Human Kinetics Library Platform

The Human Kinetics Library Core Collection combines Bloomsbury’s digital excellence with Human Kinetics’ market-leading sports and physical activity content, featuring an exclusive package of approximately 200 ebooks and more than 400 videos, covering topics that include athletic and strength training, biomechanics, nutrition, sport and exercise psychology, sport law and management, and much more.

New for 2025: The Human Kinetics Library Core Collection has been updated with 10 new titles for 2025, covering topics such as peak performance, sport psychology, sport business, and coaching.

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The collection contains approximately 200 market-leading ebooks from Human Kinetics, including textbooks, supplementary monographs and materials for practitioners.

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Also included are over 300 videos from Human Kinetics, including demonstrations of exercise movements and explanations of key physical activity concepts.

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Topics covered include:

Active Aging	Nutrition and Supplements
Anatomy	Outdoor and Adventure Recreation
Athletic Training and Therapy	Physiology of Sport and Exercise
Biomechanics	Program and Facility Management
Coaching	Psychology of Sport and Exercise
Cognition and Mental Health	Research Methods, Measurements, and Evaluation
Disability in Sport	Risk Management
Ergonomics and Occupational Health	Ethics in Sport
Exercise Prescription, Instruction, and Assessment	Sociology of Sport
Fitness and Health	Sport Law
Health Promotion	Sport Management, Marketing and Finance
History of Sport	Sports Analytics and Performance
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	Strength Training
Leadership	Therapeutic and Inclusive Recreation
Motor Behavior	Youth Sports and Fitness

Specific sports and activities covered include:

Archery	Football (Soccer)	Rugby
Baseball	Golf	Running, Jogging and Cross Country
Basketball	Gymnastics	Skiing and Snowboarding
Bodybuilding	Hiking and Backpacking	Softball
Cheerleading	Hockey	Swimming
Cycling and Mountain Biking	Lacrosse	Track and Field (Athletics)
Dance	Martial Arts and Self-Defense	Triathlon
Diving	Racket Sports	Volleyball
Ice Skating	Tennis	Water Sports and Activities
Football (American)	Rock Climbing and Mountaineering	Weight Lifting

New to the Human Kinetics Library Core Collection

Advanced Cardiovascular Exercise Physiology

Advanced Cardiovascular Exercise Physiology, Second Edition, systematically details the effects of acute and chronic exercise training on each component of the cardiovascular system: the heart, the vasculature, and the blood (including blood clotting factors).

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Aerial Adventure Environments

This book provides a comprehensive and practical introduction to the aerial adventure industry. The first of its kind, this text combines the key components of high and low ropes challenge courses, zip lines, canopy tours, and aerial adventure parks into one essential guide for students and existing professionals.

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Back Exercise 1st Edition: Stabilize, Mobilize, and Reduce Pain

Most people will experience back pain at some point in their lives, but only a few have the resolve to seek answers and find relief. Back Exercise: Stabilize, Mobilize, and Reduce Pain explores the anatomy and movement of the spine and offers exercises that will help you move—and feel—better.

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Becoming a Sustainable Runner 1st Edition: A Guide to Running for Life, Community, and Planet

Divided into three parts, the book begins by giving you the tools to find excitement and joy in your runs and sustain your running for the long term.

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Mental Training for Ultrarunning 1st Edition

In this book, you will learn tools and techniques to help you prepare for and overcome some of the biggest mental and emotional challenges you may encounter in ultrarunning. You’ll find more than 35 practical activities that will guide you in taking an introspective look at your own potential roadblocks so you can develop and strengthen the skills you need to run with confidence.

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Neurophysiological Basis of Motor Control 3rd Edition

Neurophysiological Basis of Motor Control, Third Edition, emphasizes the neurophysiological mechanisms relevant to the processes of generating voluntary movements, helping students better understand how the brain generates control signals and how the body executes them.

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Physical Activity Epidemiology 3rd Edition

This resource is a must-have for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of initiatives designed to promote education and health for students through meaningful engagement of family members, community members, and school faculty and staff members.

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Promoting Health and Academic Success 2nd Edition: The WSCC Approach

Promoting Heath and Academic Success provides direction for educators, school health professionals, and health agencies interested in promoting student health, diversity, equity, inclusion, and advocacy for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the WSCC approach.

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Recreational Therapy Assessment 1st Edition

Recreational Therapy Assessment is an evidence-based guide that illustrates best practices in performing those assessments in different settings so the needs of each client can be addressed.

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Sport and Recreation in Canadian History 1st Edition

This text focuses on sport and recreation practices on these lands now claimed by Canada, it is set within a larger historical context of interconnecting social and cultural practices to speak to the sustained tensions, complexities, and contradictions prevalent in Canadian society.

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