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Catalogue 2026

Science and Development of Muscular Strength

Written by Timothy J. Suchomel, PhD, a leading authority on muscular strength, Science and Development of Muscular Strength eliminates the need to consult multiple resources to understand the evolving definitions of strength as well as its crucial role in athletic success. With over 2,500 references across 12 chapters, this text is the most comprehensive resource on muscular strength.

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Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL

279 X 216 mm

Release Date: October 2025

9781718223660

Hardback

320 pages

AUD$: 130.00

Foundational Strength

The Basics for Starting Training

Train Like a Pro Programming to Develop Your Inner Athlete

Focusing on the most essential information you need to know to start a safe and effective strength training program, Foundational Strength provides step-by-step explanations of the key elements and phases of the four essential lifts: squat, bench press, deadlift, and overhead press.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL

280 X 220 mm

Release Date: June 2025

9781718216013

Paperback

272 pages

AUD$: 40.99

When you were a kid, playing sports was everything, and you strived to make that game-winning goal or buzzer-beating shot. Athleticism is something you trained hard for, and it shouldn’t stop as you age. Now you can preserve that feeling of exaltation with Train Like a Pro: Programming to Develop Your Inner Athlete

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279 X 216 mm Paperback

Release Date: November 2025

296 pages

9781718222519 AUD$: 53.99

Complete Guide to Landmine Training

Complete Guide to Landmine Training is the ultimate resource for everything you need to know about this powerful training device. Renowned coaches David Otey and Joe Drake break down the science behind landmine training, why it works, where it is most effective, and how you can immediately begin to reap its benefits. Inside the book you will find the following:

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250 X 160 mm

Release Date: July 2025

9781718217942

Paperback

272 pages

AUD$: 54.99

Scientific Foundations and Practical Applications of Periodization

Scientific Foundations and Practical Applications of Periodization is the first book of its kind designed to optimize sport performance by integrating both classic and modern periodization theories with recovery methodologies, nutritional interventions, and athlete monitoring guidelines.

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Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL

279 X 216 mm

Release Date: May 2024

9781492561675

Paperback

600 pages

AUD$: 175.00

Smarter Workouts

The Science of Exercise Made Simple

Science and Development of Muscle Hypertrophy 2/e

The science behind building bigger, stronger muscles.Reference for strength and conditioning professionals, researchers, and scientists studying muscle hypertrophy; textbook for upperundergraduate and graduate students in exercise science.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL

280 X 220 mm

Release Date: July 2020

9781492597674

Fitness expert and author Pete McCall explains the effects of exercise on your body so you can identify what will work best for you. This text gives you access to fat-burning workouts that help you work smarter to produce real results. Exercises allow you to choose from seven different equipment options including bodyweight, dumbbells, kettlebells, medicine balls, stability balls, sand bags and resistance bands.

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Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL

279 X 216 mm

Release Date: March 2019

9781492567882

Paperback

312 pages

AUD$: 49.99

Hardback

312 pages

AUD$: 136.00

The Complete Guide to Strength Training Methods

Sport performance coach Keven Arseneault has spent over 20 years reading, researching, and testing various methods to determine the best training techniques. In The Complete Guide to Strength Training Methods, he assembles these into a comprehensive resource that allows you to add variety and get the most from your workouts.

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250 X 240 mm

Release Date: July 2023

9781718216693

Paperback

344 pages

AUD$: 58.99

Strength Training Anatomy

4/e

Anyone serious about building muscle and increasing strength. Also, the personal trainers, strength and conditioning coaches, and health and medical professionals who work with them.

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Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL

250 X 190 mm

Release Date: December 2022

9781718214866

Paperback

256 pages

AUD$: 59.99

Lower Body Training

The Definitive Guide to Increasing Size, Strength, and Athletic Performance

Fitness enthusiasts who want to work out with a partner as well as group fitness instructors and personal trainers who lead small- or large-group classes.

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Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL

250 X 190 mm

Release Date: January 2022

9781718200401

Paperback

224 pages

AUD$: 48.99

Serious fitness enthusiasts and athletes who want to make significant improvements in lower body size, strength, and power; also for strength and conditioning professionals, personal trainers, and other fitness professionals.

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280 X 210 mm

Release Date: June 2022

9781718206878

Paperback

264 pages

AUD$: 58.99

Functional Core for Women

Targeted Training for Glutes and Abs

Are you ready to show off a strong, supple midsection?

Functional Core for Women: Targeted Training for Glutes and Abs helps women of all fitness levels improve strength and bodily aesthetics with an original and effective approach to ......

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250 X 160 mm

Release Date: May 2023

9781718211582

Paperback

232 pages

AUD$: 48.99

Bodybuilding Anatomy

Bodybuilding is often described as an art, but speak with any competitive bodybuilder and you’ll quickly learn that the true artistry lies in the training and preparation. The process of building, sculpting, and refining muscle is an intricate undertaking, requiring a deep understanding of how exercises affect specific muscles. Bodybuilding Anatomy is the definitive resource for mastering this art. Visually stunning and comprehensive, this accessible manual offers unparalleled guidance on muscle development and refinement. With over 100 detailed anatomical illustrations, you’ll see exactly how each exercise engages muscles, ligaments, and tendons, helping you optimize your training for maximum results.

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Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback

230 X 150 mm

224 Pages

Rel Date: May 2025

9781718225985 AUD$: 65.99

The Bodyweight Blueprint Over 70 Workouts to Achieve Your Training Goals

A library of bodyweight-only workouts that can be done anywhere. High-tech machines, free weights, complex programs, gym memberships-there are so many tools to improve fitness, but you are likely overlooking the most powerful tool available to you: your own weight. The Bodyweight Blueprint is your guide to building the ideal bodyweight workouts for your goals, regardless of age, fitness level, or experience. With no equipment necessary, this unique programming guide offers 86 versatile exercises and 39 stretches that can be done wherever you are. Certified personal trainer Brad Kolowich Jr., whose client list includes Tyler Perry, Alicia Silverstone, and Luke Evans, is on a mission to show people the power of bodyweight exercises. In The Bodyweight Blueprint he includes over 70 simple and effective workouts that can be done with little or no equipment.

Bodyweight Strength Training Anatomy 2/e

Bodyweight Strength Training Anatomy details how to create a customized program for building a stronger, more toned physique. The book also explains the benefits of doing a particular exercise, important safety guidelines, and ways to make an exercise either easier or more challenging. Because little to no fitness equipment is needed, the exercises can be done nearly anywhere-at home, in a hotel room, and even at work. Features such as Safety Tips and difficulty ratings make these exercises easy to approach and implement. Whether you are just beginning your quest for a better body or simply seeking a proven approach for training at home or on the road, Bodyweight Strength Training Anatomy, Second Edition, is a one-of-a-kind resource that you’ll refer to again and again.

