Summary

Kinanthropometry is the study of human body size, shape and form and how those characteristics relate to human movement and sporting performance. In this fully updated and revised edition of the classic guide to kinathropometric theory and practice, leading international sport and exercise scientists offer a clear and comprehensive introduction to essential principles and techniques.

Each chapter guides the reader through the planning and conduct of practical and laboratory sessions and includes a survey of current theory and contemporary literature relating to that topic. The book is fully illustrated and includes worked examples, exercises, research data, chapter summaries and guides to further reading throughout.

Divided into two volumes, addressing anthropometry and exercise physiology respectively, the Kinathropometry and Exercise Physiology Laboratory Manual is essential reading for all serious students and researchers working in sport and exercise science, kinesiology and human movement.

Choice Review

Dealing with both anthropometry and exercise physiology, this two-volume work (1st ed., 1996) is more than just a "lab manual." Eston (Univ. of Exeter, UK) and Reilly (Liverpool John Moores Univ.) asked experts in the field to present information, and those contributors provide background on both the strong and weak points of the subject, discuss various measures, and consider the assumptions made in performing the assessments. A few flaws detract from the book; for example, this reviewer noted a number of typos, a wrongly captioned figure, and a missing figure. In addition, some of the labs discussed require equipment that may not be accessible to the reader (a perennial difficulty with manuals of this sort). Last, US readers may be put off by the fact that much of the data is from European subjects, a fact that may alter findings in rare cases. Summing Up: Optional. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, professionals. R. L. Jensen Northern Michigan University