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"This highly engaging landmark work, a natural history of exercise--by the author of the best seller The Story of the Human Body--seeks to answer a fundamental question: were you born to run or rest? The first three parts of Exercised roughly follow the evolutionary story of human physical activity and inactivity, even as each chapter shatters a particular myth about exercise. Because we cannot understand physical activity without understanding its...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
Future-proof your body and relieve chronic pain resulting from sitting, slouching, and other bad lifestyle habits with this easy-to-perform set of daily stretching and exercise routines - from an innovative physical therapist who coaches dozens of celebrity clients. What if we could easily acquire long-lasting protection for our bodies and escape the chronic pain caused by our sit-all-the-time, slouch-too-much lifestyles? Vinh Pham is a world-class...
3) Slugfest
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Language
English
Description
"Forced to take Physical Education Equivalency, aka "Slugfest," in summer school so he can maintain his star spot on the JV football team, Yash recruits his fellow PE rejects to train with him and pass this course, an endeavor that turns into a summer he'll never forget"--
Publisher
1091 Media
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
From the creators of The Art of FLIGHT, Red Bull Media House presents THE FOURTH PHASE, a snowboarding epic starring iconic athlete Travis Rice. While exploring the untapped backcountry of his native Wyoming, Rice plots a 16,000 mile course to follow the hydrological cycle around the north Pacific, where snow and ice create dreamlike landscapes on the towering mountains above. From the Japanese Alps to the volcanoes of Russia, and a spectacularly...
6) ParaGold
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Follows the lives of four Paralympic equestrian hopefuls as they vie for a spot on the U.S. Paralympic Dressage team. The film focuses on Roxy Trunnell, Rebecca Hart, David Botana, and Sydney Collier on their quest to qualify for – and hopefully win – medals at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Each of the riders has severe physical disabilities, but determination and the bond with their horses propel them to greatness.
7) Allseasons
Publisher
Filmhub, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Kitesurfing is one of the fastest developing sports in the world. The best athletes break records by crossing the sea in solitary and achieve huge success by constantly competing in world championships.
10) Wicker Kittens
Publisher
Utopia
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
In Minnesota, the winters are long but the jigsaw puzzling is fierce. Join some of the top teams in competitive puzzling as they prepare for the largest contest in the country, the one that crowns the fastest puzzler around, in this quirky documentary from South By Southwest.
Publisher
Madman Entertainment
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the life and times of the legendary filmmaker who, through his annual ski films and national tours which began in the early 1950's, was a driving force in the development and promotion of the ski industry in America and throughout the world. Miller, who died at 93, sat months before his passing for his final interview. He reminisced about living off rabbit stew and sleeping in a teardrop trailer in his endless pursuit of the perfect ski...
12) Aulcie
Publisher
Candlelight Media Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Aulcie Perry, once a young man from the violent streets of Newark NJ, finds his glory in leading Israel’s basketball team to European championship, dating a supermodel, converting to Judaism, and becoming one of Israel’s hottest celebrities…only to fall to drugs and jail time before his redemption and search for his biological daughter.
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
An insightful and moving documentary feature film exploring in rich detail the remarkable story behind the Polynesian Pipeline to the NFL.A contemporary American story, the film transports viewers deep inside the tightly-knit and complex Polynesian community in Salt Lake City, Utah, one of the chief sources for the modern influx of Pacific Islander NFLers. With unprecedented access and shot over a fouryear time period, the film intimately portrays...
14) Dream Big
Publisher
Filmhub, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A look back at the history of Gold's Gym in Venice and Santa Monica, and how the surrounding culture of 1970's Venice and Santa Monica, and Southern California, was the seedbed for a a group of individuals who would DREAM BIG, and forever change culture.
15) The French
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1982.
Language
Français
Description
“For me, this film encapsulates everything I loved and love about the tennis of that moment; and in the hands of the great and singular William Klein, it is at once a gripping sports page, a fascinating piece of reportage, and a work of art.”—Wes Anderson William Klein, the legendary American photographer and filmmaker, has put together a body of work as thrillingly eclectic as any living artist. In his 1969 film Muhammad Ali, the Greatest,...
Author
Publisher
Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Go the distance -- a triathlon training guide for athletes. Are you a swimmer, cyclist, or runner looking for an exciting new athletic challenge? Well, you're in the right place. Athlete to Triathlete delivers the ultimate training plan to help you gain the endurance and confidence you'll need to complete your first Sprint or Olympic triathlon and enjoy doing it. Become a triathlete with advice on everything from injury prevention and mental fitness...
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Series
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Science and sports are coming together to create winning teams around the world, and this book tells that story. Read how scientists are making sports safer and easier to play; how engineers are creating ways for disabled athletes to excel; and how nutritionists are using science to change the way athletes eat to win."--Provided by publisher.
Publisher
Human Kinetics
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Developed with the expertise of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), Strength Training for Football shows you how to design resistance training programs for six groups of positions--offensive and defensive linemen; tight ends, fullbacks, and linebackers; wide receivers and running backs; defensive backs; quarterbacks; and kickers and punters--back cover.
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