Conditioning for Outdoor Fitness: Functional Exercise & Nutrition for Every Body

by Mark Pierce A.T.C., David Musnick M.D.

· A new chapter on balance includes exercises for improving athletic performance as well as balance tips for seniors
· Includes the latest information on strengthening the lower back, preventing back injuries, and what to do if you have a back problem
· A new take-to-the-gym aerobic exercise calendar and chart

Learn key aerobic and strength training concepts to design and improve your exercise program with the updated edition of Conditioning for Outdoor Fitness. Written by a team of sports fitness experts, this book explores how each region of the body works and describes convention and functional exercises to improve your fitness and activity performance.
With new information on everything from exercising with tendonitis to footwear and orthotics, people of all fitness levels will find something to help them to the next level.
David Musnick, M.D., is a sports medicine physician in Seattle trained in exercise design, nutrition, and injury rehabilitation. Mark Pierce, A.T.C., is an athletic trainer in Bellevue, Washington, specializing in functional strength training and optimizing physical performance.

Genres: Reference, Outdoors, Fitness

414 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1999

Reviews

[CatReader]

David Musnick is a sports medicine physician and Mark Pierce is a certified athletic trainer. In 1999's Conditioning for Outdoor Fitness, Musnick and Pierce, along with various other contributors, provide a fairly comprehensive resources of exercises to implement as part of a general fitness routine, as part of a specific outdoor activity training routine, or as part of strategic cross-training to strengthen performance in a different physical activity. Many black and white photos are used to highlight proper form for various exercises, and some exercises are also described at various levels of difficulty to suit the needs of beginners vs. the more advanced. A few chapters are devoted to topics like nutrition, sample training routines, aging, etc., though I didn't find these sufficiently detailed to serve as a one-stop-shop for these elements.

I'm not an athlete but found this book useful for exercise suggestions to implement into my general fitness training program. This book is definitely more advanced and technical than the likes of my most recent fitness read, Weight Training for Dummies (2nd, 00) by Neporent, Liz - Schlosberg, Suzanne Paperback (2000) , so I'd recommend newbies start with a basic resource before progressing to this book which presumes an intermediate level of knowledge of exercise and form.

My statistics:
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Book 2337 cumulatively

[Ook]

Excellent book for ideas and ways to increase fitness based on activity. I culled many routines from the pages, all with helpful descriptions including which muscle groups affected, detailed instructions and illustrations.

[Joseph Reitano]

Written by an MD in sports medicine, this book goes into exercise physiology, aerobic training, strength, balance, stretching, injuries, injury prevention, and specific training for various outdoor activities. Specific chapters go into, hiking, backpacking, rock climbing, mountaineering, kayaking, etc. This is an excellent book that goes beyond traditional exercise books into physiology of excercise, yet it is accessible to the layman.

[Brenda]

Currently rereading.