Concepts of Fitness and Wellness : A Comprehensive Lifestyle Approach
ISBN: 9780073376387 | 0073376388
Edition: 8thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Pub. Date: 10/24/2008
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Concepts of Fitness & Wellness: A Comprehensive Lifestyle Approachprovides readers with self-management skills necessary to adopt a healthy lifestyle. This well established text uses a proven conceptual format, brief concepts rather than chapters, to provide information in a useful and concise way, and is organized to focus on "process" or lifestyle changes with early coverage of planning so students can apply the concepts immediately.
| Lifestyles for Health, Wellness, and Fitness | |
| Health, Wellness, Fitness, and Healthy Lifestyles: An Introduction | |
| Self-Management and Self-Planning Skills for Health Behavior Change | |
| An Introduction to Physical Activity | |
| Preparing for Physical Activity | |
| The Health Benefits of Physical Activity | |
| How Much Physical Activity Is Enough? | |
| The Physical Activity Pyr... MORE | |
| Lifestyle Physical Activity: Being Active in Diverse Environments | |
| Cardiovascular Fitness | |
| Active Aerobics, Sports, and Recreational Activities | |
| Flexibility and Stretching Exercises | |
| Muscle Fitness and Resistance Exercises | |
| Physical Activity: Special Considerations | |
| Body Mechanics: Posture, Questionable Exercises, and Care of the Back and Neck | |
| Performance Benefits of Physical Activity | |
| Nutrition and Body Composition | |
| Body Composition | |
| Nutrition | |
| Managing Diet and Activity for Healthy Body Fatness | |
| Stress Management | |
| Stress and Health | |
| Stress Management, Relaxation, and Time Management | |
| Avoiding Destructive Behaviors | |
| The Use and Abuse of Tobacco | |
| The Use and Abuse of Alcohol | |
| The Use and Abuse of Other Drugs | |
| Preventing Sexually Transmitted Infections | |
| Making Informed Choices | |
| Cancer, Diabetes, and Other Health Threats | |
| Evaluating Fitness and Wellness Products: Becoming an Informed Consumer | |
| Toward Optimal Health and Wellness: Planning for Healthy Lifestyle Change | |
| Metric Conversion Chart | |
| Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating | |
| Calorie, Fat, Saturated Fat, Cholesterol, and Sodium Content of Selected Fast-Food Items | |
| Calorie Guide to Common Foods | |
| Calories of Protein, Carbohydrates, and Fats in Foods | |
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