613 covers promotion of health and here you will find books on topics such as work out programmes, fitness for health, sports medicine and exercise types like yoga or pilates. In the
616s are exercises useful in the treatment of specific illnesses.
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796s are athletic and outdoor sports and you will find books here that deal with fitness for particular sports.
See below for tips on how to search the catalogue for the right book
Magazines
New Zealand Fitness
Mens Health
Searching the Catalogue
There are quite a few aspects to this topic not all of which will be relevant to individual interests or needs. To find information on a particular aspect of fitness or exercise, try searching our online catalogue using Quickfind and type in the keyword(s) you want e.g.
fitness
exercise
training
yoga
pilates
Use the Quickfind search as above to find your specific needs.
If the Quickfind search brings up too many titles or titles that are not relevant go into one title which is similar to what you want and note the subject heading. Select Subject as the search field e.g. you may want a book about a fitness regime appropriate for women. If you put Exercise for women in the Subject search box it will bring up a list of titles appropriate for this specialised need.
