The Fit and Healthy DancerISBN: 978-0-471-97528-1
Paperback
256 pages
March 1999
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Fuel for Dance: Energy and Energy Production.
Energy Cost of Different Forms of Dance.
Nutrition to Fuel Dance.
The Human Body: Body Composition and its Assessment.
Somatotyping.
Anatomy and Function of Bones and Skeleton.
Skeleton Muscle and Muscle Fibre Characteristics (Slow and FastMuscle Fibres, Different Types of Muscle Contraction).
Fit for Dance: Aspects Affecting General Physical Performance andFitness.
The Definition, Assessment and Training of Muscle Strength, MusclePower, Muscle Aerobic and Anaerobic Endurance.
Training for Speed, Power and Endurance.
Training for Strength.
Mobility, Flexibility.
Muscle Fatigue.
Recovery from Exercise.
The Importance of Warm-up and Cool-down.
Medical and Health Aspects of Dance: Energy Balance and WeightBalance.
The Effects of Reduced Body Weight in Dancers: Bone Density,Osteoporsis, Amenorrhoea.
The Most Common Injuries in Dancers.
The Causes of Injuries.
Overtraining.
Exercise Induced Asthma.
Physiological/Anatomical Sex Differences Related to Dance.
Paediatric Physiology Associated with Dance and Health.
Energy Cost of Different Forms of Dance.
Nutrition to Fuel Dance.
The Human Body: Body Composition and its Assessment.
Somatotyping.
Anatomy and Function of Bones and Skeleton.
Skeleton Muscle and Muscle Fibre Characteristics (Slow and FastMuscle Fibres, Different Types of Muscle Contraction).
Fit for Dance: Aspects Affecting General Physical Performance andFitness.
The Definition, Assessment and Training of Muscle Strength, MusclePower, Muscle Aerobic and Anaerobic Endurance.
Training for Speed, Power and Endurance.
Training for Strength.
Mobility, Flexibility.
Muscle Fatigue.
Recovery from Exercise.
The Importance of Warm-up and Cool-down.
Medical and Health Aspects of Dance: Energy Balance and WeightBalance.
The Effects of Reduced Body Weight in Dancers: Bone Density,Osteoporsis, Amenorrhoea.
The Most Common Injuries in Dancers.
The Causes of Injuries.
Overtraining.
Exercise Induced Asthma.
Physiological/Anatomical Sex Differences Related to Dance.
Paediatric Physiology Associated with Dance and Health.