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Endurance Running A Socio-Cultural Examination

Endurance Performance in Sport Psychological Theory and Interventions

Endurance Performance in Sport Psychological Theory and Interventions

Athletes participating at all levels of endurance performance can relate to the impact of psychological factors. Whether it is motivation self-belief feeling nervous before a race exercise-induced pain sticking to a pacing strategy or thoughts around what to focus on there are a vast number of psychological factors which can affect endurance performance. Bringing together experts in the field from around the world this is the first text to provide a detailed overview of the psychology of endurance performance where there is a research and an applied focus looking at both main theoretical models as well as how interventions can support an athlete’s efficacy and well-being. The authors look at regulatory processes around pain decision-making self-belief emotions and meta-cognition before examining a range of cognitive strategies including the use of imagery goals self-talk and mindfulness techniques. With a final section of the book outlining issues related to mental health that are relevant to endurance performance the book shows that the future of research and application of psychological theory in endurance performance in sport is bright and thriving. Aimed at researchers students coaches and athletes themselves this is essential reading for anyone wishing to better understand how our minds experience endurance in performance arenas and what psychological techniques can be used to make us more efficient. | Endurance Performance in Sport Psychological Theory and Interventions

GBP 36.99
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Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs and Substances Issues Influences and Impacts

Reading Mistress Elizabeth Bourne Marriage Separation and Legal Controversies

The Science of Motorsport

Mothering Education and Ethnicity The Transformation of Japanese American Culture

Physical Fitness Laboratories on a Budget

The History of the Fabian Society

Traditional Values and Local Community in the Formal Educational System in Senegal Relevance Need and Barriers to the Integration of Local

Traditional Values and Local Community in the Formal Educational System in Senegal Relevance Need and Barriers to the Integration of Local

This book explores the discourse of traditional values and local practices within the formal educational system in Senegal investigating how these cultural elements are present in the daily life of the community and integrated into formal schools and teaching. Studying the integration of concepts such as Jom (hard work pride dignity) Kersa (decency) Fule (self-respect) Mun (endurance) Teranga (hospitality) Kal (kinship) and Suture (Protection) it looks at how values are used perceived and understood within communities as well as their positive and negative connotations in the postcolonial context. Based on long-term participant education and utilizing a critical auto-ethnography lens it ultimately proposes that such concepts can be used to counterbalance the Western knowledge to which schoolchildren are mostly exposed connecting this to Bhaba’s system of the ‘Third Space”; a hybrid system to accommodate both educational systems for more relevant education. An informed study of the positive impacts of traditional cultural values on education in Senegal it will appeal to scholars researchers and practitioners of education in post-colonial Francophone countries with interests in culturally relevant education African education post-colonial education and international education. | Traditional Values and Local Community in the Formal Educational System in Senegal Relevance Need and Barriers to the Integration of Local

GBP 130.00
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Adventure Psychology Going Knowingly into the Unknown

Adventure Psychology Going Knowingly into the Unknown

In recent years a new set of psychological principles has emerged from research investigating adventure and adventurous activities. Adventure involves a special type of physical activity in natural contexts where participants voluntarily participate in experiences where the environment and activity are challenging perhaps dangerous and potentially life threatening. To go on an adventure is to participate in an enduring event requiring sustainable effort where effective performance is measured not only by success but also by survival. This book brings together the emerging literature in ‘Adventure Psychology’ that supports enduring performance and wellbeing. The first section examines sustaining performance and wellbeing. The second section studies the transformative aspect of adventure. Adventure Psychology is of use in everyday life and the techniques and understandings can help people and business prepare for the future. This book will help us all thrive despite adversity volatility and uncertainty. Written for researchers this book will also be useful for trainers educators and students of sport performance and organisational psychology as well as adventurers and endurance athletes. Adventure Psychology is designed to meet the needs of specialists across a variety of fields but importantly also to be accessible and applicable for those wanting to live life fully — to realise our full potential. | Adventure Psychology Going Knowingly into the Unknown

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The Politics of Ephemeral Digital Media Permanence and Obsolescence in Paratexts

