Exercise Science: Books, Videos, and Articles
Magazine and Journal Article Databases
The Library subscribes to several excellent online databases containing health- and fitness-related articles in magazines and scholarly journals. Also linked are two streaming video databases.
- Alt-HealthWatch This link opens in a new windowFull text for over 180 publications (many peer-reviewed) covering alternative and complementary medicine.
- Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new windowFull text for more than 4,500 scholarly social sciences, humanities, general science, education and multi-cultural journals. 3,700 are peer-reviewed.
- Health Source: Consumer Edition This link opens in a new windowInformation on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health.
- Health and Wellness (Gale) This link opens in a new windowProvides access to medical reference materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, hundreds of pamphlets, over 700 health-related videos from partner Healthology, Inc., and articles from 2,200 general interest publications in addition to a broad collection of Gale reference titles.
- Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new windowOver 100 titles covering the fields of physical therapy and sports medicine, providing researchers with access to topics discussed in the field. Includes proven treatment techniques, experimental research theses, and many more.
- Kanopy Streaming Videos This link opens in a new windowStreaming videos organized by subject, for academic research as well as general interest. Contains many genres, from documentaries to movies to training videos. Publishers include BBC, California Newsreel, Criterion Collection, First Run Features, New Day Films, PBS, etc.
Note: Kanopy does not support Windows 7 and Internet Explorer. If you are having trouble viewing Kanopy videos, you may need to upgrade or change your browser. See What Desktop Browsers and Systems are Supported by Kanopy and How to Troubleshoot Browser Issues for additional help. - Films on Demand This link opens in a new windowThousands of high-resolution streaming videos organized by subject. For academic research as well as general interest, this collection includes archival and newsreel films as well as career and technical videos.
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Featured Titles
Here are a few featured titles in the area of exercise science.
ACSM's Certification Review by
Call Number: 617.1 A27 2018ISBN: 9781496338778Publication Date: 2017-05-23Resistance Band Workouts by
Call Number: 613.7 I55r 2020ISBN: 9781510753471Publication Date: 2020-05-05Science and Application of High Intensity Interval Training by
Call Number: 613.704 S35 2018ISBN: 9781492552123Publication Date: 2018-12-28Your Workout PERFECTED by
Call Number: 613.7 T86y 2019ISBN: 9781492558132Publication Date: 2018-05-01