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Medicine-Ball Conditioning for Kids of All Ages and Fitness Levels explains how children of all ages and abilities can benefit from an enhanced level of muscular fitness. Among the benefits that kids can achieve through proper strength training are increased level of both muscle strength and bone strength, enhanced level of sports performance, heightened motor skill ability, and increased resistance to injury. The DVD discusses and demonstrates a series of creative and innovative medicine-ball exercises that can be the focal point of a kid’s resistance-training program.
Among the topics covered:
- Safety considerations
- Warm-up
- Stand-up activities
- Program philosophy
- Exercise techniques
- Core training
- Speed and reaction drills
- Cool-down
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Biography
- Patrick Mediate, MA, CSCS*D, is a physical education and health teacher at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, CT. Patrick is extensively involved in the NSCA, including serving as the NSCA’s State/Provincial Director Committee Chair, as the current NSCA state director for Connecticut, and as a member of NSCA’s Board of Directors. Widely regarded as an expert in youth-fitness training, he has been honored numerous times for his professional accomplishments.
- Avery Faigenbaum, Ed.D., CSCS, FACSM, is an associate professor of exercise science and physical education at The College of New Jersey. He is nationally recognized as a leading authority in the area of youth strength training, and has written two books and over 100 articles on fitness and conditioning, he is certified by the NSCA, ACSM, and United States Weightlifting Association, and lectures across the country to fitness and sports medicine organizations.
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