Name: Fitness for Life By Philip Allsen
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Fitness for Life: An Individualized Approach by Philip Allsen

Fitness for Life provides more than just the facts about cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, weight control, nutrition and relaxation techniques - it provides students with the tools to apply what they've learned to their own lifestyle.

1 Introduction to Fitness For Life What Is Physical Fitness? What Do You Know about Exercise? Effects of a Healthy Life-Style Consensus Statement of Physical Activity, Health, and Well-Being Is Exercise Safe? Principles of Training A Personalized Fitness Program Objectives for Fitness Self-Checks 2 Fitness Appraisal Basic Medical Prerequisites Cardiovascular Endurance Administering and Interpreting Cardiovascular Endurance Tests Cardiovascular Endurance Test Work Sheet Methods of Determining Recommended Body Weight Determining Recommended Body Weight Body Weight Work Sheet Measuring Strength Strength Appraisal Work Sheet Measuring Flexibility Measuring Stress and Tension Flexibility Appraisal Work Sheet 3 Developing a Cardiovascular Endurance Program Effects of Training Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease Coronary Heart Disease Risk Appraisal-RISK Cardiovascular Endurance Activities Intensity, Duration, Frequency and Mode of Activity Recommended Exercise Heart Rate Caloric Expenditure Exercise Program Writing a Cardiovascular Endurance Program Cardiovascular Endurance Program Work Sheet 4 Applying a Cardiovascular Endurance Program Tips to Make Exercise More Beneficial Commonly Asked Questions Applying a Cardiovascular Endurance Program Cardiovascular Endurance Program Contract Cardiovascular Endurance Progress Log 5 Developing a Nutrition and Weight-Control Program Calories Nutrients Nutrition and Health Food Guide Pyramid Nutritional Labels Other Uses of Nutritional Labels Evaluating Your Daily Diet Dietary Evaluation Work Sheet Nutritional Values of Common Foods Obesity Obesity and Disease Anorexia Nervosa Facts versus Fallacies Concerning Weight Control Set Point Theory of Weight Control Exercise and Weight Control Balancing a Diet Planning Ahead for Daily Menus Food Exchange Program Gaining Body Weight Writing a Weight-Control Program Weight-Control Work Sheet Vegetable Exchange List Breads and Starches Exchange List Meat Exchange List Milk Exchange List Fruit Exchange List Fat Exchange List Free List Food for Occasional Use Commercially Prepared Foods Fast-Food Exchanges 6 Applying a Weight-Control Program Commonly Asked Questions Putting a Weight-Control Program to Use Weight-Control Program Contract Weight-Control Program Progress Log Daily Caloric Food Plan Guides Guidelines for Following a Diet 7 Developing a Strength Training Program Health Benefits of Strength Training Common Terms for Strength Programs Overload Principle Strength Programs Systems of Training Machines versus Free Weights Writing a Strength Program Strength Program Work Sheet Weight-Training Exercises Timed Calisthenics Exercise 8 Applying a Strength Training Program Safety Tips Commonly Asked Questions Applying a Strength Program Strength Program Contract Strength Program Progress Log 9 Developing a Flexibility Fitness Program Factors Affecting Flexibility Types of Stretching Guidelines for Stretching Writing a Flexibility Program Flexibilty Program Work Sheet Flexibility Exercises 10 Applying a Flexibility Fitness Program Commonly Asked Questions Your Back and How to Care For It Applying a Flexibility Program Flexibility Program Contract Flexibility Program Progress Log 11 Developing and Applying a Relaxation Program Stress Relaxation Techniques Meditation and Relaxation 12 Maintaining Health and Fitness for Life Appendix A American College of Sports Medicine Position Statements B Summary Statement Workshop on Physical Activity and Public Health C Calorie Expenditure per Minute for Selected Exercises D Program Work Sheets Glossary Bibliography

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CIN0697233294VG

ISBN 13

9780697233295

ISBN 10

0697233294

Title

Fitness for Life: An Individualized Approach by Philip Allsen

Author

Philip Allsen

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Used - Very Good

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Paperback

Publisher

McGraw-Hill Education - Europe

Year published

19961101

Number of pages

296

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