The Politics of Ephemeral Digital Media Permanence and Obsolescence in Paratexts

In the age of complex Tv of social networking and massive consumption of transmedia narratives a myriad short-lived phenomena surround films and TV programs raising questions about the endurance of a fictional world and other mediatized discourse over a long arc of time. The life of media products can change direction depending on the variability of paratextual materials and activities such as online commentaries and forums promos and trailers disposable merchandise and gadgets grassroots video production archives and gaming. This book examines the tension between permanence and obsolescence in the production and experience of media byproducts analysing the affections and meanings they convey and uncovering the machineries of their persistence or disposal. Paratexts which have long been considered only ancillary to a central text interfere instead with textual politics by influencing the viewers’ fidelity (or infidelity) to a product and affecting a fictional world’s life expectancy. Scholars in the fields of film studies media studies memory and cultural studies are here called to observe these byproducts' temporalities (their short form and/or long temporal extention their nostalgic politics or future projections) and assess their increasing influence on our use of the past and present on our temporal experience and consequently on our social and political self-positioning through the media. | The Politics of Ephemeral Digital Media Permanence and Obsolescence in Paratexts

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The Breakfast Club John Hughes Hollywood and the Golden Age of the Teen Film

Nutrition for Sport Exercise and Performance A practical guide for students sports enthusiasts and professionals

Nutrition for Sport Exercise and Performance A practical guide for students sports enthusiasts and professionals

Nutrition before during and after training or a sporting event can improve the comfort energy and performance of athletes of all levels from elite to recreational as well as providing long-term health benefits. Nutrition for Sport Exercise and Performance offers a clear practical and accessible guide to the fundamentals of sport and exercise nutrition. The expert authors begin by explaining key principles including understanding energy systems exercise physiology and metabolism. They cover the basics of digestion absorption and nutrition; examine the key macronutrients and micronutrients essential for performance; and discuss the process of dietary assessment. Part 2 goes on to explore in detail nutrition for pre- and post-training hydration the use of supplements and body composition and provides guidance on developing plans for both individual athletes and teams. The final component examines specific nutrition issues and special needs including working with elite athletes strength-and-power athletes young older and disabled athletes endurance sports GI disturbances and rehabilitation issues. Cultural issues are also explored including diets for vegan and vegetarian athletes and religious perspectives and requirements. Featuring contributions from a range of sport and exercise nutrition professionals and including practical diet plans diagrams and the latest research and evidence throughout this is a core reference for undergraduates nutritionists and trainers. | Nutrition for Sport Exercise and Performance A practical guide for students sports enthusiasts and professionals

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Personal Identity

Personal Identity

Who am I? What is a person? What does it take for a person to persist from one time to another? What is the relation between the mind and the body? These are just some of the questions that constitute the problem of personal identity one of the oldest and most fundamental of philosophical questions. Personal Identity Third Edition is a clear and comprehensive introduction to these questions and more. Harold Noonan places the problem of personal identity in the context of more general puzzles about identity discussing the major historical theories and more recent debates. The book also includes essential historical and philosophical background to the problem of personal identity as found in the arguments of Locke Reid and Hume among others. The third edition of Personal Identity has been thoroughly reviewed in light of advances in the latest literature and research. This includes significant revision to the important problems of the simple and complex distinction and its relation to reductionism; temporal parts; and the distinction between perdurance and endurance theorists. Noonan also includes an up to date examination of personal identity and memory and personal identity and animalism particularly the work of Shoemaker Parfit Olson and hybrid theorists. Including helpful chapter summaries and annotated further reading at the end of each chapter Personal Identity Third Edition is essential reading for all students of philosophy of mind and metaphysics as well as students interested in ethics.

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A History of Architectural Modelmaking in Britain The Unseen Masters of Scale and Vision

A History of Architectural Modelmaking in Britain The Unseen Masters of Scale and Vision

Architectural modelmakers have long carried out their work hidden behind the scenes of architectural design and in presenting a history of architectural modelmaking in Britain for the first time this book casts a new light on their remarkable skills and achievements. By telling the story of the modelmakers who make architectural models rather than architects who commission and use them this book seeks to celebrate their often-overlooked contribution to the success and endurance of the architectural model in Britain over the past one hundred and forty years. Drawing from extensive archival research and interviews with practicing and retired modelmakers this book traces the complete history of architectural modelmaking in Britain from its initial emergence as a specialist occupation at the end of the nineteenth century through to the present day. It reveals the legacy of John Thorp the first professional architectural modelmaker in Britain who opened his business in London in 1883 and charts the lives and careers of the innovative and creative modelmakers who followed him. It examines the continually evolving materials tools and processes of architectural modelmaking and outlines the profound ideological economic and technological influences that have shaped the profession’s development. Illustrated with over one hundred photographs of architectural models from previously undocumented archives this book will be of great interest to architectural modelmakers academics and historians as well as anyone with an interest in architectural history and modelmaking. | A History of Architectural Modelmaking in Britain The Unseen Masters of Scale and Vision

