Kinesiology and Health

Contents: 1. Kinesiology--an introduction. 2. Applied kinesiology. 3. Bio-energetics, energetic and athletics. 4. Levers. 5. Kinetics: forces and moments of forces. 6. Sports skills tests for sportsperson. 7. Physiological and psychological aspects of sports activities. 8. The skeletal system. 9. Muscular system. 10. Equilibrium. 11. Principles of skeletal muscle adaptations. 12. Health education. 13. Common skin problems. 14. Foundations of health education. 15. Communicable diseases. 16. Community and environmental education. 17. Public health.

"The present book entitled Kinesiology and Health is specially intended for the students of B.P.Ed. and M.P.Ed. and other related courses. It discusses all the important aspects of kinesiology and health education and its related fields. The text are written in simple colloquial English keeping in mind the language difficulty of the students of physical education and sports." (jacket)