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Sports in Zion: Mormon Recreation, 1890-1940 If a religion cannot attract sports and physical recreation and instruct young people, it will struggle to survive, which is why recreational programs were second only to theological questions in the development of twentieth-century Mormonism. While scholars have paid much attention to the Latter-day Saints' religious history, Sports in Zion is the first in-depth study of the central role sports sports and physical recreation and leisure played in shaping the modern Mormon religion. With rapid industrialization sports and physical recreation and urbanization, the half-century that began in 1890 saw vast changes in American society. In this book, Richard Ian Kimball explores how Mormon leaders tapped the potential of using recreation programs to ameliorate the problems of the city sports and physical recreation and inculcate morals sports and physical recreation and values in LDS youth. As well as promoting sports as a means of physical sports and physical recreation and spiritual excellence, Progressive Era Mormons established a variety of institutions such as the Deseret Gym sports and physical recreation and camps for girls sports and physical recreation and boys, all designed to compete with more "worldly" attractions sports and physical recreation and to socialize adolescents into the faith. Kimball employs a wealth of source material including periodicals, diaries, journals, personal papers, sports and physical recreation and institutional record to illuminate this hitherto underexplored aspect of the LDS church. In addition to uncovering the historical roots of many Mormon institutions still visible today. Sports in Zion is a detailed look at the broader functions of recreation in society.
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Sports Injury Handbook: Professional Advice for Amateur Athletes by Allan M. Levy, Do you know which exercises cause unnecessary wear sports and physical recreation and tear on your body? What to do during the first critical few seconds following a sports injury? When an off-the-rack arch support can be as effective as a $200 custom-made orthotic device? How to keep in condition during rehabilitation? Dr. Allan Levy knows. As team doctor for the New York Giants football team, he has treated every kind of sports injury there is, from strains sports and physical recreation and sprains to more serious tears sports and physical recreation and fractures. In Sports Injury Handbook, he shares his vast practical knowledge of sports medicine with recreational athletes who want to keep in shape, while minimizing aches, pains, sports and physical recreation and injuries. For ease of use, the main part of the guide is organized by body part sports and physical recreation and sport. To find out why, for example, your knee is sore sports and physical recreation and how to treat it, simply turn to the knee chapter. Then learn how to avoid further risk of knee injuries in sports-specific chapters on aerobics, jogging, tennis, skiing, basketball, sports and physical recreation and many more. Peppered with firsthand stories sports and physical recreation and anecdotes from professional sports, the Sports Injury Handbook is an entertaining, informative guide to the latest methods of injury prevention sports and physical recreation and treatment. In it, you'll discover the conditioning, nutrition, sports and physical recreation and strength training techniques professional athletes use to stay in top physical shape; easy step-by-step rehabilitative exercises you can perform at home; special precautions for women, children, sports and physical recreation and older athletes; how to prevent or treat the most common injuries in more than two dozen sports, including aerobics, baseball, basketball, bowling, boxing, cycling, football, golf, gymnastics, hockey, running, skiing, soccer, swimming, tennis, triathlon, volleyball, walking, sports and physical recreation and wrestling.
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