Editorial Review:

The first authoritative guide for keeping female athletes healthy and injury free

Women's and girls' participation in sports grows exponentially every year, and everyone knows that women's bodies are constructed differently from men's, yet there have been no books on sports injury and health specific to a female athlete's needs.

Until now.

In The Female Athlete's Body Book, Dr. Gloria Beim--orthopedic surgeon, physician for the U.S. National Track Cycling Team, and accomplished athlete--presents the first authoritative sourcebook for every female athlete who wants to get in the game and stay there. She provides sound advice on an array of concerns including:

• How to minimize injury while enhancing sports performance
• Nutrition and training for top performance and lifelong health
• The specific needs of younger, pregnant, and mature athletes
• How to fight menstrual problems, bone loss, and eating disorders
• What to do when an injury occurs

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

WHERE'S TRACK AND FIELD?:

i haven't read the book because in the table of contents there is no track?
Major ommission. Sprinting is a major sport. It also causes numerous injuries - hamstring and hip tears and pulls.
I was going to buy this book for my nieces (15 and 16 yrs) - track stars. I was also interested as i am a sprinter as well.
sarah graves

It's about time!:

This is the first book that I've found that is by both a sports authority, sports enthusiast and well known medical writer. It's is great to have a source of information that is both credible, easily searchable and very useful to me as both an athelete and a women! Great job!

Every parent of a female athlete should keep this book close:

One of my daughters was an MVP Basketball player in high school. She worked hard, played hard and certainly took her share of injuries. My second daughter was a tennis player. I wish I had this book back then - the sprains, knee injuries, "collision" injuries, tennis elbow and shoulder strains they sustained during game times maybe could have been avoided with better strength training exercises as outlined. As an active, health conscious person myself, I certainly found the guidelines and exercises for the... more info

Finally, a book that understands the "female" athlete!:

Having raised a swimmer, bowler and softball girl we're very familiar with muscle pains, pulled ligaments and shoulder and neck issues. It's nice to hear something other then "ice it and elevate it"! Female bodies are different than male bodies, particularly during puberty, and it is nice to be able to identify and commiserate with other females on common (and not so common) injuries and the correct preventative measures to take both on and off the field. Bravo! to Gloria Beam and Ruth Winter for a well... more info

Accessories:

Tanita BC554 Ironman Glass InnerScan Body Composition Monitor Elite Series from Tanita (Health and Beauty)

Luna Bars, Nutz Over Chocolate, 1.69-Ounce Bars (Pack of 15) from Luna (Health and Beauty) - Usually ships in 24 hours

Similar Products:

Sports Nutrition for Women from Hunter House (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours

Sports Injury Handbook: Professional Advice for Amateur Athletes by Allan M. Levy, Mark L. Fuerst (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours

Warrior Girls: Protecting Our Daughters Against the Injury Epidemic in Women's... by Michael Sokolove (Hardcover) - Usually ships in 24 hours

Complete Conditioning for the Female Athlete by Dr. Bob O'Connor, Kari Fasting, Diane Dahm M.D. (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours

Sports Medicine Bible : Prevent, Detect, and Treat Your Sports Injuries Through... by Lyle J. Micheli (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours

Raising Our Athletic Daughters: How Sports Can Build Self-Esteem And Save Girls'... by Jean Zimmerman (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours

Games Girls Play: Understanding and Guiding Young Female Athletes by Caroline Silby, Shelley Smith (Paperback) - Usually ships in 10 to 12 days

The Knee Crisis Handbook: Understanding Pain, Preventing Trauma, Recovering from... by Brian Halpern (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours

The Complete Guide to Sports Injuries by H. Winter Griffith (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours