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Walking & Jogging for Health & Wellness

by: Rosato, Frank

Walking & Jogging for Health & Wellness

by: Rosato, Frank

ISBN 13:
9780534517267
ISBN 10:
0534517269
Edition: 5th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 10/28/2002
Publisher: Brooks Cole
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Summary

WALKING AND JOGGING FOR HEALTH AND FITNESS is a concise text that introduces readers to the health benefits of walking and jogging. It presents persuasive and logical reasons why exercise should be included in one's daily life, and provides guidelines for beginning and sustaining walking and jogging programs with the aim of accomplishing health and fitness objectives.

Preface

Physical Fitness: An Overview

(14)

America on the Move

(2)

Aerobic Exercise and Health

(1)

Trends in Fitness Activities

(1)

ACSM and CDC Guidelines

(1)

Exercise Programs in Business and Industry

(1)

The Costs of Sedentary Living

(1)

Disease and Death Patterns

(2)

Managing Time

(1)

Rationale for Choosing Walking and Jogging

(2)

Walking

(1)

Jogging

(1)

Health-Related Fitness

(1)

Performance-Related Fitness

(1)

Terms

(1)

Summary

(1)

Notes

(2)

Motivation and Motivational Techniques

(12)

Moving Toward an Active Lifestyle

(1)

Components of Behavior Change

(2)

Changing Health Behavior: Nationwide Efforts

(1)

Electronic Media Campaigns

(1)

Surgeon General's Report

(1)

National Surveys

(1)

CDC Program

(1)

NASPE Promotion

(1)

Transtheoretical Model

(1)

Inverted U Hypothesis

(1)

Fitness: A Lifelong Commitment

(1)

Some Motivational Techniques

(5)

Terms

(1)

Summary

(1)

Notes

(1)

Getting Started

(16)

Regular and Consistent Participation

(1)

The Medical Exam

(1)

Achieving Objectives

(1)

Warming Up

(3)

Principles of Exercise

(5)

Intensity

(3)

Frequency

(1)

Duration

(1)

Overload and Progression

(1)

Specificity

(1)

Cooling Down After Exercise

(2)

Phase One: Light Activity

(1)

Phase Two: Stretching Exercises

(1)

The Quest for Resources

(2)

Terms

(1)

Summary

(1)

Notes

(2)

Walking and Jogging for Health and Fitness

(18)

The Fundamentals of Walking

(6)

These Shoes were Made for Walking

(1)

The Energy Cost of Walking

(3)

Mechanics of Walking

(2)

Summary of Walking Tips

(1)

The Fundamentals of Jogging

(4)

These Shoes Were Made for Jogging

(2)

Energy Cost of Jogging

(1)

Mechanics of Jogging

(1)

Summary of Jogging Tips

(1)

Health Benefits of Walking and Jogging

(2)

Walking and Jogging for Special Populations

(3)

Special Concerns of Women

(1)

Exercise and the Elderly

(1)

The Need for Children to Exercise

(1)

An Uncomplicated Walking Program for the Obese

(1)

Terms

(1)

Summary

(1)

Notes

(2)

Prevention and Treatment of Walking and Jogging Injuries

(11)

Principles of Injury Prevention

(1)

Incidence and Risk of Exercise-Related Injuries

(1)

Treating Common Injuries

(6)

General Treatment: The RICES Principle

(1)

Treating Selected Injuries

(4)

Plantar Fasciitis

(1)

Shin Splits

(1)

Stress Fractures

(1)

Other Exercise Concerns

(1)

The Wisdom of Exercising During Illness

(1)

Nutritional Approaches for Preventing and Treating Illness

(1)

Terms

(1)

Summary

(2)

Notes

(1)

Physiological Adaptations of Walking and Jogging

(20)

Body Size and O2 Utilization

(1)

Chronic Adaptations---Training Effects

(6)

Heart Rate

(1)

Stroke Volume

(1)

Cardiac Output

(1)

Blood Pressure

(1)

Blood Volume

(1)

Heart Volume

(1)

Respiratory Responses

(1)

Metabolic Responses

(1)

O2 Deficit/O2 Debt

(1)

Effects of Age on VO2 max

(1)

Effects of Inherited Factors

(1)

Effects of Gender on VO2 max

(1)

Anaerobic Threshold---Lactate Threshold

(1)

Deconditioning---Losing the Training Effect

(1)

Walking/Jogging in Various Climatic Conditions

(5)

Hot Weather

(4)

Cold Weather

(1)

Assessing Cardiorespiratory Endurance

(5)

Walking Tests

(3)

Jogging/Running Test

(2)

Terms

(1)

Summary

(1)

Notes

(1)

Nutrition for Active People

(30)

Nutrition and Health

(1)

Basic Nutrition

(14)

Food Guide Pyramid

(1)

Nutrition Facts Food Label

(1)

The Calorie-Containing Nutrients

(8)

The Regulatory Nutrients

102

(5)

The Reduction Equation: Exercise + Sensible Eating = Fat Control

107

(5)

Effect of Exercise on Weight Control

107

(3)

Effect of Diet on Weight Control

110

(1)

Weight Cycling

110

(1)

Waist/Hip Ratio (WHR)

111

(1)

Weight Gain for Underweight People

112

(1)

Measuring Overweight

113

(1)

Measuring Body Composition

113

(6)

Terms

119

(1)

Summary

119

(1)

Notes

120

(2)

Reducing the Risk of Selected Diseases Through Exercise

122

(19)

Cardiovascular Diseases

122

(10)

Risk Factors for Heart Disease

123

(9)

New and Emerging Risk Factors

132

(1)

Cancer

132

(1)

Osteoporosis

133

(2)

Risk Factors for Osteoporosis

134

(1)

Effects of Exercise

134

(1)

Osteoarthritis

135

(1)

Asthma

135

(1)

Depression

136

(1)

Terms

136

(1)

Summary

137

(1)

Notes

137

(4)

Appendix: World Wide Web Sites of Interest

141

(2)

Glossary

143

(4)

Index

147

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