Fitness Aquatics or Alcoholism in America

Fitness Aquatics

Author: Leanne Cas

Whether you want to get in better shape or get a training edge for competition, Fitness Aquatics has the right workouts for you. Inside you'll find tips for getting started, from buying the right equipment to testing your fitness; six color-coded workout zones with 60 workouts that allow you to train with the duration and intensity you prefer; and three sample programs to help in customizing your own training plan. Written by LeAnne Case, one of the leaders in aquatic exercise and a master certified water-fitness instructor, Fitness Aquatics is part of the Fitness Spectrum Series - a collection of books from Human Kinetics offering fitness enthusiasts and sports participants of all backgrounds a practical and flexible approach to training.

Library Journal

This three-part fitness aquatics manual is a thorough guide to preparing an excellent water exercise program. Case is a water fitness instructor with over 15 years of experience. The first section lists the benefits of aqua fitness and describes the necessary equipment. A comprehensive aquatic fitness assessment is included. Proper posture and breathing are explained. Part 2 contains 60 water workouts complete with warmup and more. A bright color coding system arranges the workouts according to duration and intensity. There are a variety of tempos and lengths of workouts, ranging from the "Green Zone 21 minute Conditioning Sport Circuit" workout to the "Red Zone 60 minute Mixer," which is predominately lap swimming. Part 3 gives information on cross-training and charting progress. Blank program forms are included for photocopying. This book demonstrates strong knowledge of the subject and maintains a positive and upbeat tone. For most fitness collections.Anita Goldman Horning, Lawrenceville, Ga.

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Alcoholism in America: From Reconstruction to Prohibition

Author: Sarah W Tracy

Despite the lack of medical consensus regarding alcoholism as a disease, many people readily accept the concept of addiction as a clinical as well as a social disorder. An alcoholic is a victim of social circumstance and genetic destiny. Although one might imagine that this dual approach is a reflection of today's enlightened and sympathetic society, historian Sarah Tracy discovers that efforts to medicalize alcoholism are anything but new.

Alcoholism in America tells the story of physicians, politicians, court officials, and families struggling to address the danger of excessive alcohol consumption at the turn of the century. Beginning with the formation of the American Association for the Cure of Inebriates in 1870 and concluding with the enactment of Prohibition in 1920, this study examines the effect of the disease concept on individual drinkers and their families and friends, as well as the ongoing battle between policymakers and the professional medical community for jurisdiction over alcohol problems. Tracy captures the complexity of the political, professional, and social negotiations that have characterized the alcoholism field both yesterday and today.

Tracy weaves American medical history, social history, and the sociology of knowledge into a narrative that probes the connections among reform movements, social welfare policy, the specialization of medicine, and the social construction of disease. Her insights will engage all those interested in America's historic and current battles with addiction.

Table of Contents:

1	Disease concept(s) of inebriety	25
2	Cultural framing of inebriety	63
3	Institutional solutions for inebriety	92
4	Public inebriate hospitals and farm colonies	122
5	The "Foxborough experiment"	147
6	Building a boozatorium	196
7	On the vice and disease of inebriety	226