The Fit and Healthy Dancer | Koutedakis & Sharp

The Fit and Healthy Dancer by Yiannis Koutedakis and N. C. Craig Sharp approaches dancers as performing athletes and examines the physical preparation, nutrition, health, and injury risks associated with demanding dance training.

Drawing on exercise science and dance medicine, the book explains energy requirements, nutrition, endurance, strength, power, flexibility, warm-up and cool-down, body weight, and physical conditioning. It also addresses important dancer-health concerns including bone density, osteoporosis, amenorrhoea, overtraining, exercise-induced asthma, and common dance injuries.

Designed to connect scientific knowledge with the practical demands of dance, this reference is particularly useful for dancers, teachers, coaches, and students interested in improving physical fitness while developing safer and healthier approaches to training. Google Books

Contents

Part I – Energy and Food for Exercise and Fitness

1. Energy for Exercise and Fitness
2. Food for Exercise and Fitness

Part II – Fit to Dance

• Physical Fitness and Dance
• Aerobic Fitness and Dance
• Strength and Power
• Muscular Endurance
• Mobility and Flexibility
• Warm-Up and Cool-Down

Part III – The Dancer’s Health

• Body Weight and Body Composition
• Weight Control in Dancers
• Nutrition and Health
• Bone Health and Bone Density
• Osteoporosis
• Amenorrhoea
• Dance Injuries
• Causes and Prevention of Injury
• Overtraining
• Exercise-Induced Asthma
• Health Considerations for Dancers
• Life After a Professional Dance Career
• References
• Index