Description |
xviii, 649 pages ; 24 cm |
Series |
Health reference series |
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Health reference series.
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Contents |
Preface -- Part 1: Health Benefits Of Physical Activity -- Chapter 1: Physical activity has many health benefits -- Chapter 2: Health burden of physical inactivity -- Chapter 3: Physical activity and life satisfaction -- Chapter 4: Physical activity and disease prevention -- Section 4-1: Physical fitness and a healthy immune system -- Section 4-2: Link between fitness and longevity in older adults -- Section 4-3: Link between mortality and physical inactivity -- Section 4-4: Physical activity promotes bone health -- Section 4-5: Effect of physical activity on the risk for coronary heart disease -- Section 4-6: Physical fitness improves asthma management in children -- Chapter 5: Physical activity and mental health -- Section 5-1: Physical activity helps control stress -- Section 5-2: Exercise fights dementia -- Section 5-3: Physical activity, mood, and serious mental illness -- Chapter 6: Physical activity and a healthy weight -- Section 6-1: Physical activity for weight loss -- Section 6-2: Exercise does not over-stimulate appetite -- Section 6-3: Effect of exercise on metabolism -- Chapter 7: Is physical inactivity genetic? -- Part 2: Guidelines For Lifelong Physical Fitness -- Chapter 8: Prevalence of self-reported physically active adults -- Chapter 9: Introduction to fitness guidelines -- Chapter 10: Physical fitness and children -- Section 10-1: Statistics on physical activity in children -- Section 10-2: Physical activity from birth to age five -- Section 10-3: Raising a fit preschooler -- Section 10-4: Fitness guidelines for school-aged youth -- Section 10-5: Physical fitness education in schools -- Chapter 11: Physical fitness and teenagers -- Section 11-1: Statistics on physical activity in teenagers -- Section 11-2: Teenagers and physical fitness -- Section 11-3: Teenagers exercising far less than younger kids -- Chapter 12: Promoting physical activity in children and teenagers -- Section 12-1: Motivating children and teenagers to be active -- Section 12-2: Fitness for kids who don't like sports -- Section 12-3: Tips on promoting physical fitness for girls -- Chapter 13: Physical fitness and adults -- Section 13-1: Fitness guidelines for adults -- Section 13-2: Daily exercise dramatically lowers men's death rates -- Section 13-3: Women, physical fitness, and heart health -- Section 13-4: Physical activity for pregnant and postpartum women -- Section 13-5: Research shows overweight women improve quality of life through exercise -- Section 13-6: Statistics and research on women and physical activity -- Chapter 14: Fitness for mid-life and older persons -- Section 14-1: Exercise program for mid-life persons -- Section 14-2: Exercise for menopause-aged women -- Chapter 15: Physical fitness and the elderly -- Section 15-1: Fitness guidelines for the elderly -- Section 15-2: Balance exercises for older adults -- Chapter 16: Encouraging physical fitness through the community environment -- Part 3: Start Moving -- Chapter 17: Ways to add physical activity to your life -- Section 17-1: Get active -- Section 17-2: Exercise opportunities in your daily life -- Chapter 18: Make a fitness plan and stick with it -- Section 18-1: Making exercise fun through a personal fitness plan -- Section 18-2: Goal setting -- Chapter 19: Overcoming barriers to exercise -- Chapter 20: Measuring physical activity intensity and physical fitness -- Section 20-1: Measuring physical activity intensity -- Section 20-2: Resting and target heart rates -- Section 20-3: Calories burned per hour -- Section 20-4: Physical activity chart -- Section 20-5: Body mass index (BMI) -- Chapter 21: Choosing physical fitness partners -- Section 21-1: Choosing a health club -- Section 21-2: Choosing a personal trainer -- Section 21-3: Exercising with friends -- Section 21-4: Making exercise fun for the whole family -- Chapter 22: Evaluating exercise equipment and exercise program claims -- Part 4: Exercise Basics -- Chapter 23: Aerobic exercise basics and equipment -- Section 23-1: Aerobic exercise basics -- Section 23-2: Elliptical trainers -- Section 23-3: Treadmills -- Section 23-4: Rowing machines -- Section 23-5: Stair climbers -- Chapter 24: Step aerobics -- Chapter 25: Kickboxing -- Chapter 26: Dancing -- Chapter 27: Racquet sports -- Chapter 28: Aquatic exercise -- Section 28-1: Water fitness -- Section 28-2: Top 10 reasons you should exercise in