The Complete Waterpower Work-out Book: Programs for Fitness, Injury Prevention, and Healing.Huey L, Forster R. New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10022, Random House Inc, 1993, paperback, 371 pp, illus, $15.95. The Complete Waterpower waterpower Power produced by a stream of water as it turns a wheel or similar device. The waterwheel, probably invented in the 1st century BC, was widely used throughout the Middle Ages and into modern times for grinding grain, operating bellows for furnaces, and other Workout Book provides exercise routines for fitness and rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. . It is an excellent reference for any person desiring to participate in or teach water exercise. The text has two main sections. Part 1 provides exercise routines for the beginner, fitness enthusiast, and the athlete or dancer who is in training. Part 2 addresses the exercise needs of the injured athlete or dancer, and the surgical patient. In part 1, two primary fitness routines are presented. The Waterpower Workout is performed in chest-deep water; the Deep Waterpower Workout emphasizes deepwater walking and running. Both routines address flexibility, aerobic and anaerobic anaerobic /an·aer·o·bic/ (an?ah-ro´bik) 1. lacking molecular oxygen. 2. growing, living, or occurring in the absence of molecular oxygen; pertaining to an anaerobe. capacity, musculoskeletal musculoskeletal /mus·cu·lo·skel·e·tal/ (-skel´e-t'l) pertaining to or comprising the skeleton and muscles. mus·cu·lo·skel·e·tal adj. Relating to or involving the muscles and the skeleton. resiliency, strength, power, speed, skills, and rest. The Dance-Specific and Sport-Specific Waterpower Workouts build upon these routines. Part 2 of the text covers water therapy. Nonsurgical and postsurgical rehabilitation exercises are presented. The Water Healing Workout is structured so that it may be individually designed and is based on the body part that is injured, the diagnosis, and the phase of rehabilitation. The water therapy is combined with a "progressive, protective fitness program." The text is easy to read and understand, yet it is comprehensive. Exercise terms and concepts are well defined. Hundreds of photographs supplement the written instructions. Summary sheets provide quick reference to routines. Exercise progression is clearly outlined. Safety is repeatedly emphasized; injury prevention and protection is paramount. The amount of attention given to dance and sport skill via water exercise is exceptional. The text is written particularly for the exercise participant. It is also to "serve as a manual for water therapists, coaches, athletes, and fitness instructors fitness instructor fit n → Fitnesstrainer(in) m(f) turning to water for all of its wonderful benefits." Physical therapists will find this book useful when developing water fitness and rehabilitation programs Noun 1. rehabilitation program - a program for restoring someone to good health program, programme - a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need; "he proposed an elaborate program of public works"; "working mothers rely on the day care . |
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