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Sport & Fitness

Reading list

For a complete list of books recommended by Sport & Fitness course tutors, please click here. You can check availability on the Library catalogue.

Gateways to internet resources

WebMD - Health

Online journals

Ultrafit

Athens e-resources

You will need an Athens login to use these resources - find out how to do this here. After registration, you can use Athens anywhere that you have internet access.

The links below work best if you are already logged in to the Athens service.

ebrary

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Sport & Fitness Topics

Exercise for Children

Children and sports injuries - This website of health articles and educational material was compiled in cooperation with the ACA Council on Sports Injury and published by the Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research.

Fitness Testing

Fitness testing guide - Rob's Home of Fitness Testing is dedicated to all things concerning fitness testing, with over 120 fitness tests described, information about conducting and interpreting assessment results, plus much more.

Sports Coach - BrianMac's website provides information on the many topics related to developing physical and mental condition to help fitness enthusiasts, athletes and coaches achieve their goals and to assist students studying sport related qualifications.

Flexibility

AAOS: Your Orthopaedic Connection - Resources, discussion groups and member services from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Human Physiology

Anatomy of the human body - Online illustrations from Henry Gray's influential book. Subject index included.

Visible body - The most comprehensive human anatomy visualization tool available. This web-delivered application offers an unparalleled understanding of human anatomy and features 3D controls to isolate, rotate, and zoom into structures.

Inner Body - Study the anatomy of the human body online using anatomy charts, models and diagrams.

Injury Prevention

Virtual sports injury clinic - Illustrated information on over 100 common sports injuries.

Badminton

International Badminton Federation - Information about the badminton calendar of events, world rankings, and rules and regulations.

Swimming

The Swimming Teachers' Association - A registered charity that is committed to providing nationally and internationally recognised and accredited vocational awards that address the needs of the sport and leisure industry, whilst also being fully aligned with the UK government’s strategy for raising standards and skills in the work place through the provision of high quality fit for purpose vocational qualifications.

Table Tennis

International Table Tennis Federation - Tournament results, rankings, rules and contact information.