Lifetime

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ISBN: 9780697126702 | 0697126706
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Copyright: 5/1/1993

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As our nation focuses more on health, wellness, and the behaviors that contribute to a happier, more positive lifestyle, you and your students will probably find you need some assistance wading through the glut of information. Dr. Melvin Williams brings you the text to help you clearly understand the science behind the many aspects of fitness and wellness in Lifetime Fitness and Wellness: A Personal Choice, Fourth Edition.

A Positive Health Life-style Factor Assessment Inventory
The Positive Health Life-style Benefits of a Positive Health Life-style
Personal Choice and Health Promotion Behaviors
General Guidelines for Your Personal Exercise Program Fitness, Physical Activity, and Exercise
Importance of Exercise in Health Promotion
Personal Physical Fitness Programs
Aerobic Exercise Human Energy Aerobic
Fitness Measurement of Aerobic Fitness
Prescription for Aerobic Fitness
The Threshold Stimulus Modes of Aerobic Exercise
Implementing an Aerobic Fitness Program Aerobic
Exercise Programs Aerobic Competitive Sports
Aerobic Leisure and Unstructured
Physical Activity Benefit-Risk Ratio
Muscular Strength and Endurance
The Muscular System Principles of Resistance
Training Benefits and Risks of Resistance
Training Program Design Considerations
A Basic Resistance-Training
Program for Muscular Strength,Muscular
Endurance, and Increased Muscle Mass
Abdominal Strength Endurance Circuit Aerobics
Flexibility Principles of Flexibility
Exercises Flexibility Exercises for the Low Back Area Flexibility
Exercises for Round Shoulders Flexibility
Exercises for Tight Upper Back Neck Flexibility
Exercises for Joggers, Runners, and Other Aerobic Exercisers Benefits/Risks
Basic Nutrition for Healthful Eating
The Major Nutrients
The Basis of Diet Planning Healthier Eating
Weight Control
Through Proper Nutrition and Exercise Body Composition
Healthy Body Weight Basic Principles of Weight Control Comprehensive Weight-Control Programs
The Role of Diet in Weight Control
The Role of Exercise in Weight Control
The Role of Behavior Modification in Weight Control Special
Considerations in Weight Control Dieting versus Exercise for Weight Control Gaining Body Weight Dietary and Exercise
Considerations for Gaining Body Weight
Stress-Reduction Techniques
Effects of Stress on the Body Your Stress Profile
Methods to Reduce Stress
Health Effects of High-Risk Behaviors Substance Abuse
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Safer Sex Practices
Exercise and Nutrition Concerns for Women
The Role of Weight Control, Exercise, and Nutrition in the Menstrual Cycle Exercise, Nutrition, and Stress Management in the Treatment of the Premenstrual Syndrome Dysmenorrhea
The Role of Nutrition and Exercise in Pregnancy Running Safely
Healthful Aging: Reducing the Risk of Chronic Health
Problems Aging and Longevity Chronic Health
Problems Cardiovascular Diseases Metabolic Disorders
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Staying with the Positive Health Life-style Adherence Health and Fitness Clubs and Commercial Weight-loss Centers Laboratory Inventories
The Health Life-Style Assessment Inventory
Self-Efficacy Potential for Health Behavaior Change
Exercise Program Implementation
Revised Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (rPAR-Q)
Heart Rate Palpation
Determination of Target HR and RPE
Cooper''s Distance Test
Step Test
The Rockport Fitness Walking Test
Exercise Prescription and Contract
Test of Upper Body Strength and Endurance
Tests of Lower Body Strength and Endurance
Test for Abdominal Muscle Endurance
Weekly Resistance Training Record
Sit-and-Reach Test for Lower Back and Hamstring Flexiblity
Shoulder Rotation Test for Shoulder Joint Flexiblity
Ankle Flexion Test for Ankle Flexiblity
Classification of Daily Food Intake into the Six Exchange Lists and Determination of Caloric, Carbohydrate, Fat and Protein Intake
Center for Science in the Public Interest How''s Your Diet?
Prediction of Body Fat Percentage
Determination of Desirable Body Weight
Calculation of Daily Energy Expenditure Based on the Physical Activity Factor Classification System
Calculation of Daily Caloric Deficit Needed to Lose Two Pounds of Body Fat per Week
Developing Your Personal Diet
A Guide to Weight Gaining
Daily State Anxiety
Stress and You
Do You have a Problem with Substance Abuse
Self-Test on Drinking Habits and Alcoholism
Why Do You Smoke?
Do You Really Want to Quit Smoking?
Monthly Record of Physical and Psychological Symptons During My Menstsrual Cycle
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Inventory RISKO: A Heart Hazard Appraisal
Self-Motivation Assessment
Appendices
Food Exchange System
Scoring Table for Cooper''s Distance Tests of Aerobic Capacity
Approximate Caloric Expenditure per Minute for Various Physcial Activities
Calories, Percent Fat, and Cholesteral in Selected Fast-Food Restaurant Products
Approximate Metabolic Cost of Various Occupational and Recreational Activities in METS
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