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Book title: Exercise your way to health: Back Pain Paula Coates Ali Carrington
Author: Reviewer:
80% of us will suffer back pain at some time in our lives. Those of us who do experience it would do worse than to have this handy-sized book close by.
The author, Paula Coates, begins by laying out the facts
and also the myths of managing back pain and has created a no-nonsense guide split into three main parts. Firstly, she increases our understanding of what we are dealing with; then gives us options to improve our situation; and finally offers a progressive exercise programme including a week-by-week walking and running programme and resistance exercises.
With clear diagrams and illustrations, the advice given is predominantly safe and effective with only one miss (although an important one in my view) – there is no mention of what not to do when suffering from any specific condition. For example, the author recommends side bends
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In general, a positive book that improves understanding and promotes a philosophy of getting on with your life even with back pain!
Book title: Sports Training Author:
John Shepherd Reviewer: Tom Godwin
The book is a very easy read with some great information for anyone who is
considering training a sports person. Throughout the book there are training tips where John draws on his experience and history of
working with athletes to illustrate points he has made in the main text. There are also boxes detailing key information for ease of reference. The book covers a range of key topics including conditioning principles, injury prevention, motor skill development, programming, and nutrition.
Overall I would say the book is very well laid out, an easy read and contains a great deal of information that could be used by a trainer working with sports people or, alternatively, by the sports person themselves. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone.
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