Total Fitness: Exercise, Nutrition, and Wellness

Each chapter concludes with Summary, Study Questions, Suggested Reading, References, and Laboratory Exercises. 1.Understanding Health-Related Fitness and Wellness. Health Benefits of Exercise. Exercise Does Not Guarantee Good Health. Exercise Training for Health-Related Fitness. Components of Health-Related Physical Fitness. Wellness Concept. Wellness: A Healthy Lifestyle. Motivation and Exercise Goal Setting. Physical Fitness and Wellness: A Final Word. 2.Fitness Evaluation: Self-Testing. Evaluating Health Status. Measuring Cardiorespiratory Fitness. Evaluation of Muscular Strength. Measurement of Muscular Endurance. Assessment of Flexibility. Assessment of Body Composition. 3.General Principles of Exercise for Health and Fitness. Principles of Exercise Training to Improve Physical Fitness. General Principles of Exercise Prescription. How Much Exercise is Enough? 4.Exercise Prescription Guidelines: Cardiorespiratory Fitness. Benefits of Cardiorespiratory Fitness. Physiological Basis for Developing Cardiorespiratory Fitness. Exercise and the Cardiorespiratory System. Exercise Prescription for Cardiorespiratory Fitness. Starting and Maintaining a Cardiorespiratory Fitness Program. Training Techniques. Aerobic Exercise Training: How the Body Adapts. Motivation to Maintain Cardiorespiratory Fitness. 5.Improving Muscular Strength and Endurance. Benefits of Muscular Strength and Endurance. Physiological Basis for Developing Strength and Endurance. Guiding Principles for Designing a Strength and Endurance Program. Designing a Training Program for Increasing Muscle Strength. Exercise Prescription for Weight Training: An Overview. Starting and Maintaining a Weight Training Program. Strength Training: How the Body Adapts. Motivation to Maintain Strength Fitness. 6.Improving Flexibility. Benefits of Flexibility. Physiological Basis for Developing Flexibility. Designing a Flexibility Training Program. Exercise Prescription for Improving Flexibility. Motivation to Maintain Flexibility. 7.Nutrition, Health, and Fitness. Basic Nutrition. Guidelines for a Healthy Diet. Special Dietary Considerations. Nutritional Aspects of Physical Fitness. Current Topics in Food Safety. 8.Exercise, Diet, and Weight Control. Obesity. Regional Fat Storage. Optimal Body Weight. Physiology of Weight Control. Establishing a Successful Weight Loss Program. Lifetime Weight Control. Weight Loss Myths. Eating Disorders. Exercise and Diet Programs to Gain Weight. 9.Exercise and the Environment. Exercise in the Heat. Exercise in the Cold. Exercise and Altitude. Exercise and Air Pollution. 10.Exercise for Special Populations. Orthopedic Problems. Asthma. Pregnancy. Aging. 11.Prevention and Rehabilitation of Exercise-Related Injuries. The Risk and Causes of Injury from Increased Physical Activity. Common Injuries: Cause and Prevention. Common Injuries to the Lower Extremities. Reducing Your Risk of Injury. Management of Injuries. 12.Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. Cardiovascular Disease in the United States. Cardiovascular Diseases. Risk Factors Associated with Coronary Heart Disease. Reducing Your Risk of Heart Disease. Lowering Your Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: A Final Word. 13.Prevention of Cancer. What Is Cancer? 14.Stress Management and Modifying Unhealthy Behavior. Stress Management. Modifying Unhealthy Behavior. 15.Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Drug Abuse. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Drug Abuse. 16.Life Time Fitness. Exercise Adherence: Lifetime Fitness. Health Clubs: Choosing a Fitness Facility. Diet and Fitness Products: Consumer Issues. Appendix: Nutritional Values for Foods, Beverages, and Fast Food Items. Glossary. Index.