One of the traditional ways to improve your fitness and well-being is to hire a personal fitness trainer or a lifestyle coach. Taking this approach can help you learn how to exercise and make healthy choices. Alternatively, if you prefer to monitor your daily movement habits on your own, you could purchase an activity tracker.  As we all know, the rise of automation and technology has effectively affected the amount of movement in our lives. Many of us spend our days sitting. However, consistent movers already know that once you start moving&nb ..read more

Don’t forget to enjoy 30% off all books and eBooks this Easter and discover our bestselling and newly released titles. Just use the discount code HKSPRING30 at checkout. Free shipping for orders over £50. Sale ends Sunday 14 April at 11:59pm (GMT). SHOP ALL SALE What’s on offer? Women’s Muscle & Strength Was: £25.99 Now: £18.19 Nike Global Trainer since 2013 and featured trainer of Apple Fitness+ team Betina Gozo Shimonek shares her science-based approach to strength training and offers you realistic guidance on how to assess, plan and execute effective strength-focused workouts. BUY NOW ..read more

In this excerpt from our recently released book Stress Management, we will discuss mind-body approaches that can help you achieve optimal wellness, which is highly linked with lowered stress. Think back to the last time you engaged in physical activity, and chances are high you didn’t think about stress because physical activity does a lot for your mental health. Those who engage in physical activity tend to have lower levels of stress and better overall health. There are physical activities and relaxation techniques that can help you cope with stress. Meditation and Mindfulness Meditation and ..read more

Communication is fundamental for coaching. Successful coaches are master communicators, and unsuccessful coaches often fail, not for lack of knowledge, but for poor communication skills. Your job as a coach requires you to effectively communicate in a variety of situations, including arguing with a parent about why her daughter isn’t starting, explaining complex skills to athletes, introducing your team, and speaking with an official when you think the decision you are certain was incorrect. Coaches must accurately turn their thoughts into an appropriate message and deliver the message effecti ..read more

Popularity of high-intensity interval training has increased in recent years. Personal trainers, online workout sessions, and group exercise classes offer this style of training, sometimes referred to as metabolic training. But what is Metabolic Training? Metabolic training is a training method that combines higher intensity strength and metabolic intervals with cardiovascular training to produce maximum gains in muscle development, strength, and cardiovascular fitness.  Metabolic training programs can be designed to achieve various goals such as losing weight, increasing endurance or bui ..read more

Explore our range of latest practical guide books for healthcare professionals on physiology, yoga, kinesiology and injury prevention. The Pocket Atlas of Anatomy and Physiology The Pocket Atlas of Anatomy and Physiology is the ideal introduction for students of complementary and physical therapies. Author and therapist Ruth Hull provides a thorough understanding of anatomy and physiology with clear, concise, and accessible language. The book is designed for easy comprehension, with more than 300 clearly labeled color images, as well as flowcharts and tables to help visualize c ..read more

Why write a book about yin yoga for people over the age of 50? The answer is simple. Yin yoga helps us become more flexible, less tense, and enjoy a good night’s sleep. Who doesn’t want to feel those benefits as we get older?  Getting Old Can Be a Pain – Yin Yoga Can Help Us Be Pain-Free The soft, slow stretches of yin yoga are excellent for stretching and strengthening our connective tissues: our ligaments and tendons, and our muscles. There was a time when my arthritic knee was unresponsive to treatment, including cortisone injections, physiotherapy, and even blood plasma injection ..read more

Many sports and events like running, cycling, swimming, soccer and many more are thought of as endurance activities because of their long duration. Although some of these events last less than an hour, others continue for hours, or days. Each endurance event has its own unique duration and challenges. For this reason, they have their own set of nutrition requirements for energy-yielding nutrients and fluids.  But what are the best nutrition practices for an endurance athlete before, during, and after a competition? This excerpt from Nutrition for Sport, Exercise, and Health Second Ed ..read more

As we approach the end of the year, here are ten key books released in 2023. We have selected the most essential Human Kinetics titles for this year, covering yoga, strength training, sports history, and running. Make sure there’s room on your to-be-read list and don’t forget to enjoy 30% off with our End of Year Sale until 30th of December by using the discount code (ENDOFYEAR30) at checkout. 10. Personal Best Running Good racing doesn’t just happen. It’s a skill that must be honed with training and hard work. In Personal Best Running, Coach Mark Coogan shares his su ..read more

This article was written by Mark Laws at Future Fit Training Music preference whilst training is a very personal choice and can often cause debates in the gym when the tracks playing are not to everybody’s liking. The obvious choice for most people is to wear headphones and listen to their own carefully compiled playlist.  In fact, a 2014 survey aiming to establish the influence of music and headphones on daily living, found that two out of three people who owned headphones would be less active without music to motivate them, whilst 40% admitted that they would abandon their workout ..read more