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Floral Art Of Japan

Floral Art Of Japan

First published in 2005. Japanese flower arrangement is much more than an elegant amusement - it is an expression of what the Japanese call furyu - to turn away from strife and to lose oneself in the joys of peace and nature. It is the opposite of that other key aspect of Japanese culture - Bushido the way of the warrior. The virtues of Bushido are persistence fidelity endurance bravery and activity - those of furyu are subtlety gentleness restraint and repose. That they see no inconsistency or contradiction between these two ways of living is one of the most interesting characteristics of the Japanese people. This volume is a succinct and comprehensive guide to the history theory and practice of this exquisite art. It explains the three fundamental forms of Japanese flower arrangement - Shin Gyo and So as well as the proper arrangement of the tokonoma the alcove where the flowers are displayed. It explains how one has to 'see' the expressions and emotions in blossoms and branches to achieve the most harmonious combinations and gives the history of the art going back to the Ashikaga Shogunate describing the two great classical schools of Japanese flower arrangement - the formal (rikkwa) and the natural (nageire) styles. It also deals with two new schools - the heaven-earthman (ten-chi-jin) and literati (bunjin-ike) styles - concluding with an illustrated chapter on how to arrange flowers. This is a book full of timeless serenity and beauty. | Floral Art Of Japan

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Strategic Responses to Domestic Contestation The EU Between Politicisation and Depoliticisation

Strategic Responses to Domestic Contestation The EU Between Politicisation and Depoliticisation

How have EU-level actors responded to the increase in salience and contestation across the member states? This volume explores and explains the actors’ strategic responses and emphasises that domestic pressure has triggered both depoliticisation and politicisation. Long gone are the times when EU decisions left citizens indifferent and when the supranational was largely irrelevant for public opinion and electoral politics across the member states. Instead a string of existential crises has struck and unsettled the Union over more than a decade. These crises have politicised Europe tested the endurance of the supranational system to its core and put EU-level actors under unprecedented pressure. This volume explores how and why EU-level actors respond to the various sometimes competing ‘bottom-up’ demands and challenges the view that domestic contestation necessarily limits EU-level room for manoeuvre. Instead contributions show that domestic pressure can be perceived as either constraining or enabling with responses therefore ranging from the restrained to the assertive. Driven by the survival of the Union by the preservation of their own powers and by different perceptions of domestic demands actors will choose to politicise or depoliticise decision-making behaviour and policy outcomes at the supranational level. The volume concludes that whilst domestic pressure triggers supranational responses such responses should not be assumed to be restraining; they may equally be empowering including for European integration itself. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the Journal of European Public Policy. | Strategic Responses to Domestic Contestation The EU Between Politicisation and Depoliticisation

GBP 38.99
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Social Sciences The Big Issues

Social Sciences The Big Issues

Fully revised and updated the fourth edition of Social Sciences: The Big Issues explores key debates about how we live our personal domestic and emotional lives at a time of enormous previously unimaginable change and disruption including a pandemic that locked down households and economies. Since the third edition everyone’s life has changed. The pandemic – at least temporarily – stopped social life as we knew it and virtually forced governments to close down their economies. This is where this edition of The Big Issues starts. Staying at home posed a radical departure from routine life but reactions to Covid-19 have exposed the endurance of particular social relations – especially inequalities – which characterize societies worldwide. A few of the new big issues covered in this edition include: Changing selves and personal lives in light of racism and sexual and identity politics in a pandemic Changing patterns of consumption in relation to market production and what it means for climate change Changing intersections of citizenship migration and globalization in the context of the virus crossing borders and both the opportunities and sources of inequality involved Changing ideas about power politics and populism in the aftermath of Brexit Building on the strong foundation of this well-loved text this fully revised fourth edition explores how big issues and social forces intersect to create both change and evidence of continuity especially of social inequalities. It provides a clear accessible introduction to the ideas and approaches of the social sciences across a range of disciplines including sociology psychology and politics. | Social Sciences The Big Issues

GBP 34.99
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Laboratory Manual for Strength and Conditioning

