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Using an active learning approach for the evaluation of fitness levels and nutritional status, this text aims to teach students how to bring about lifestyle/behaviour changes to achieve optimal fitness and wellness. The authors, who have each taught for over 20 years, bring their collective experience in exercise physiology to the book.

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• Chapter 1 Understanding Health-Related Fitness and Wellness(p. 1)
• Health Benefits of Exercise(p. 2)
• Exercise Does Not Guarantee Good Health(p. 4)
• Exercise Training for Health-Related Fitness(p. 4)
• Components of Health-Related Physical Fitness(p. 5)
• Wellness Concept(p. 8)
• Wellness: A Healthy Lifestyle(p. 8)
• Motivation and Setting Exercise Goals(p. 10)
• Physical Fitness and Wellness: A Final Word(p. 11)
• Summary(p. 11)
• Study Questions(p. 11)
• Suggested Reading(p. 12)
• References(p. 12)
• Chapter 2 Fitness Evaluation: Self-Testing(p. 17)
• Evaluating Health Status(p. 18)
• Measuring Cardiorespiratory Fitness(p. 18)
• Evaluation of Muscular Strength(p. 25)
• Measurement of Muscular Endurance(p. 30)
• Assessment of Flexibility(p. 34)
• Assessment of Body Composition(p. 36)
• Summary(p. 41)
• Study Questions(p. 42)
• Suggested Reading(p. 42)
• References(p. 42)
• Chapter 3 General Principles of Exercise for Health and Fitness(p. 63)
• Principles of Exercise Training to Improve Physical Fitness(p. 64)
• General Principles of Exercise Prescription(p. 67)
• How Much Exercise is Enough?(p. 70)
• Summary(p. 72)
• Study Questions(p. 72)
• Suggested Reading(p. 72)
• References(p. 72)
• Chapter 4 Exercise Prescription Guidelines: Cardiorespiratory Fitness(p. 75)
• Benefits of Cardiorespiratory Fitness(p. 76)
• Physical Basis for Developing Cardiorespiratory Fitness(p. 76)
• Exercise and the Cardiorespiratory System(p. 78)
• Exercise Prescription for Cardiorespiratory Fitness(p. 82)
• Starting and Maintaining a Cardiorespiratory Fitness Program(p. 87)
• Training Techniques(p. 88)
• Aerobic Exercise Training: How the Body Adapts(p. 91)
• Motivation to Maintain Cardiorespiratory Fitness(p. 94)
• Summary(p. 95)
• Study Questions(p. 96)
• Suggested Reading(p. 96)
• References(p. 96)
• Chapter 5 Improving Muscular Strength and Endurance(p. 103)
• Benefits of Muscular Strength and Endurance(p. 104)
• Physiological Basis for Developing Strength and Endurance(p. 104)
• Guiding Principles for Designing a Strength and Endurance Program(p. 110)
• Progressive Resistance Exercise(p. 110)
• Designing a Training Program for Increasing Muscle Strength(p. 110)
• Exercise Prescription for Weight Training: An Overview(p. 114)
• Starting and Maintaining a Weight-Training Program(p. 115)
• Strength Training: How the Body Adapts(p. 117)
• Motivation to Maintain Strength Fitness(p. 126)
• Summary(p. 126)
• Study Questions(p. 127)
• Suggested Reading(p. 127)
• References(p. 128)
• Chapter 6 Improving Flexibility(p. 131)
• Benefits of Flexibility(p. 132)
• Physiological Basis for Developing Flexibility(p. 132)
• Designing a Flexibility Training Program(p. 133)
• Exercise Prescription for Improving Flexibility(p. 134)
• Motivation to Maintain Flexibility(p. 145)
• Summary(p. 145)
• Study Questions(p. 146)
• Suggested Reading(p. 146)
• References(p. 146)
• Chapter 7 Nutrition, Health, and Fitness(p. 149)
• Basic Nutrition(p. 150)
• Guidelines for a Healthy Diet(p. 162)
• Nutritional Aspects of Physical Fitness(p. 172)
• Do Supplements Provide an Edge for Health and Performance?(p. 174)
• Current Topics in Food Safety(p. 177)
• Summary(p. 182)
• Study Questions(p. 182)
• Suggested Reading(p. 183)
• References(p. 184)
• Chapter 8 Exercise, Diet, and Weight Control(p. 191)
• Obesity(p. 192)
• Regional Fat Storage(p. 192)
• Optimal Body Weight(p. 194)
• Physiology of Weight Control(p. 195)
• Establishing a Successful Weight Loss Program(p. 201)
• Lifetime Weight Control(p. 206)
• Weight Loss Myths(p. 207)
• Eating Disorders(p. 208)
• Exercise and Diet Programs to Gain Weight(p. 210)
• Summary(p. 211)
• Study Questions(p. 212)
• Suggested Reading(p. 212)
• References(p. 212)
• Chapter 9 Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease(p. 221)
• Cardiovascular Disease in the United States(p. 222)
• Cardiovascular Diseases(p. 222)
• Risk Factors Associated with Coronary Heart Disease(p. 226)
• Reducing Your Risk of Heart Disease(p. 230)
• Lowering Your Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: A Final Word
• Summary(p. 233)
• Study Questions(p. 234)
• Suggested Reading(p. 234)
• References(p. 234)
• Chapter 10 Stress Management and Modifying Unhealthy Behavior(p. 241)
• Stress Management(p. 242)
• Modifying Unhealthy Behavior(p. 249)
• Summary(p. 253)
• Study Questions(p. 253)
• Suggested Reading(p. 253)
• References(p. 253)
• Chapter 11 Lifetime Fitness(p. 259)
• Exercise Adherence: Lifetime Fitness(p. 260)
• Diet and Fitness Products: Consumer Issues(p. 264)
• Summary(p. 268)
• Study Questions(p. 268)
• Suggested Reading(p. 268)
• References(p. 269)
• Appendix A Healthy People 2010(p. 271)
• Appendix B Nutritional Content of Common Foods and Beverages(p. 273)
• Appendix C Nutritional Content of Fast Foods(p. 283)
• Glossary(p. 297)
• Index(p. 303)

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Scott Powers recieved his B.S. in physical education from the University of Georgia before going on the get his Ed.D. from the University of Tennessee and his Ph.D. from Louisiana State University. Scott has been teaching for over 20 years, and was named Teacher of the Year at the University of Florida in 1992. Scott served as president of the Southeastern Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine in 1986. Scott's primary area of research interest is the respiratory-metabolic adaptations to exercise. In his free time, Scott enjoys water sports: SCUBA-diving, water-skiing, and swimming in the Florida Keys.

Steve Dodd earned his B.S. in economics from the University of Alabama before going to the same university for his M.S. in exercise physiology and to Louisiana State University for his Ph.D., also in exercise physiology. He has been teaching for more than 20 years, in a variety of capacities, and has won numerous awards, including the Teacher of the Year award in 1997. He has won the annual "Instructional Resources Grant" from the University of Florida every year since 1991, allowing him to make innovations in use of multimedia in his classroom. Steve has held numerous chairs in committees at the University of Florida. His lab conducts research in various areas of muscle physiology. When he's not hard at work, Steve enjoys family outings, coaching little league baseball and basketball, sailing, and racquet sports.