Safe Cycling 6-Pack


Book Description

Riding bikes can be a lot of fun, but it is even more fun when it is safe. Read about how people have made cycling safe over the years. There is a lot to learn about this two-wheeled pastime! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this book builds students' literacy skills while fostering curiosity, creativity, and innovation through real-world examples. Features include: A hands-on STEAM challenge guides students through each step of the engineering design process and is ideal for makerspace activities; Content that highlights every component of STEAM: science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics; Dynamic images and text features enhance the reading experience and build visual literacy; Make career connections with career advice from Smithsonian employees working in STEAM fields. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan that addresses literacy and engineering objectives.




Safe Cycling Guided Reading 6-Pack


Book Description

Riding bikes can be a lot of fun, but it is even more fun when it is safe. Read about how people have made cycling safe over the years. There is a lot to learn about this two-wheeled pastime! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this book builds students' literacy skills while fostering curiosity, creativity, and innovation through real-world examples. Features include: A hands-on STEAM challenge guides students through each step of the engineering design process and is ideal for makerspace activities; Content that highlights every component of STEAM: science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics; Dynamic images and text features enhance the reading experience and build visual literacy; Make career connections with career advice from Smithsonian employees working in STEAM fields. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan that specifically supports guided reading instruction.




Safe on Your Bike


Book Description

Learning how to ride a bike is a big moment in a child’s life. In this engaging title, readers will learn that safety is a big part of riding a bike. It’s something that has to be practiced at all times! Readers are introduced to fundamental safety concepts, such as wearing a helmet and getting back up when you fall. With accessible text and an ATOS reading level between 0.5–0.9, this text is a perfect choice for beginning readers. Colorful photographs, a Words to Know section, and an index supplement the text.




Tom Danielson's Core Advantage


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Tom Danielson’s Core Advantage offers a simple, highly effective core strength program for cyclists. This comprehensive approach shows the 50 essential core workout exercises that will build strength and endurance in the key core muscles for cycling--no gym membership required. Professional cyclist Tom Danielson used to have a bad back. He shifted in the saddle, never comfortable, often riding in pain. Hearing that core strength could help his back, he started doing crunches, which made matters worse. He turned to personal trainer Allison Westfahl for a new approach. Danielson and Westfahl developed all-new core exercises to build core strength specifically for cycling, curing Danielson’s back problems. Better yet, Danielson found that stronger core muscles boosted his pedaling efficiency and climbing power. Using Danielson’s core exercises, cyclists of all abilities will enjoy faster, pain-free riding. Cyclists will perform simple exercises using their own body weight to build strength in the low back, hips, abs, chest, and shoulders without adding unwanted bulk and without weights, machines, or a gym membership. Each Core Advantage exercise complements the motions of riding a bike so cyclists strengthen the right muscles that stabilize and support the body, improving efficiency and reducing the fatigue that can lead to overuse injuries and pain in the back, neck, and shoulders. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced training plans will help bike racers, century riders, and weekend warriors to build core strength throughout the season. Each plan features warm-up stretches and 15 core exercises grouped into workouts for injury resistance, better posture, improved stability and bike handling, endurance, and power. Westfahl explains the goal for each exercise, which Danielson models in clear photographs. Riding a bike takes more than leg strength. Now Tom Danielson’s Core Advantage lays out the core strengthening routines that enable longer, faster rides.




Bicycling Maximum Overload for Cyclists


Book Description

Bicycling Maximum Overload for Cyclists is a radical strength-based training program aimed at increasing cycling speed, athletic longevity, and overall health in half the training time. Rather than improving endurance by riding longer distances, you’ll learn how to do it by reducing your riding time and adding heavy strength and power training. Traditionally cyclists and endurance athletes have avoided strength and power training, believing that the extra muscle weight will slow them down, but authors Jacques DeVore and Roy M. Wallack show that exactly the opposite is true. The Maximum Overload program uses weightlifting to create sustainable power and improved speed while drastically reducing training time and eliminating the dreaded deterioration that often occurs during the second half of a ride. A 40-minute Maximum Overload workout, done once or twice a week, can replace a long day in the saddle and lead to even better results. This comprehensive program includes unique takes on diet, interval training, hard and easy training, and sustainable power. Backed by the most trusted authority in the sport, Bicycling Maximum Overload for Cyclists is a book that no cyclist should be without.




Training and Racing with a Power Meter, 2nd Ed.


Book Description

Hunter Allen and Andy Coggan, PhD have completely revised the book that made power meters understandable for amateur and professional cyclists and triathletes. Power meters have become essential tools for competitive cyclists and triathletes. No training tool can unlock as much speed and endurance as a power meter--for those who understand how to interpret their data. A power meter displays and records exactly how much energy a cyclist expends, which lends unprecedented insight into that rider's abilities and fitness. With the proper baseline data, a cyclist can use a power meter to determine race strategy, pacing, and tactics. Training and Racing with a Power Meter makes it possible to exploit the incredible usefulness of the power meter by explaining how to profile strengths and weaknesses, measure fitness and fatigue, optimize workouts, time race readiness, and race using power. This new edition: Enables athletes to predict future performance and time peak form Introduces fatigue profiling, a new testing method to pinpoint weaknesses Includes two training plans to raise functional threshold power and time peaks for race day Offers 75 power-based workouts tuned for specific training goals This updated edition also includes new case studies, a full chapter on triathlon training and racing, and improved 2-color charts and tables throughout. Training and Racing with a Power Meter, will continue to be the definitive guide to the most important training tool ever developed for endurance sports.




