**Advanced Fitness Assessment & Exercise Prescription (3rd Edition) by Vivian H. Heyward, PhD** - **Publisher:** Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL - **Year:** 1998 - **Pages:** 323 - **ISBN:** 0-88011-483-5 - **Price:** $42.00 This book is a comprehensive textbook for university courses on physical fitness testing and individualized exercise prescription. It includes 11 well-written chapters and 7 appendices, with significant updates and additions. The content is logically organized, covering key components of health-related fitness. Each chapter begins with "key questions" and concludes with "key points" to aid understanding. The book features over 40 photographs, useful figures, and tables, and provides ample references. It is suitable for undergraduate students in exercise sciences and serves as a reference for professionals in various health and fitness fields. The author, Dr. Vivian H. Heyward, is recognized for her expertise in exercise science and research in fitness and body composition assessment. **Athletic Ability & the Anatomy of Motion (2nd Edition) by Rolf Wirhed** - **Publisher:** Mosby, St. Louis, MO - **Year:** 1997 - **Pages:** 171 - **ISBN:** 0-7234-2643-0 - **Price:** $24.95 This book combines anatomic and biomechanical principles applied to sports, divided into eight chapters organized by anatomic areas. It is designed for lower-division introductory biomechanics courses or as a supplementary text for upper-division courses. The text offers a unique approach to motion analysis by merging anatomic and biomechanical principles with clinical and pedagogic perspectives. While not as comprehensive as some other texts, it is functional and effectively presents key concepts in biomechanics and musculoskeletal anatomy. The illustrations are well-drawn and complement the text well. However, the book lacks citations in certain sections, which could enhance its academic rigor.**Advanced Fitness Assessment & Exercise Prescription (3rd Edition) by Vivian H. Heyward, PhD** - **Publisher:** Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL - **Year:** 1998 - **Pages:** 323 - **ISBN:** 0-88011-483-5 - **Price:** $42.00 This book is a comprehensive textbook for university courses on physical fitness testing and individualized exercise prescription. It includes 11 well-written chapters and 7 appendices, with significant updates and additions. The content is logically organized, covering key components of health-related fitness. Each chapter begins with "key questions" and concludes with "key points" to aid understanding. The book features over 40 photographs, useful figures, and tables, and provides ample references. It is suitable for undergraduate students in exercise sciences and serves as a reference for professionals in various health and fitness fields. The author, Dr. Vivian H. Heyward, is recognized for her expertise in exercise science and research in fitness and body composition assessment. **Athletic Ability & the Anatomy of Motion (2nd Edition) by Rolf Wirhed** - **Publisher:** Mosby, St. Louis, MO - **Year:** 1997 - **Pages:** 171 - **ISBN:** 0-7234-2643-0 - **Price:** $24.95 This book combines anatomic and biomechanical principles applied to sports, divided into eight chapters organized by anatomic areas. It is designed for lower-division introductory biomechanics courses or as a supplementary text for upper-division courses. The text offers a unique approach to motion analysis by merging anatomic and biomechanical principles with clinical and pedagogic perspectives. While not as comprehensive as some other texts, it is functional and effectively presents key concepts in biomechanics and musculoskeletal anatomy. The illustrations are well-drawn and complement the text well. However, the book lacks citations in certain sections, which could enhance its academic rigor.