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254 X 178 mm

248 Pages B&W THROUGHOUT Rel Date: August 2025

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Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback

254 X 178 mm

288 Pages

Rel Date: November 2025

9781718234529

AUD$: 49.99

100 Best Physique Workouts

Transform Your Body with the World's Top Trainers

100 Best Physique Workouts: Transform Your Body With the World’s Top Trainers brings together some of the best-known names in the industry to provide their go-to workouts. Instead of paying big money to train with these experts, you can find their favorite workouts in this one-of-a-kind resource that allows you to mix up the types of workouts and achieve the physique goals you desire.

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Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL

254 X 178 mm

Release Date: May 2026

9781718238329

Paperback

376 pages

AUD$: 69.99

Metabolic Training

The Ultimate Guide to the Ultimate Workout

Train Smarter, not Longer

The Minimum Effective Dose for Muscular Development

Catapult your training efficiency and get measurable results with metabolic training! Commonly known as met con, or metabolic conditioning, this form of training is often mistaken for any combination of high-intensity exercises. The truth is that grouping exercises together without structure or purpose does not define a training style.

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250 X 190 mm

Release Date: January 2024

9781718212466

Paperback

296 pages

AUD$: 58.99

It may sound too good to be true, but you can build muscle and get stronger with very little training, even if you’re a gym veteran. Train Smarter, Not Longer: The Minimum Effective Dose for Muscular Development explores how you can apply the minimum effective dose (MED) principle to resistance training, so you can be sure that you’re not wasting unnecessary time in the gym.

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Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL

254 X 178 mm

Release Date: September 2026

9781718239296

Paperback

240 pages

62.99

The Overload System for Strength A Modern Application of Old-School Training

Written by Christian Thibaudeau, a renowned strength and conditioning coach who has trained Olympic athletes and CrossFit Games competitors, and Tom Sheppard, a strength coach and author who works with Thibarmy, EliteFTS, and TNation, The Overload System for Strength brings the methods of legends into the modern era and teaches you how to realize your strength potential.

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Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL

280 X 210 mm

Release Date: January 2024

9781718216044

Paperback

240 pages

AUD$: 68.99

High-Powered Plyometrics 3/e

Develop explosive power for an edge over the competition. In this third edition, James Radcliffe, head strength and conditioning coach at University of Oregon, applies over 50 years of research and experience to create a hands-on guide that explores the principles of high-intensity plyometric training, power assessments, and the development of longand short-term conditioning programs. You’ll find detailed photo sequences, step-by-step instructions and coaching cues, and intensity guidelines to ensure correct technique for 85 exercises that increase power in the core, upper body, and lower body. The third edition has been expanded to include over 90 preparatory exercises for power activation within a warmup and a new chapter on advanced methods of explosive power training. In addition, it offers more detailed guidance on assessments and how the results should shape programming.

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Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback

260 X 150 mm

240 Pages

Rel Date: April 2025

9781718227989

Vital Core Training

Improve Strength and Reduce Pain With Functional Movement

Vital Core Training is more than just another core training book; it is an indispensable resource with insights and strategies that will empower you to better assess clients' needs, enhance program design, and implement core movement training that will yield results for individuals and groups of all ages and abilities. Leslee Bender-the creator of the Bender Ball (TM), a former IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year, and a 40year veteran in the fitness industry-will show you how to apply myofascial lengthening and release techniques, in combination with functional exercise, to help clients decrease pain, build strength, enhance mobility, boost flexibility, improve balance, and optimize everyday function.

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Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback

280 X 150 mm

248 Pages

Rel Date: December 2024 9781718223745

Rock Solid Resilience

An Evidence-Based Guide to Preventing Injury, Optimizing Strength, and Enhancing Performance

Pain is a poor coach, and the old adage "if it hurts, don’t do it" leaves a lot of questions: Why are you hurting? Should you keep going? Should you change your training entirely? Rock Solid Resilience teaches you how to build a resistance training program based on how you move, your stage of training, and what you’re capable of achieving-all so you can build the resilience to strength train for a lifetime. A practical guide on how to train for longevity, Rock Solid Resilience equips you with knowledge about how injuries happen and what you can do to prevent them before they interrupt your training. You’ll learn to determine whether an injury can heal with rest, if adjustments can be made to safely keep going, or if you should consult a medical professional.

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250 X 175 mm

320 Pages

Rel Date: May 2025 9781718224155 AUD$: 56.99

Practical Fueling for Endurance Athletes

Your Nutrition Guide for Optimal Performance

Endurance requires more than physical training. You need to fuel your body to optimize your training and be at your best on event day. Practical Fueling for Endurance Athletes delivers the practical, sciencebased information and strategies you need for long-term health and superior performance in your sport. You’ll learn to design, test, and implement sport-specific nutrient intake for before, during, and after your workout or event to ensure your body has the right amount of energy at the right time. Throughout, you will find checklists, charts, and 28 easy-to -make recipes to help you take in adequate and appropriate nutrients for your unique needs.

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255 X 180 mm

224 Pages

Rel Date: June 2025

Strength Training for Fat Loss 2/e

Lose fat. Add muscle. Look great. No fads or diets are required-just hard work, sensible strategies, and science-based programming to achieve the results you desire. In Strength Training for Fat Loss, Second Edition, internationally renowned trainer Nick Tumminello provides the formula for transforming your body. He explains how to use the three Cs of metabolic strength training-circuits, combinations, and complexes-to accelerate your metabolism and maximize fat loss while maintaining and even adding muscle. In this updated second edition, you'll find more than 150 exercises using barbells, dumbbells, kettlebells, machines, or just your body weight, basic guidelines for eating sensibly to accelerate your metabolism, over 50 ready-to-use metabolic strength workouts, color photos demonstrating the exercises, at-home workouts that require minimal equipment, and beginner workouts for those new to strength training

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Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL

Paperback

280 X 220 mm

312 Pages

Rel Date: November 2023

9781718218482

64.99

Delavier's Women's Strength Training Anatomy Workouts

Delavier's Women's Strength Training Anatomy Workouts delivers the exercises, programming, and advice you need for the results you want. Based on the anatomical features unique to women, this new guide sets the standard for women's strength training. 290 full-color illustrations allow you to see inside 157 exercises and 49 programs for strengthening, sculpting, and developing your arms, chest, back, shoulders, abs, legs, and glutes. Step-by-step instructions work in tandem with the anatomical illustrations to ensure understanding of maximizing the efficiency of each exercise. You'll see how muscles interact with surrounding joints and skeletal structures and learn how variations of movements can isolate specific muscles and achieve targeted results. Delavier's Women's Strength Training Anatomy includes proven programming for reducing fat, adding lean muscle, and sculpting every body region.