Laboratory Manual for Strength and Conditioning

The Laboratory Manual for Strength and Conditioning is a comprehensive text that provides students with meaningful lab experiences in the area of strength and conditioning and applied sport science. While each lab may be conducted in a sophisticated laboratory there are opportunities to conduct the labs in a gym or field environment without costly equipment. It is a useful resource as students prepare for a career as a strength and conditioning coach athletic trainer physical therapist or personal trainer. The Laboratory Manual for Strength and Conditioning is designed to be a practical guide for training students and professionals in the skills to be applied to strength and conditioning. The labs cover seven major aspects of strength and conditioning including speed power flexibility agility and fitness. The labs are practical and easy to follow with sample calculations data tables and worksheets to complete. Each includes suggested tasks/activities to apply the theory to real-world applications. Students will explore assessments of strength aerobic capacity power output speed change of direction and muscular endurance and gain understanding in the following areas: Definitions of commonly used terms within the area of exploration as well as commonly misused terms Assessing performance (i. e. power strength speed etc. ) Understanding laboratory- and field-based techniques for specific athlete populations Describing optimal methods for testing in all aspects of physical performance Evaluation of test results based upon sport and/or athlete normative data The lab manual is a valuable resource for strength coaches personal trainers kinesiology students and educators at the undergraduate and beginning graduate-level programs and can be used in a graduate strength and conditioning course.

GBP 32.99
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Strength and Conditioning for Sports Performance

Strength and Conditioning for Sports Performance

An effective strength and conditioning program is an essential component of the preparation of any athlete or sportsperson. Strength and Conditioning for Sports Performance is a comprehensive and authoritative introduction to the theory and practice of strength and conditioning providing students coaches and athletes with everything they need to design and implement effective training programs. Revised and updated for a second edition the book continues to include clear and rigorous explanations of the core science underpinning strength and conditioning techniques and give detailed step-by-step guides to all key training methodologies including training for strength speed endurance flexibility and plyometrics. The second edition expands on the opening coaching section as well as introducing an entirely new section on current training methods which includes examining skill acquisition and motor learning. Throughout the book the focus is on the coaching process with every chapter highlighting the application of strength and conditioning techniques in everyday coaching situations. Strength and Conditioning for Sports Performance includes a unique and extensive section of sport-specific chapters each of which examines in detail the application of strength and conditioning to a particular sport from soccer and basketball to golf and track and field athletics. The second edition sees this section expanded to include other sports such as rugby union rugby league and American football. The book includes contributions from world-leading strength and conditioning specialists including coaches who have worked with Olympic gold medallists and international sports teams at the highest level. Strength and Conditioning for Sports Performance is an essential course text for any degree-level student with an interest in strength and conditioning for all students looking to achieve professional accreditation and an invaluable reference for all practising strength and conditioning coaches.

GBP 66.99
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The Productive Graduate Student Writer How to Manage Your Time Process and Energy to Write Your Research Proposal Thesis and Dissertatio

The Productive Graduate Student Writer How to Manage Your Time Process and Energy to Write Your Research Proposal Thesis and Dissertatio

This book is for graduate students-and others-who want to become more productive writers. It's especially written for those who want to:• increase their motivation focus and persistence to move a project to completion• overcome procrastination and perfectionistic tendencies• reduce (or write in spite of) their anxiety and fear of writing• manage their time work energy (and advisor) for greater productivityThe process or craft of sustained writing is not a matter that’s taught to undergraduate or graduate students as part of their studies leaving most at sea about how to start a practice that is central to a career in academe and vital in many other professional occupations. This book grew out of conversations Jan Allen has held with her graduate students for over 30 years and reflects the fruit of the writing workshops and boot camps she has conducted at three universities her own and numerous colleagues’ experiences with writing and advising as well as the feedback she receives from her popular Productive Writer listserv. While Jan Allen recognizes that writing is not an innate talent for most of us she demonstrates that it is a process based on skills which we can identify learn practice and refine. She focuses both on the process and habits of writing as well as on helping you uncover what kind of writer are you and reflect on your challenges and successes. With a light touch and an engaging sense of humor she proposes strategies to overcome procrastination and distractions and build a writing practice to enable you to become a more productive and prolific writer. Jan Allen proposes that you read one of her succinct chapters – each devoted to a specific strategy or writing challenge – each day or once a week. When you find one that increases your concentration motivation or endurance make it a habit. Try it for two weeks charting the resulting increased productivity. It will become part of your repertoire of writing and productivity tools to which you can progressively add. | The Productive Graduate Student Writer How to Manage Your Time Process and Energy to Write Your Research Proposal Thesis and Dissertatio

GBP 21.99
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