Six Pack Chick


Book Description

Meet Bridget Hunt and her Six Pack Chick phenomenon. Find out why everybody's talking about 'Mother Hen' on facebook. Bridget shares her incredible story... As a professional dancer at the top of her game, her dreams were dashed when life threatening illness knocked at her door. Using this bombshell to help herself and others, Bridget has dedicated more than a decade to studying the power of nutrition to become a renowned expert in her field. The woman celebrities turn to when they need results fast for the red carpet or a last minute photo shoot. And with good reason...Understanding the power of harnessing the mind for weight loss, body training and confidence for life Bridget enhances her powerful package with the latest NLP techniques. ensuring clients get 110% and feel energised, balanced and inspired. Six Pack Chicks don't only lose the weight, they keep it off, feel healthier and often go on to change other areas in their lives.




The Complete Guide to Public Safety Cycling


Book Description

The use of bicycles by police, EMS, and security personnel continues to grow along with increased awareness of the benefits of an extremely mobile team of first responders. While the reasons for implementing a bicycle unit may vary, the goal of each agency is the same: to provide assistance to those who need it as quickly, safely, and effectively as possible. In the past, officers and agencies seeking to get a public safety bike unit rolling had to look far and wide to assemble the necessary information. The Complete Guide to Public Safety Cycling is the single comprehensive source of in-depth information on starting a bike unit or enhancing an established bike unit with tactical and technical tips on everything from basic equipment needs to detailed insights on policy, maintenance, training, legal issues, and much more.




The Knee Book - A Guide to the Aging Knee


Book Description

Suffering from knee pain and desperate to know why? Discover the hows and whats of chronic discomfort and the steps you can take to get better. Seeking answers about your joint problems? Trying to decide how to decrease symptoms and improve your quality of life? Considering having an operation but worried over what it entails? Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon, podcast host, and lecturer Dr. Adam Rosen has treated thousands of people in need of total knee and hip replacement, helping them on their journeys to wellness. Now he’s here to share his vast experience and knowledge so that you can enjoy recovery and healing, with or without surgery. The Knee Book - A Guide to the Aging Knee is the must-have resource for those with health complaints who are looking for relief. With easy-to-understand language and patient-friendly discussion, Dr. Rosen walks readers through the different types of diagnoses, treatment options from conservative fixes to going under the knife, and how to approach rehabilitation for the best results. And by relying on the crucial information offered in these pages, you will be able to talk to your doctor and move forward with an actionable plan full of confidence and hope. In The Knee Book, you’ll discover: - How to better understand why you are hurting and the things you can do to improve your symptoms - Comprehensive but easily accessible breakdown of the various kinds of diagnoses to help you make assured decisions - Simple exercises that can strengthen your legs at home and increase body functionality - Methods to control pain and use physical therapy to encourage good outcomes - Ways weight-loss can reduce suffering, straightforward explanations of common conditions such as meniscus tears, Baker’s cysts, and arthritis, and much, much more! The Knee Book is the perfect road map for navigating health challenges. If you like user-friendly descriptions, knowing all your options, and simplifying medical speech, then you’ll love Dr. Adam Rosen’s invaluable primer. Buy The Knee Book to walk without pain today!




Serious Cycling


Book Description

Ride faster and more efficiently with Serious Cycling. Exercise scientists have unearthed a wealth of information that cyclists can use to improve their performance. However, most cyclists have never had access to this great body of knowledge. Now you do. Serious Cycling bridges the gap between scientific observation and cycling performance. It takes the latest scientific data on physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, injury prevention and recovery, and training, and translates it into practical applications that will have an immediate impact on your personal training program. Written by one of cycling's top experts, this book will help you build endurance, increase lactate threshold, and enhance cycling strength and power. Two-time U.S. Olympic team staff member Ed Burke has combined physiological training principles and real-world experiences to make Serious Cycling the reference that no elite cyclist should be without. The training methods and techniques he presents are what the top cyclists use. You'll learn how to - use power meters and heart rate monitors to gauge what is happening in your body while you work out; - prevent injuries and illness, even during periods of hard training and racing; - use proper nutrition and cutting-edge supplementation strategies to train harder and recover more effectively; - make your body and your bike work with—not against—each other, - get the best, most current information on proper positioning and cycling biomechanics; and - apply effective tactics and race strategies to ensure your success in time trials, road races, and criteriums. Whether you're a competitor, a club member, or a weekend century rider, Serious Cycling will give you the know-how—and the means to apply it—so that you can reach your full potential.