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Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback

254 X 178 mm

360 Pages

Rel Date: January 2015

9781450466035

AUD$: 49.99

Brain Health and Exercise

A Professional's Guide to Dual-Tasking Techniques and Programming

Brain Health and Exercise is one of the first professional resources to integrate current neuroscience with practical approaches to dual-task training and exercise programming. Designed for fitness and health professionals, this guide outlines how exercise sessions can incorporate cognitive demands to target attention, memory, executive function, and processing speed.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL

254 X 178 mm

Release Date: August 2026

9781718231511

Paperback

288 pages

If you’ve ever considered taking up walking to help meet your fitness goals, look no further than Walk Your Way Fit: Your Guide to Better Health, Wellness, and Vitality Clinical exercise physiologist Sarah Zahab is the 2012 and 2014 winner of the Ontario race walk championships (5,000 m) and the 2016 winner of the Canadian indoor national championship (3,000 m).

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Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL

254 X 178 mm

Release Date: October 2025

AUD$: 72.99 Walk Your Way Fit Your Guide to Better Health, Wellness, and Vitality

9781718236158

Understanding Fascia, Tensegrity, and Myofascial

Trigger Points

A Roadmap for FasciaFocused Therapists

Understanding Fascia, Tensegrity, and Myofascial Trigger

Points elucidates the fundamental principles and concepts underpinning fascia-focused therapies. Fascia science expert John Sharkey offers analogies, anecdotes, comparisons, and language that simplify complex topics for fascia-focused therapists and movement practitioners.

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Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback

246 X 189 mm

Release Date: June 2025

9781718237506

352 pages

B&W THROUGHOUT

AUD$: 53.99

Paperback

232 pages

AUD$: 44.99

Foundational Yoga Flow

Six sequences-including sun salutations, moon salutations, and sequences for a particular time of day-showcase the poses in a flowing rhythm. If you aspire to embody the beauty of asana, let Foundational Yoga Flow be the captivating and enlightening guide that you’ll turn to time and time again.

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250 X 175 mm Paperback

Release Date: November 2024

9781718228092

248 pages

AUD$: 54.99

Collette OuseleyMoynan, Weston Carls

The Complete Guide to Yoga Props

The Complete Guide to Yoga Props provides over 120 poses with more than 800 variations that use a yoga prop such as a block, strap, bolster, blanket, chair, or wall to modify, progress, or otherwise change the pose. Packed with beautiful photos showcasing the pose variations, no other resource offers the sheer number of options to make your yoga practice truly personal for every body and need.

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Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL

250 X 180 mm Paperback

Release Date: February 2025

416 pages

9781718223608 AUD$: 68.99

Hatha Yoga A Comprehensive Guide

Understand yoga poses better by understanding the body’s anatomy. Yoga enthusiasts, yoga instructors, and other fitness professionals; reference for health and medical professionals and for physical education, kinesiology, and anatomy students.

Hatha Yoga: A Comprehensive Guide is a must-read if you want to get the most from your yoga practice. Starting from the traditional approach to yoga, you will discover how each yoga pose affects the inner body and how systematic yoga practice can increase your overall health and well-being. You will also learn the ancient principles of sequencing asanas according to their corresponding chakras (energy centers).

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246 X 189 mm

Release Date: May 2025

9781718239739

392 pages

B&W THROUGHOUT

AUD$: 59.99

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280 X 210 mm Paperback

Release Date: January 2022

9781492596479

344 pages

AUD$: 48.99

The Science of Long-Term Weight Loss

The Science of Long-Term Weight Loss provides a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to help clients and patients achieve long-term weight loss success. Taking into consideration decades of research from experts in the field, it embraces a multidisciplinary approach and use of the complexity science approach to better understand the issues surrounding long-term weight loss.

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Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL

279 X 216 mm Paperback

Release Date: July 2025

9781718201125

288 pages

AUD$: 150.00

Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology 8/e

Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Eighth Edition

With HKPropel Access, is a leading textbook that offers a comprehensive view of sport and exercise psychology. It draws connections between research and practice, and it captures the excitement of the world of sport and exercise.

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Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL

250 X 150 mm

Release Date: June 2023

9781718207592

Paperback

736 pages

AUD$: 293.00

Motivating People to Be Physically Active 3/e

Achieving Excellence

Mastering Mindset for Peak Performance in Sport and Life

Motivating People to Be Physically Active, Third Edition, is a comprehensive guide to methods that are proven to help people reduce sedentary behavior and incorporate physical activity as a regular part of their everyday lives. Research, theories, and concepts of behavioral science are clearly translated into a practical handbook for health and fitness professionals who work in planning, developing, implementing, or evaluating physical activity programs.

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250 X 180 mm

Release Date: December 2024

9781718217003

Paperback

224 pages

AUD$: 127.00

Perform to your potential with proven mental training techniques! Achieving Excellence: Mastering the Mindset for Peak Performance in Sport and Life offers a variety of peak performance strategies to help athletes, coaches, and performers

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250 X 175 mm

Release Date: September 2022

9781718207707

Paperback

368 pages

AUD$: 58.99

In Pursuit of Excellence 5/e

This new fifth edition provides the most effective strategies and step-by-step plans for developing a personal path to excellence. It teaches how to focus for excellence while living and enjoying life to the fullest. Readers will gain a more positive outlook, a more focused commitment, better ways of dealing with distractions and pressures, and strategies for overcoming obstacles.

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254 X 178 mm

Release Date: February 2016

9781450496506

Paperback

384 pages

AUD$: 46.99

Training Sport Teams

Principles, Strategies, and Programming for the Strength and Conditioning Professionals

Deliver high -quality, effective training programs to large groups. Program design for large groups of athletes is a daunting task, with far more factors to consider than in one-on-one training. Training Sport Teams: Principles, Strategies, and Programming for the Strength and Conditioning Professional offers practitioners invaluable guidance on the creation of training programs. While many resources discuss what practitioners do with their teams, the practical application of these approaches is often not provided. Each team has its own set of constraints that must be factored into the program design. Training Sport Teams provides explanations, tools, strategies, and programming frameworks that address the challenges posed by large-group training.

