that shows how to train using a Swiss Ball for best effects.

Paul Check's Swiss Ball Exercises for Athletes Vol 2 - VHS
  Excellent Training Video Series that shows a full Swiss Ball workout that is performed using the right methods.

Paul Chek's Scientific Abdominal Training
  The complete abdominal workout that explains the "why," "how" and "what for" of abdominal strengthening.

Awesome Abs : The Gut Busting Selection for Men & Women by Paul Chek
 Awesome Abs is an easy-to-follow guide for all those who yearn to own a full set of healthy, ripped 'n' sexy abs, plus total midsection conditioning. Awesome Abs spells out simply and clearly all the necessary training and dietary secrets to firm and flatten anyone's abdominals no matter how out of shape they may be.

Sports Massage for Peak Performance by Gregory Pike, Greg Pike (1997)
 Amazon.com's Health and Fitness Editor's Recommended Book, 08/01/97
 American professional athletes have been using sports massage for more than two decades now, and the technique is considered effective for precontest warm-ups (to increase circulation and flexibility), postevent cool-downs (to relax performance-tightened muscles), and between-contest body maintenance (to keep tissues loose and maintain posture). This straightforward and well-illustrated book shows you how to perform sports-massage techniques on yourself or a partner. It also includes flexibility exercises and offers sport-specific advice. 

The Sports Medicine Bible : Prevent, Detect, and Treat Your Sports Injuries Through the Latest Medical Techniques by Lyle J. Micheli, Mark D. Jenkins
One of the USA's  foremost sports medicine authorities presents a  complete reference guide for today's athlete, featuring the most up-to-date techniques for preventing, diagnosing, and treating all types of sports injuries. Includes symptoms charts for acute and overuse injuries.150 photos.

Conquering Athletic Injuries by Paul M. Taylor (Editor), Diane K. Taylor (Editor)

Denise Austin - Mat Workout Based on J.H. Pilates (2000)
  This video contains 2 x 20 minute workouts - They are great to incorporate with other workouts or use alone when time is limited. Workout 1 is all pilates and your abs will feel strong and flat after about 3 sessions. Workout 2 combines yoga and pilates and it is tough!

Total Mindbody Training : A Guide to Peak Athletic Performance by Jacob H., M.D. Jordan

A revolutionary approach to accelerated peak performance training that draws on research breakthroughs in psychology, neurology, physiology, and athletics to reveal the latest tools to liberate the athlete's abilities and  unlock potential. Beginning from the simplest steps of identifying and  recording training goals, the reader is taken on a participatory journey  from learning to relax during movement ad breathe most efficiently, to visualizing performances and cheating routines that call upon peak performance state at will. Each section is concluded with specific exercises that implemented in the daily training plan. 


Sport Stretch by Michael J. Alter(1997)
Customer comment:
A must need book for the Modern Athlete. Michael J. Alter's Sport Stretch is one of the best sources out there for the Modern Athlete. I have used the book to assist in my Martial Arts training and it has helped to greatly improve my whole training program. Idea for  every athlete but best for anyone who need to work on flexablity. Get this for the Martial Artist, Gymist, or Dancer that you know.
The New York City Ballet Workout : Fifty Stretches and Exercises Anyone Can Do for a Strong, Graceful, and Sculpted Body by Peter Martins (1997)
Amazon.com
  "For many years we've heard that ballet is unhealthy," Peter Martins, ballet master of the New York City Ballet, writes in his foreword to this unique fitness book. "Actually, I believe the reverse is true: Ballet is extremely healthy because it helps build your body in a natural, progressive way." Following his routine might not get you into the corps de ballet, but it may get you hard, lean abs and firm buttocks; a contoured waist; and that perfect posture and flexibility you've yearned  for.

 Martins shares 50 strength-building exercises that were once restricted to the elite rehearsal studios of the New York City Ballet. He combines anecdotes about working with the company's occasional dance principle with clear explanations of the benefits and steps of the exercise. Martins's narrative encourages awareness of the body's innate grace. "You want to discover what dancers know instinctively--where the body is in space at all times, whether onstage, backstage, or at the supermarket."

 Three hundred striking black-and-white photographs of company members performing and demonstrating each movement motivate you to get into your tights and onto the floor. You need absolutely no exercise equipment--and think how good you'll look behind your shopping cart.


Body Control: Using Techniques Developed by Joseph H. Pilates
by Lynne Robinson, Joseph Pilates, Gordon Thomson
Amazon.com
  If you've ever wondered how ballet dancers get that graceful, calm-looking, perfectly postured stance, one of the reasons is a series of exercises named for the late trainer Joseph H. Pilates. Long a staple of dance studios, his techniques are becoming a staple in gyms as well. Body Control provides an excellent introduction to the Pilates method and easy-to-follow instructions for doing them at home, without the need for special machinery that instructors often use. The book describes 40 different exercises and explains how to relax and breathe correctly while doing them. Even more important, it explains what you may be doing wrong (since some of the exercises could worsen a painful condition if done incorrectly). The very clear illustrations, which mix photographs with line drawings, will allow most people to get the hang of it right away. Because it works muscles you may not ordinarily use that much, these exercises take more effort than you might think. And while they don't promise huge muscles, adherents say the method helps them stand up straighter and move more easily, without pain. Nothing can turn an ordinary person into a ballet star, but these exercises could make you almost as graceful as one.

Science of Flexibility by Michael J. Science of Stretching Alter (1996)

A reference text on concepts and principles of flexibility, of interest to  professionals and students in exercise science, health/fitness, sport and  physical therapy, and massage therapy, as well as practitioners of dance, yoga, and martial arts. Offers chapters on properties of connective and soft tissues, neurophysiological aspects, and anatomy and flexibility of various areas, as well as information on relaxation and social and emotional aspects. This second edition contains five new chapters on topics such as joint manipulation and chiropractic adjustment, controversial stretches, and stretching for specific conditions. 


Sportsmassage : A Complete Program for Increasing Performance and Endurance by Jack Meagher, Pat Boughton, Pansy Haley (Illustrator), Bob King (1998)

Still recognized as the bible of sports massage, this book's simple principles can improve athletic condition and prevent injury to muscles. Four easily taught strokes locate and treat strained muscles used in many popular sports. 

Dynamic Stretching and Kicking by Bill Wallace

Facilitated Stretching by Robert E. McAtee

Understanding Sports Massage by Patricia J. Benjamin, Scott P. Lamp

Track & Field Coach's Survival Guide, by Edward L. Wallace, Jr.


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