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Z Health Performance Recommended Reading

This document provides summaries of 15 books related to health, performance, and neuroscience. The books cover topics like the brain's ability to change, breathing anatomy, motor learning, play and neuroplasticity, vision training, pain neuroscience, interoception, and behavior change. The document was created by Z-HEALTH PERFORMANCE and recommends the books as resources for health and fitness professionals. It concludes by providing contact information to learn more about Z-HEALTH's brain-based training curriculum.

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Z Health Performance Recommended Reading

This document provides summaries of 15 books related to health, performance, and neuroscience. The books cover topics like the brain's ability to change, breathing anatomy, motor learning, play and neuroplasticity, vision training, pain neuroscience, interoception, and behavior change. The document was created by Z-HEALTH PERFORMANCE and recommends the books as resources for health and fitness professionals. It concludes by providing contact information to learn more about Z-HEALTH's brain-based training curriculum.

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Z-HEALTH PERFORMANCE

In the case of good books, the point is not to see


how many of them you can get through, but rather
how many can get through to you.
― Mortimer J. Adler
The Brain That Changes Itself
Author: Dr. Norman Doidge
This is a fantastic book filled with
both scientific information and
anecdotes regarding the human
brain’s remarkable ability to change.
Anatomy of Breathing
Author: Blandine Calais-Germain
This is one of our very favorite books
featuring fantastic illustrations to
help deepen your understanding of
the dynamics of human respiration.
Please do not approach this book as
an academic text as it is filled with
practical, experiential exercises. Try
them – you will love them!
The OPTIMAL Theory of Motor
Learning
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.
3758%2Fs13423-015-0999-9.pdf.
Written by Drs. Gabriele Wulf and
Rebecca Lewthwaite this is a fantastic
overview of what is currently understand
about optimizing the motor learning
process.
Play: How It Shapes the Brain
Author: Stuart Brown, M.D.
While this book was written in 2009, it
still serves as a fantastic introduction
into the concept of how play shapes
the brain, and the importance of play
and novelty in driving neuroplasticity.
Gamespeed: Movement Training
for Superior Sports Performance
Author: Ian Jeffreys
This book is an excellent primer on the
speed requirements of different sports
and some of the critical mechanical
elements involved in building and
enhancing athletic movement.
Strength Training and
Coordination: An Integrative
Approach
Author: Frans Bosch
This text is, in our opinion, the best book
available for learning how current
concepts from motor learning research
and neuroscience blend together with
modern strength programming. Because
it is fairly complex, we recommend that
you take it slowly and think though the
ramifications of each chapter.
Neuroscience: Fundamentals for
Rehabilitation
Author: Laurie Lundy-Ekman
If you are a health and fitness
professional, this book belongs on your
desk. It offers a tremendous
foundation into practically
understanding and incorporating
neuroscience into your work with
clients and athletes.
See To Play: The Eyes of Elite
Athletes
Author: Dr. Michael Peters
If you are new to vision training
concepts, there is no better place to
begin than with Dr. Peters work. While
it is written simply, it provides an
excellent introduction to bringing vision
training into your work.
Pain Neuroscience Education
Authors: Louw, Puentedura, Schmidt
and Zimney
Modern pain neuroscience is a critical
component of the Z-Health system
and this book is the most easily
accessible and understandable
introduction to the topic currently
available.
Explain Pain, Supercharged
Authors: Moseley and Butler
If you are ready to truly dig into
modern pain neuroscience, this is the
best book currently available that
takes a deep dive into this fascinating
topic. We recommend you tackle it
after going through Pain Neuroscience
Education.
Just Listen: Discover the Secret
to Getting Through to Absolutely
Anyone
Author: Mark Goulsten
We believe that job #1 for health and
fitness professionals is behavior
change, which means that mastering
the art of coaching and communication
is vital. While this book is not long on
hard research, it offers a fantastic and
easy to understand foundation for
building and maintaining rapport with
anyone.
Interoception: How I Feel
Author: Cara Koscinski, MOT, OTR/L.
Published in 2018, this great book
discusses emerging research on
interoception and the profound
ramifications of interoceptive
dysfunction. While simply written and
aimed at non-professionals, the
explanations and exercises in this book
provide a terrific introduction into
understand interoception and
interoceptive dysfunction.
To Learn More About Our Brain-
Based Training Curriculum:
http://www.zhealtheducation.com/
Email: [email protected]
Call: +1.844.584.2822
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