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Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback

279 X 216 mm

360 Pages

B&W THROUGHOUT

Rel Date: March 2026

9781718243354

93.99

Exercises for Resistance Training

A Practical Guide to Technique, Cueing, and Coaching

Learn proper resistance training exercise techniques and the best approaches to cueing. Knowing the applications, advantages, and disadvantages of a wide range of resistance training exercises and equipment is crucial for anyone studying exercise science. Exercises for Resistance Training: A Practical Guide to Technique, Cueing, and Coaching explains how to use the resistance training equipment found in settings such as commercial gyms, rehabilitation centers, and sport performance facilities. Understanding the technique needed to properly perform resistance training exercises is vital, but this resource goes a step further by teaching students how to coach, cue, and correct..

The Language of Coaching

The Art & Science of Teaching Movement

Try to recall the best coach you’ve ever had. Consider what differentiated them from other coaches; what made them so effective? Was it their knowledge and programming, or did it come down to the way they communicated with you and the way they made you feel? While the former are critical, it is a coach’s words that set them apart from the rest. The Language of Coaching focuses on the impact that communication has on an individual’s ability to learn and perform a movement. Written by performance coach Nick Winkelman, the book examines how instruction, feedback, and cueing can significantly affect training outcomes. Grounded in motor learning and the science of attentional focus, Winkelman takes you on a journey, guiding you through practical coaching frameworks that will help you adapt your language to the learning needs of those you support.

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Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback

279 X 216 mm

248 Pages

Rel Date: September 2026

9781718239890

AUD$: 113.00

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Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback

279 X 216 mm

336 Pages

Rel Date: July 2020

9781492567363

AUD$: 78.99

Sport Performance Analytic Methods

In today's sports world, decision makers, coaches, trainers, and athletes readily embrace sport performance analytics (SPA) and expect decisions to be based on such analyses. Organizations adept at collecting data, analyzing data, and applying findings enjoy a competitive advantage on the field-and a positive impact on the bottom line. For sport management students with a passion for sports and an aptitude for analytics, SPA presents an enticing career choice-one in high demand. Sport Performance Analytic Methods With HKPropel Access not only introduces students to the field of sport performance analytics but also walks them through the entire SPA process. This unparalleled approach equips students to employ SPA tools and techniques to make informed decisions affecting organization performance and success.

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270 X 210 mm

216 Pages

Rel Date: July 2024 9781718217911 AUD$: 215.00

Strength and Conditioning Coaching

Winning Methods, Programs, and Facilities

Design a training facility and craft strength and conditioning programs to meet the needs of your athletes. Strength and Conditioning Coaching: Winning Methods, Programs, and Facilities will help you make the right choices, apply the best methods, offer superior training experiences and outcomes, and be a more successful professional in a very competitive industry. Leading strength and conditioning coach Mike Boyle filters out the faulty information, failed approaches, and trendy training techniques and simply shares what works best and why. Strength and Conditioning Coaching provides a science-meets-practice perspective on the following questions and more: Why does core training keep evolving? Why is offseason aerobic conditioning often detrimental to athletes’ performance? Why are unilateral lower-body exercises so important in athlete performance training? Boyle answers them all in his unique nononsense, insightful style.

Coaching Better Every Season

A year-round system for athlete development and program success

Maximize the development of your athletes and team throughout the year, and just maybe win a postseason title in the process. Coaching Better Every Season: A Year-Round System for Athlete Development and Program Success presents a blueprint for such success, detailing proven coaching methods and practices in preseason, in-season, postseason, and off-season. The Coach Doc, Dr. Wade Gilbert, shares his researchsupported doses of advice that have helped coaches around the globe troubleshoot their ailing programs into title contenders. His field-tested yet innovative prescriptions and protocols for a more professional approach to coaching are sure to produce positive results both in competitive outcomes and in the enjoyment of the experience for athletes and coaches.

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Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback

279 X 216 mm

192 Pages

Rel Date: September 2025

9781718245846

AUD$: 64.99

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Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback

254 X 178 mm

424 Pages

Rel Date: March 2017

9781492507666

AUD$: 52.99

The Concise Book of the Moving Body 2/e

The Concise Book of the Moving Body, Second Edition, details human anatomy, including the musculoskeletal system, joints, nerves, and everyday movements. The text is fully illustrated, with more than 500 full-color drawings, making it a perfect resource for movement-oriented therapists, students, and athletes.

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Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback

246 X 189 mm

Release Date: June 2025

9781718240483

208 pages

B&W THROUGHOUT

AUD$: 44.99

Practical Guide to Exercise Physiology

The Science of Exercise Training and Performance Nutrition

Physiology of Sport and Exercise 9/e

Science comes to life with Practical Guide to Exercise Physiology, Second Edition. Taking an application-based approach, supported by vivid medical illustrations, this book provides students and health and fitness professionals with a simple and straightforward way to learn the fundamentals of human physiology, metabolism, and nutrition.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL

280 X 210 mm

Release Date: December 2020

9781492599050

Paperback

248 pages

AUD$: 142.00

Combining research with extensive visual aids, Physiology of Sport and Exercise, Ninth Edition With HKPropel Access, offers a simple way for students to explore the body’s response to various types and intensities of exercise and sports. The ninth edition of the text continues its legacy as a top physiology resource and favorite of instructors and students alike.

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Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL

280 X 210 mm

Release Date: February 2025

9781718228429

Paperback

680 pages

AUD$: 332.00

Developing the Athlete

An Applied Sport Science Roadmap for Optimizing Performance

Developing the Athlete: An Applied Sport Science Roadmap for Optimizing Performance brings much-needed clarity, providing a proven blueprint for bringing together the many fields related to sport science via an athlete development team that navigates the day-to-day development of each athlete.

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Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL

280 X 220 mm

Release Date: May 2024

9781718218574

Paperback

280 pages

AUD$: 175.00

Jack H. Wilmore

Science and Application of High Intensity Interval Training

Solutions to the Programming Puzzle

Science and Application of High-Intensity Interval Training blends the science of HIIT with practical application. The authors and a team of highly-qualified contributors provide an understanding of the foundational principles of HIIT programming.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL

279 X 216 mm

Release Date: March 2019

9781492552123

Hardback

672 pages

AUD$: 165.00

Motor Learning and Performance 7/e

From Principles to Application

Clinical Exercise Physiology 5/e

Exercise Management for Chronic Diseases and Special Populations

Motor Learning and Performance: From Principles to Application, Seventh Edition With HKPropel Access, constructs a conceptual model of factors that influence motor performance, outlines how motor skills are acquired and retained with practice, and shows students how to apply the concepts to a variety of real-world settings.

