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Human Kinetics Sports Performance and Coaching Human Kinetics is the premier publisher for sports and fitness. Within the physical activity field, recreational and organized sports are a major focus.

Human Kinetics is committed to providing quality informational and educational products in the physical activity and health fields that meet the needs of our diverse customers. Our customers include scholars who study physical activity and health issues; professionals who apply sport, physical activity, and health knowledge in delivering useful services; and the public who engage in fitness and sports activities in many forms and who benefit from living healthier lifestyles. We are committed to not only providing information, but whenever possible to providing solutions that help our customers practice their professions better and live healthier, more enjoyable lives. We are committed to providing accurate, useful information and education, packaged and delivered at affordable prices with technology being a key driving force in improving our products and their accessibility. We are committed to being a leader in the field through innovation and expansion around the world.

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10/21/2026

- The windmill low hold enhances spinal stability while improving hip mobility, and it develops integrated strength between the muscles of the hips and shoulders.

Correct your form
▶️For this exercise, the movement should come from the hips. Keep the spine long and fully extended. Focus on pushing back into the hips and lower yourself only as far as you can while maintaining control of your spine. Stop before you feel your spine start to bend or round.
▶️Keeping your eyes on your raised hand helps position the spine to allow the motion to come from your hips.
▶️When returning to standing, push the back hip forward (the right hip in the instructions) to initiate the movement.

Learn more in Smarter Workouts, Second Edition.

PREORDER THE EBOOK FOR ONLY $2.99!Joshua Saunders and Matt Hernandez, two of the nation’s premier flag football coaches,...
10/20/2026

PREORDER THE EBOOK FOR ONLY $2.99!

Joshua Saunders and Matt Hernandez, two of the nation’s premier flag football coaches, have written a book that provides the essential information and guidance every flag football coach needs. Coaching Flag Football provides proven methods for developing players and managing a team and details how to prepare and direct a squad to perform successfully in competition. Blending instruction, insights, and anecdotes, Coaching Flag Football is an informative, accessible, and engaging guide that will serve as an essential resource for coaches at every level of the sport.

For a limited time, pre-order your ebook copy of Coaching Flag Football for just $2.99! Click the first comment below to learn more.

10/20/2026

What type of coach are you? Would you describe yourself as Command, Submissive, or Cooperative? In this clip, certified trainer and Certified American Sport Education Program Coach Aaron Patterson discusses coaching styles and what each style means. Comment below which type of coach best describes you.

The full audio podcast will be available soon on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, PodBean, and the Human Kinetics website.

10/20/2026

- If you are interested in strongman training but don’t have a log in your local gym, try the barbell thruster as an alternative to the log strict press. While a barbell strict press might more directly resemble the log strict press, a barbell thruster helps develop overhead pressing strength and can improve leg drive to propel the implement overhead.

With your feet shoulder-width apart, clean the barbell to your shoulders. From the rack position, lower into a front squat. When you reach the bottom of the squat, explosively drive upward pressing the barbell overhead until your arms are fully locked out. As you lower the bar to your shoulders, descend into a front squat again to begin the next rep.

To learn more about the barbell thruster and other strongman training exercises, get your copy of Strongman Training for Strength and Performance, on the Human Kinetics website.

10/19/2026

Is hope a strategy? Ryan Hamilton, author of On the Inside Edge, discusses hope and optimism as they relate to athlete performance. Order his book at the link below!

10/16/2026

PRE-ORDER THE EBOOK AT AMAZON FOR JUST $2.99!

Joshua Saunders and Matt Hernandez, two of the nation’s premier flag football coaches, have written a book that provides the essential information and guidance every flag football coach needs. Coaching Flag Football provides proven methods for developing players and managing a team and details how to prepare and direct a squad to perform successfully in competition. Blending instruction, insights, and anecdotes, Coaching Flag Football is an informative, accessible, and engaging guide that will serve as an essential resource for coaches at every level of the sport.

For a limited time, pre-order your ebook copy of Coaching Flag Football for just $2.99! Click the first comment below to order.

Limited time preorder sale! Preorder The Pickleball Drill Book today and get the ebook for just $2.99 on Amazon! If you ...
10/16/2026

Limited time preorder sale! Preorder The Pickleball Drill Book today and get the ebook for just $2.99 on Amazon!

If you have been looking for a way to improve your pickleball game, look no further than The Pickleball Drill Book. With over 190 drills, this is the most comprehensive pickleball drill book on the market. Each drill comes with variations, progressions, coaching tips, and detailed illustrations to help players of all levels implement them with confidence.

If you are a trainer, an athlete, or someone who likes to train, you have probably done an isometric exercise. You have ...
10/15/2026

If you are a trainer, an athlete, or someone who likes to train, you have probably done an isometric exercise. You have also likely done a dynamic strength exercise. Which do you prefer? Perhaps a better question is, which one is more effective? Certified trainer and sport performance coach Aaron Patterson dives into the research to see what it says about the most beneficial exercise type for high velocity movements.

Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or at the link below!

Preorder ends today! Today is your last chance to preorder the New Functional Training for Sports ebook for just $4.99 o...
10/15/2026

Preorder ends today! Today is your last chance to preorder the New Functional Training for Sports ebook for just $4.99 on Amazon! Click in the comments below to learn more!

The third edition of New Functional Training for Sports is the go-to resource for proven methodologies in functional training. This edition includes a range of new content to help athletes, trainers, and coaches design programs focusing on the demands of their sport. With more than 300 full-color images of foundational movements, exercises, and drills, this is a great reference to ensure safe and effective training. With functional assessments to help determine the needs of each athlete, self-reinforcing progressions, and an online video library containing 85 exercise and drill demonstrations, New Functional Training for Sports, Third Edition, has everything you need to optimize your training.

10/14/2026

- This exercise improves mobility of the hips and intervertebral segments of the thoracic spine, and it increases stabilization strength of the deep core muscles.

Correct your form:
➡️For optimal rotation, keep the spine tall and straight; do not allow it to round or bend.
➡️Maintain stability in the front leg by pressing the foot into the floor (the left leg in the instructions).

Learn more in Smarter Workouts, Second Edition. Plus, you can currently pre-order an ebook copy of the book at Amazon for just $2.99 through 10/15!

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