Sports and Fitness Equipment Design

This text presents practical and objective information on designing, evaluating and selecting equipment, from athletic footwear to rowing machines. It addressses three major categories of equipment: foot-ground interfaces, striking implements, and personal fitness equipment. Each of the three parts opens with a chapter of discussion on biomechanical considerations relevant to the part's subject matter. Subsequent chapters feature assessments of specific pieces of equipment.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087322695X
• ISBN13: 9780873226950
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Human Kinetics
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 0.8" x 8.8"