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280 X 210 mm

Release Date: June 2025

9781718221093

Paperback

352 pages

AUD$: 250.00

Clinical Exercise Physiology, Fifth Edition presents content in a logical progression, offering greater coverage and depth of diseases than typically found in similar textbooks. It explores the effects of exercise on 24 chronic conditions, with each chapter detailing the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical considerations, drug and surgical therapies, and exercise testing and prescription for each condition.

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280 X 210 mm

Release Date: July 2022

9781718200449

Paperback

656 pages

268.00

Research Methods in Physical Activity 8/e

Research Methods in Physical Activity, Eighth Edition, systematically guides students through the research process, introducing research methods, tools, and analysis techniques specifically for kinesiology and exercise science disciplines, including the subdisciplines of physical therapy, rehabilitation, and occupational therapy.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL

280 X 210 mm

Release Date: August 2022

9781718201026

Paperback

504 pages

AUD$: 254.00

The Pocket Atlas of Skeletal Muscles A Reference for Students of Physical Therapy, Medicine, Sports, and Bodywork

This concise, pocket-sized guide is a full-color, on-the-go reference for students and practitioners of anatomy, massage, physical therapy, chiropractic, medicine, nursing, and physiotherapy. Easy to use and fully illustrated with more than 500 drawings, it provides a complete profile for each muscle, clearly showing its origin, insertion, nerve supply, blood supply, and action.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL

180 X 110 mm

Release Date: January 2024

9781718226951

Paperback

224 pages

AUD$: 35.99

The Pocket Atlas of Special Tests for the Upper Limb

The Pocket Atlas of Anatomy and Physiology

With over 300 illustrations, there is no resource quite like The Pocket Atlas of Special Tests for the Upper Limb. This clear and easy-to-use guide will help you understand the purpose, procedures, and additional considerations for 83 upper limb tests. These tests can help you identify whether the musculoskeletal problem lies with a joint, a ligament, a muscle, a tendon, or another structure.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL

179 X 114 mm

Release Date: September 2025

9781718243095

Paperback

136 pages

AUD$: 36.99

The Pocket Atlas of Anatomy and Physiology is the ideal introduction for students of complementary and physical therapies. The book is designed for easy comprehension, with more than 300 clearly labeled color images, as well as flowcharts and tables to help visualize complex ideas.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL

180 X 110 mm

Release Date: February 2024

9781718227040

Paperback

328 pages

AUD$: 36.99

The Pocket Atlas of Special Tests for the Lower Limb

With over 200 illustrations, The Pocket Atlas of Special Tests for the Lower Limb is the quick reference tool you need. This clear and accessible guide will help you understand the purpose, procedures, and additional considerations for 99 lower limb tests. These tests can help you identify whether the musculoskeletal problem lies with a joint, a ligament, a muscle, a tendon, or another structure.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback

180 X 110 mm

168 pages

Release Date: March 2026 B&W THROUGHOUT

9781718244900 AUD$: 41.99

Dance Injuries

Reducing Risk and Maximizing Performance

Across dance genres, the rigors of training and performing can take a toll on a dancer's mind and body, leading to injuries. Dance Injuries: Reducing Risk and Maximizing Performance With HKPropel Access presents a holistic wellness model and in-depth coverage of how to reduce the risk of injury in dance and how to care for injuries properly when they do occur. Written by an international team of experts in the dance medicine and science field, including physicians, athletic trainers, physical therapists, researchers, and dance educators, Dance Injuries provides an overview of common dance injuries across a wide variety of dance styles. From their extensive work with dancers, the authors provide valuable insight into minimizing dance injuries to maximize dancer longevity.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback

260 X 210 mm

448 Pages

Rel Date: February 2025

9781718211865

AUD$: 246.00

Dance Partnering Basics

Practical Skills and Inclusive Pedagogy

Dance Partnering Basics: Practical Skills and Inclusive Pedagogy

This book presents easy-to-implement, technique-based partnering instruction for dancers of all ages. The exercises and techniques, broken down into parts and presented in a skill progression from beginner to advanced, can be applied to a variety of dance forms. The text uses an inclusive, nongendered approach to dance partnering, as opposed to the traditional male and female roles. Instead of using man/woman labels in the instructions, the author uses terminology such as partner A/partner B, leader/follower, and supported partner/supportive partner. This approach gives a broad appeal to dance partnering.

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Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback

280 X 220 mm

160 Pages

Rel Date: March 2024

9781492598060 AUD$: 142.00

Dance Anatomy 3/e

Discover the pure power and aesthetic beauty of dance as you perfect your technique with Dance Anatomy, Third Edition. With more than 100 anatomical illustrations in a vibrant new color palette, you will see how specific dance, movement, and performance exercises will help you maintain posture, find more flexibility, breathe appropriately, and reduce the risk of injury that is inherent in executing repetitive movements. Dance Anatomy is a must-have for every dancer. Exercises and movements are depicted in stunning detail, highlighting the engaged muscles, joints, and tendons so you can clearly see the connection between training and performance. Each chapter addresses a key principle of movement, beginning with the center of the body, where dance begins. You will find exercises to target specific areas such as shoulders and arms, pelvis, and lower legs to enhance flexibility and ensure safety. You will also discover more efficient ways of improving your lines and technique by implementing a supplementary conditioning program that considers your changing cycles of classes, practices, and rest times.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback

250 X 190 mm

296 Pages Rel Date: May 2024 9781718219915

AUD$: 64.99

Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery 3/e

Eric Franklin’s classic reference is back in a new full-color edition, complete with new material and exercises for instructors to use with their dancers, other performing artists, athletes, and classes. In Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery, Third Edition, Franklin-an internationally renowned teacher, dancer, and choreographer who has been sharing his imagery techniques for more than 35 years-teaches the use of imagery to increase self-awareness, improve body image, and apply anatomical and biomechanical principles for more efficient movement.

This expanded new edition includes

• more than 600 anatomical imagery exercises to improve posture and body alignment, release excess tension, and prevent injuries;

• over 500 full-color illustrations to help readers visualize the exercises and use them in various contexts;

• four audio files containing guided imagery exercises led by Franklin and set to music; and

• updated chapters throughout the book, including new material and exercises to address fasciae and connective tissue.

Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery, Third Edition, will help readers experience the biomechanical and anatomical principles that are crucial to athletes, dancers, other performing artists, and yoga and Pilates practitioners.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL

280 X 180 mm

Release Date: January 2023

9781718200678

Creative Dance for All Ages 3/e

Provide quality creative dance experiences for students of all ages and abilities.

