Biomechanics of Sport and Exercise

Biomechanics of Sport and Exercise

• Description|Table of Contents|Author|Ancillaries|Excerpts|New content explores the technologies and devices available to coaches athletes and the general public to measure aspects of athletes movements.|New full-color art and diagrams enhance the text and help students visualize mechanics in real-world scenarios.|Explanations of the equations used in the text make the content more accessible to students.|New concept application boxes provide deeper analysis of the field use of biomechanics with topics such as the Magnus effect in baseball pitching the wetsuit effect in triathlons power output in cycling centripetal acceleration when running a curve and the work-energy principles in modern shot putting.