Student's Anatomy of Exercise Manual: 50 Essential Exercises Including Weights, Stretches, and Cardio

Health and fitness trainers, students of sports science, and men and women intent on getting into better physical shape will recognize and value this manual as a key guidebook and information resource. Its contents include--

• 50 essential exercises, described and illustrated, and including stretching, weightlifting, and cardiovascular routines
• 200 anatomical color illustrations showing the active and stabilizer muscles used in each exercise
• A glossary of anatomical terms
• A 30-page workbook section with line illustrations of the muscular system
  
  Health and fitness students are advised to use the workbook by shading the various parts of the muscular system with colored pencils as an aid to memorizing locations of muscles. Visualizing and understanding which muscles are activated during exercise helps to improve the effectiveness of workout and rehabilitation routines. Full-color illustrations throughout.

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A valuable learning tool for anatomy and sports science students, as well as allied health workers

• Designed to improve your understanding of how the body functions during a workout session
• More than 200 detailed anatomical illustrations
• Contains a comprehensive overview of the major body systems
• Includes a 32-page self-test coloring workbook
  
  The Student's Anatomy of Exercise Manual clearly explains how to execute 50 essential exercises properly, providing tips aimed at different fitness levels and including warnings to help you avoid injury. Detailed, full-color anatomical illustrations show exactly which muscles are used in each exercise--identifying active and stabilizer muscles. Visualizing precisely which muscles are activated during various exercises will not only increase your knowledge of anatomy and your understanding of how the body works, but will also help improve the effectiveness of your workout and rehabilitation routines.
  
  To help you memorize the location of various muscles and bones, The Student's Anatomy of Exercise Manual contains an illustrated overview of the major body systems and a workbook featuring black-and-white line illustrations showing parts of the muscular and skeletal systems.
  
  Chief consultant
  Professor Ken Ashwell, B.Med.Sc., M.B., B.S., Ph.D.

Dr. Ken Ashwell is Professor of Anatomy in the Department of Anatomy, School of Medical Sciences at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.