With a long history as a leading resource for dance educators, Creative Dance for All Ages, Third Edition, is the researchbacked tool every creative dance teacher needs. Internationally recognized master teacher and author Anne Green Gilbert presents creative dance for everyone and provides tips on meeting the challenges of teaching it.

The updated third edition features the following:

• New full-color photos illustrating key concepts

• An easy-to-navigate format to quickly access lesson planning and assessment tools

• Suggestions for modifying lessons to include students of all abilities

• Class management tips to implement on day one

Step into creative dance with the guidance of a seasoned teacher and feel prepared to help students of all ages and abilities experience the joy of dance with Creative Dance for All Ages, Third Edition.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL

279 X 216 mm

Release Date: December 2025

9781718236844

Paperback

512 pages

AUD$: 119.00

Paperback

396 pages

AUD$: 118.00

Developing Game Sense in Physical Education and Sport

Unlock better gameplay: Skills and strategy for physical education. Authors Ray Breed and Michael Spittle, long recognized as experts in the game sense model and teaching games for understanding approach, have created a complete resource for physical educators and coaches of games and team sports.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL

280 X 220 mm

Release Date: November 2020

9781492594147

Paperback

304 pages

AUD$: 110.00

Outdoor Leadership 3/e Theory and Practice

Sport Skill Acquisition

Integrating Theory and Practice

In recent decades, sport science has seen an explosion in the volume of knowledge regarding skill acquisition and motor control. Sport Skill Acquisition carefully and critically considers the expanding knowledge, with a focus on application, examining three major theoretical perspectives that dominate the field: cognitive, ecological dynamics, and predictive processing.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL

280 X 210 mm

Release Date: May 2025

9781718225794

Outdoor Leadership, Third Edition introduces students to a wide variety of theories and concepts that are integral to the understanding of outdoor leadership, and it demonstrates how these concepts come to life in the field. Written by a team of internationally recognized authors, the text introduces eight core competencies that are essential to outdoor leadership

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL

280 X 210 mm

Release Date: July 2024

9781718214293

Paperback

408 pages

AUD$: 195.00

Paperback

248 pages

Creating Games with a Purpose

A Framework for PreK-5 Physical Educators

Creating Games With a Purpose: A Framework for PreK-5 Physical Educators provides preK-5 physical educators with stepby-step guidance to design games with contextually specific, culturally rich, and student-centered lessons to fulfill educational purposes.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback

254 X 178 mm

Release Date: March 2026

9781718236028

192 pages

B&W THROUGHOUT

AUD$: 102.00

Mastering Mountain Bike Skills 3/e

If you want to ride like a pro, you should learn from a pro! In Mastering Mountain Bike Skills, Third Edition, world-champion racer Brian Lopes and renowned riding coach Lee McCormack share their elite perspectives, real-life race stories, and their own successful techniques to help riders of all styles and levels build confidence and experience the full exhiliration of the sport.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL

279 X 216 mm Paperback

Release Date: October 2017

9781492544494

328 pages

AUD$: 62.99

Indoor Rowing

Your Complete Guide to Training, Programming, and Workouts

Rowing Science

If you’re looking for a full-body exercise that improves cardio health, offers strength-building benefits, is low impact, and has low risk of injury, then Indoor Rowing is for you. Commonly viewed as the ultimate full-body workout, rowing can be incorporated into any training program to achieve fitness and athletic goals efficiently and effectively.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback

250 X 175 mm

208 pages

Release Date: February 2025 B&W THROUGHOUT

9781718226593 AUD$: 58.99

Master the swing with advice from a class of rowing’s elite. Rowing Science offers serious rowers and coaches the indepth, evidence-based information needed to optimize rowing skills and elevate performance. Dr. Volker Nolte, a worldrenowned rowing expert and coach, is joined by the world’s top sport scientists as they explain the latest research and apply it across all aspects of the sport.

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Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL

260 X 190 mm Paperback

Release Date: September 2023

9781492594383

560 pages

AUD$: 74.99

Cricket: 99.94 Tips to Improve Your Game

The great Sir Donald Bradman’s test-match batting average of 99.94 is an achievement matching that of any other sporting great. Now, you can achieve greatness as well with Cricket: 99.94 Tips to Improve Your Game. In this one-of-a-kind collection, the world’s top players and coaches share their secrets, guidance and advice on every aspect of the game.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL

229 X 152 mm

Release Date: July 2011

9780736090780

Paperback

168 pages

AUD$: 35.99

Advanced Marathoning 4/e

Explore how to train smarter and remain injury-free. Competing in a marathon requires thorough and intelligent preparation. Advanced Marathoning, Fourth Edition, gives you all the information you need to benefit from a training program that combines coaching best practices with the latest sport science.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL

254 X 178 mm

Release Date: October 2025

9781718237476

Paperback

304 pages

AUD$: 53.99

Daniels' Running Formula 4/e

Soccer Anatomy 2/e

Building upon his revolutionary VDOT system, Daniels incorporates new insights gained from studying participants in his unique Run SMART Project. In Daniels’ Running Formula, he has shared training advice with hundreds of thousands of runners. Now in this updated-and definitive-fourth edition, he again refines his methods and strategies to help you run faster and stronger.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback

250 X 190 mm

320 pages

Release Date: March 2021 B&W THROUGHOUT

9781718203662 AUD$: 48.99

Discover elite soccer training that reveals methods to run faster, overcome challenges, strengthen tackles, jump higher, and combat fatigue. Over 85 soccer-specific exercises, complete with full-color anatomical illustrations and variations, empower players to boost performance while reducing common injuries.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL

235 X 140 mm

Release Date: May 2020

9781492593393

Paperback

256 pages

AUD$: 48.99

Complete Conditioning for Basketball

In this age of “positionless basketball,” players are expected to have a diverse set of abilities that allow them to perform capably in multiple roles on the court. This diverse skill set must be supported by multidimensional athleticism. Complete Conditioning for Basketball explains how to achieve just that. Complete Conditioning for Basketball will not only elevate player’s fitness and athleticism but also take their performance to the highest level.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL

260 X 150 mm

Release Date: May 2025

9781718216600

Paperback

344 pages

AUD$: 65.99

Running Past 50

Your Guide to Running Longevity and Success

An inspirational and practical guide to running as you age.

As you move past the age of 50, the physiological demands of running require adjustments in training intensity, recovery, goal setting, and mental outlook. Running Past 50 is your guide to addressing those demands so you can continue to enjoy, compete, and excel in the sport you love.