water -- Chapter 28: Walking and hiking -- Section 29-1: Beginning a walking program -- Section 29-2: Selecting and using a pedometer -- Section 29-3: 10,000 steps a day walking program -- Section 29-4: Hiking for health -- Chapter 30: Bicycling -- Section 30-1: Biking and walking for transportation and obesity prevention -- Section 30-2: Spinning/indoor cycling -- Chapter 31: Running -- Section 31-1: Running for beginners -- Section 31-2: Training to run your first 5K -- Chapter 32: Strength and resistance exercise -- Section 32-1: Strength/weight training basics -- Section 32-2: Progression and resistance training -- Section 32-3: Best Ab-strengthening exercises -- Section 32-4: Using stability balls and resistance bands -- Chapter 33: Stretching and flexibility for health aging -- Chapter 34: Combined exercise -- Section 34-1: Cross training -- Section 34-2: Interval training -- Section 34-3: Boot camp workouts -- Chapter 35: Mind-body exercise -- Section 35-1: Introduction to mind-body exercise -- Section 35-2: Yoga -- Section 35-3: Pilates -- Section 35-4: Tai Chi -- Chapter 36: Power training and plyometrics for athletes -- Chapter 37: Wii -- Part 5: Fitness Safety -- Chapter 38: Basics Of Safe Physical Activity -- Chapter 39: Workout safety -- Section 39-1: Warming up -- Section 39-2: Avoiding mistakes in the gym -- Section 39-3: Choosing an athletic shoe -- Section 39-4: Helmets -- Chapter 40: Nutrition and exercise -- Section 40-1: Healthy hydration -- Section 40-2: Sports nutrition -- Section 40-3: Top sports nutrition myths -- Chapter 41: Preventing sports injuries -- Section 41-1: Common sports injuries and their prevention -- Section 41-2: Sports-related concussions: what you need to know to be safe -- Chapter 42: Preventing sports injuries for child athletes -- Chapter 43: Fitness and your feet -- Chapter 44: Overtraining and compulsive exercise -- Section 44-1: Overtraining in women and the risk to bone health -- Section 44-2: Compulsive exercise -- Chapter 45: Exercising safely outdoors -- Section 45-1: Outdoor exercise safety -- Section 45-2: Air pollution and exercise -- Part 6: Physical Fitness For People With Health Conditions -- Chapter 46: Introduction to exercise with a health condition -- Chapter 47: Physical activity for people with disabilities -- Section 47-1: Increasing physical activity for people with disabilities -- Section 47-2: Promoting inclusive physical activity communities for people with disabilities -- Chapter 48: Physical fitness for people who are overweight -- Section 48-1: Physical fitness at any size -- Section 48-2: Fat loss and weight training myths -- Section 48-3: Abdominal fat and your health -- Chapter 49: Physical fitness for people with heart conditions -- Chapter 50: Physical fitness for people with bone disorders -- Section 50-1: Arthritis and fitness -- Section 50-2: Exercising safely with osteoporosis -- Chapter 51: Physical fitness for people with asthma -- Section 51-1: Exercise for people with asthma -- Section 51-2: Exercise-induced asthma -- Chapter 52: Physical fitness for people with diabetes -- Chapter 53: Physical fitness and cancer -- Section 53-1: Physical fitness and cancer prevention -- Section 53-2: Exercise during cancer treatment -- Part 7: Additional Help And Information -- Chapter 54: Glossary of fitness terms -- Chapter 55: Directory of fitness resources -- Index |
Summary |
"Provides basic consumer health information about the benefits of physical activity, along with activity guidelines for children, teens, adults, and seniors; discusses various types of exercises, tips for starting and maintaining an exercise program, and strategies for avoiding injuries. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"--Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Exercise -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Physical fitness -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Exercise.
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Physical Fitness.
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Exercise.
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Physical Fitness.
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Genre/Form |
Popular Work.
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Resource Guide.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Author |
Larsen, Laura.
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LC no. |
2010037345 |
ISBN |
0780811429 (hbk.) |
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9780780811423 (hbk.) |
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