Synopsis
The emphasis in this new book is on providing students with a foundation of all areas of Exercise Science. It provides a broad description of the field as well as an introduction of some basic science that the field relies upon. Career potentials in these fields are also discussed. Connection Website: (connection.LWW.com/go/brown).
Booknews
A text for exercise scientists, kinesiologists, physical educators, physical therapists, and other allied health specialists. Surveys the development of exercise science as a profession, looks at career paths, and describes the subdisciplines of the field. Final chapters comment on the future of the field, and look at how the basic sciences, new technology, and medicine affect it. Can be used in a one-semester undergraduate foundation course in exercise science. Brown teaches physical therapy at Southwest Baptist University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)