Accomplished runner and coach Caolan MacMahon shares practical advice and her personal stories to guide and inspire you to set realistic yet challenging goals; adapt to the body’s changing realities, including the female-specific changes brought on by menopause; identify the building blocks of successful training; establish and maintain an aerobic base; maximize training while minimizing injury; and incorporate rest and recovery more effectively into workouts or training cycles.

Additionally, you will find 10-WEEK TRAINING PROGRAMS for beginner, intermediate, and advanced runners aiming to conquer a 5K or 10K; a HALF-MARATHON PROGRAM for novice and intermediate runners; and 18-WEEK TRAINING PROGRAMS for marathon beginners, intermediate and advanced marathoners, and ultramarathoners.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback

250 X 175 mm

Release Date: February 2025

9781718213944

Fallproof! 3/e

A Comprehensive Balance and Mobility Training Program

FallProof! A Comprehensive Balance and Mobility Training Program, Third Edition With HKPropel Access, provides a comprehensive exercise program that professionals can use to train older clients in becoming functionally fit and reducing the risk of falls.

Written by the foremost experts in balance disorders, Debra Rose and Elizabeth White, this third edition includes key updates to the guidelines, tests, and programming that made the previous editions so popular and made the FallProof program so widely recognized throughout the industry. Thoroughly updated with the latest research and revised assessments, including the Expanded Fullerton Advanced Balance (E-FAB) scale and the Walking While Talking Test, this resource is indispensable for health professionals working with the older adult population.

The third edition features new activities for improving seated balance and center-of-gravity control as well as for encouraging a flexible and adaptable gait to reduce the risk of falling. Case studies, expert insights, and practical analysis prepare practitioners to anticipate, understand, and manage the agerelated changes their clients experience.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL

224 pages

B&W THROUGHOUT

AUD$: 48.99

279 X 216 mm

Release Date: November 2025

9781492540144

Paperback

360 pages

AUD$: 130.00

Building Strength and Muscle After 50 Strong for Life

Muscle and strength have no age limits. With Building Strength and Muscle After 50, you can benefit from over 30 years of personal training experience from Chad Landers, who has trained high-profile clients such as Duff McKagan, William Zabka, Jerry Cantrell, Stephen Perkins, and Catherine Dent. He will guide you through the physical, hormonal, and mental hurdles that trainees over age 50 encounter in their efforts to build and maintain muscle and definition. Building Strength and Muscle After 50 describes the importance of recovery, the value of resistance training, and the most effective ways to reduce the risk of injury while training. Landers discusses the big three age-related health issuessarcopenia, metabolism, and osteoporosis-and will help you develop an approach to building strength that meets you where you're at.

Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback

279 X 216 mm

256 Pages

Rel Date: February 2026 9781718223882 AUD$: 62.99

Yoga for Menopause and Beyond

Guiding Teachers and Students Through Change

In recent years there has been a surge in awareness surrounding the challenges experienced by menopausal women, along with impassioned calls for more specialized support from health and wellness professionals. In Yoga for Menopause and Beyond, author Niamh Daly shares how yoga teachers can help answer these calls. Written in an open and heartfelt conversational style, this book is a reimagining of yoga viewed through the lens of menopause. It will help you understand which elements of yoga are already ideal, what may be unhelpful, and what you might add to support symptom relief, health, and self-esteem. Yoga for Menopause and Beyond is the ideal guide for anyone wishing to create a relevant and supportive yoga practice for women as they journey through menopause and into the postmenopause years.

LOTUS PUBLISHING

Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback

250 X 190 mm

224 Pages

Rel Date: January 2025

9781718236912

AUD$: 58.99

Pickleball Fundamentals 2/e

Immerse yourself in a game of pickleball, and you'll discover why it has quickly become one of the most popular sports in America. In addition to being enjoyable for all ages and skill levels, pickleball promotes meaningful relationships, exercise, and wellness. Written and endorsed by USA Pickleball-the national governing body for the sport-Pickleball Fundamentals, Second Edition, teaches you the basics so you can join the fun on the court quickly and with confidence. Learn proper execution of pickleball's essential skills, and master the fundamental tactics. Stepby-step instructions with photos demonstrate how to implement each shot-groundstrokes, serve and return, volley, dink, lob, overhead smash, and drop-and provide the base for developing solid technique. Nearly 40 drills and gamelike activities will enhance your enjoyment while improving performance.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback

270 X 190 mm

192 Pages

Rel Date: August 2024

9781718222205

AUD$: 48.99

Unwinding Bone

A Complete Guide to Biodynamic Skeletal Therapy for Myofascial and Manual Therapies

Unwinding Bone is a comprehensive and practical resource on biodynamic skeletal therapy (BST), a gentle, nonmanipulative approach that engages with bone as dynamic and responsive tissue. Author Scott Sternthal, DO, the developer of BST, simplifies complex theories in this accessible hands-on guide.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback

254 X 178 mm

304 pages

Release Date: December 2025 B&W THROUGHOUT

9781718245020 AUD$: 72.99

Prescriptive Stretching 2/e

Complete Guide to Foam Rolling 2/e

Elite athletes have long relied on personalised stretching programmes to improve flexibility and prevent injuries. What many of us don’t know is that many of these targeted stretches can have a much broader application. In Prescriptive Stretching, 2nd Edition, Kristian Berg shares his expertise on stretching and athletic training with over 40 different stretches.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback

280 X 215 mm

Complete Guide to Foam Rolling, Second Edition, is the essential resource for anyone looking to move better, feel better, and recover more effectively. Foam rolling before, during, or after a workout can help increase blood circulation, allowing muscles to work more efficiently, reduce stiffness, enhance range of motion, and initiate the recovery process to reduce soreness.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL

254 X 178 mm Paperback

Release Date: March 2026

9781718238350

232 pages

AUD$: 62.99

The Pelvic Diaphragm

Treating Pain and Dysfunction from a Global Anatomical Perspective

The Pelvic Diaphragm: Treating Pain and Dysfunction From a Global Anatomical Perspective provides the latest research, fascial release techniques, self-release techniques, and movement practices to treat pain and discomfort in the pelvic diaphragm.

HUMAN KINETICS

Author is from WA

Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback

254 X 178 mm

192 pages

Release Date: February 2020 B&W THROUGHOUT

9781492587392 AUD$: 59.99

248 pages

Release Date: February 2026 B&W THROUGHOUT

9781718254572 AUD$: 62.99

The Complete Guide to Reflexology Workbook

This workbook complements Ruth Hull’s companion text, The Complete Guide to Reflexology, Second Edition, but can be used in conjunction with any other reflexology textbook. It is the perfect study and revision aid for anyone studying reflexology up to level 3. It can be used either in class or as a separate self-study resource, and it contains the following:

• Over 80 illustrations for the student to label or color

• A section in which students are guided through developing their own revision and self-study notes that will help them both understand and memorize the content

• Activities that test the students’ knowledge in different ways diagrams to color and label, matching questions, problemsolving exercises, crosswords, word searches, and true-false exercises

• A series of questions designed to inspire students to think about how they will practice once qualified

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback

246 X 189 mm

152 Pages

B&W THROUGHOUT

Rel Date: January 2026

9781718254558

AUD$: 35.99

Low Back Disorders 4/e

Evidence-Based Prevention and Rehabilitation

In Low Back Disorders, Fourth Edition With HKPropel Access, internationally recognized low back specialist Stuart McGill, PhD, presents the research and applications of back anatomy, injury mechanisms, and biomechanics to build effective prevention and rehabilitation programs for patients or clients. Common misconceptions about pain and discomfort are addressed and corrected. Detailed insights into injury assessment are provided through a series of cuttingedge tests, with accompanying instructions, along with guidance and recommendations for individualized rehabilitation strategies and exercises.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback

279 X 216 mm

464 Pages

Rel Date: January 2026

9781718236257

AUD$: 182.00

The BioMechanics Method for Corrective Exercise 2/e

Many people suffer from musculoskeletal and movement issues that cause pain and discomfort when performing even the simplest forms of physical activity. The BioMechanics Method, created by corrective exercise expert Justin Price, enables fitness professionals, strength and conditioning specialists, athletic trainers, and physical therapists to correct underlying imbalances so their clients and patients can resume movement pain-free. The BioMechanics Method for Corrective Exercise, Second Edition, provides a systematic approach for applying effective corrective exercise strategies to assess and address muscle and joint pain and movement dysfunction.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback

279 X 216 mm

536 Pages

Rel Date: September 2025

9781718236370

AUD$: 164.00

Soft Tissue Therapy for the Lower Limb

Soft Tissue Therapy for the Lower Limb is a visual guide to understanding and applying massage, stretching, soft tissue release (STR) and trigger point release techniques for common lower limb conditions.

Author Jane Johnson is a physiotherapist. In this, her latest book, she breaks down the most appropriate soft tissue techniques and strengthening exercises for 30 musculoskeletal conditions affecting the hip, buttock, thigh, knee, leg, ankle and foot. Step-by-step instructions and full-color photos demonstrate techniques, while tips highlight effective practices and common errors.

Along with information about appropriate treatments for each lower limb condition, this book shows how to assess lower limb posture, demonstrate simple and safe strengthening exercises that patients can perform with minimal equipment and without supervision, and measure the effectiveness of your treatment.

Soft Tissue Therapy for the Lower Limb is a clear and accessible guide to a variety of soft tissue techniques and lower-limb conditions. With detailed instruction and visual demonstration, this text will empower you to restore movement, strengthen muscles and minimize pain in your patients.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL

250 X 190 mm

Release Date: August 2024

9781718215597

Tissue Release 4/e A Practical Handbook for Physical Therapists

Whether for sports competition, work, or maintenance of posture, everyone needs muscles that are not only strong but also supple and in balance. Regular manipulation of the soft tissues has an essential role to play, and soft tissue release (STR) will transform any treatment, allowing specific problems to be rapidly and effectively addressed. In full color with helpful photos and illustrations, Soft Tissue Release: A Practical Handbook for Physical Therapists, Fourth Edition, demonstrates all the benefits of including soft tissue release in your practice.

The text covers the theory behind soft tissue dysfunction and assessment as well as soft tissue release techniques for treating clients. Techniques to address issues in the lower limbs, trunk and neck, and upper limbs are explored in detail. The text considers how treatment can be applied before and after an athletic event and how clients can apply self-treatment. Special consideration is given to young athletes, older clients, and pregnant and postpartum clients.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL

246 X 189 mm

Release Date: August 2025

9781718245532

Paperback

272 pages

AUD$: 76.99

Paperback

128 pages

AUD$: 45.99

Soft

Myofascial Release 2/e

Myofascial Release, Second Edition With HKPropel Online Video, offers a dynamic approach to fascial and soft tissue work suitable for all students embarking on a career in hands-on therapy as well as for experienced therapists looking to add skills to their treatments. Ruth Duncan, an advanced myofascial release therapist, proprietor, instructor, lecturer, national committee member and John F. Barnes protege, shares her expertise to offer in-depth descriptions of myofascial techniques and their applications. This scientifically grounded approach presents an overview of the entire fascial matrix, the three-dimensional web of tissue that supports every other structure in the body. The explanation of the anatomy and function of the connective tissue system gives practitioners the solid background needed to treat muscle injury, immobility, and pain.

Sport Injury Prevention Anatomy

Discover exercises proven to strengthen the body and keep injuries at bay. Develop a body that can withstand the rigorous pressures of competitive sport and physical activity! Sport Injury Prevention Anatomy offers you a detailed look into some of the most common sport injury conditions and the best exercises to help prevent their occurrence. Throughout the text, stunning full-color medical illustrations paired with the latest sport injury science guide you in reducing the likelihood of an injury before it happens. Reduce the risk of common injuries like ACL tears, shoulder instability, concussions, and strains of the hamstring and low back. The book’s comprehensive coverage presents injuries by body segments beginning with the head and neck and continuing all the way down through the lower leg and foot.

The Anatomy of Stretching

Your Illustrated Guide to Flexibility and Injury Rehabilitation

Manage pain and increase your physical wellness with 135 stretching exercises you can do anywhere, anytime-without special equipment! This updated edition includes 20 new stretches, expanded anatomy and physiology information, full-color anatomical illustrations, and more. The multiple stresses of contemporary life-whether from excessive sports play, overwork, or overuse of technology-take a toll on the body. One safe, productive, and easy way to address the problem is through a simple therapy: stretching. This second edition of Brad Walker's popular book presents stretching exercises designed to help repair the body and make it more flexible, fit, and relaxed. Organized by body part and featuring full-color anatomical illustrations.

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback

250 X 190 mm

248 Pages

Rel Date: February 2022

9781718200715

AUD$: 86.99

HUMAN KINETICS

Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback

250 X 150 mm

232 Pages

Rel Date: September 2022

9781718208285

AUD$: 54.99

LOTUS PUBLISHING

Author is from Australia

Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback

244 X 187 mm

200 Pages

NOT ILLUSTRATED

Rel Date: March 2025

9781718242814

AUD$: 54.99

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