Fitness and Exercise Sourcebook (Health Reference)

✍ Scribed by Angela Williams (editor)

• Publisher: Omnigraphics Inc
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 554
• Edition: 6
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Provides basic consumer health information about the elements of physical fitness, along with the various types of exercises, tips for starting and maintaining an exercise program, and strategies for avoiding injuries. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources.

✦ Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Preface
Part One—The Health Benefits of Physical Activity
Chapter 1—Physical Activity Has Many Health Benefits
Section 1.1—Physical Activity: An Overview
Section 1.2—Benefits of Physical Activity
Section 1.3—Facts about Physical Activity
Chapter 2—Importance of Physical Activity
Chapter 3—Physical Activity and Disease Prevention
Section 3.1—Physical Fitness and a Healthy Immune System
Section 3.2—Peak Longevity Benefit with an Hour of Daily Exercise
Chapter 4—Physical Activity and Mental Health
Section 4.1—Physical Activity Can Help the Brain
Section 4.2—Physical Activity May Reduce Anxiety and Depression
Section 4.3—Physical Activity and Exercise for Alzheimer Disease
Section 4.4—Light Exercise Helps Memory
Chapter 5—Physical Activity for Healthy Weight
Part Two—Guidelines for Lifelong Physical Fitness
Chapter 6—Self-Reported Prevalence of Inactivity among Adults 50 Years and Older
Chapter 7—Understanding the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
Chapter 8—Physical Fitness and Children
Section 8.1—How Much Physical Activity Do Children Need?
Section 8.2—Physical Activity for Preschoolers
Section 8.3—Physical Education and Physical Activity in Schools
Chapter 9—Physical Fitness and Teenagers
Chapter 10—Promoting Physical Activity in Children and Teenagers
Section 10.1—Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents
Section 10.2—Why Physical Activity Is Important for Girls
Section 10.3—More Screen Time Equals Less Activity Time
Chapter 11—Guidelines for Schools in Promoting Health and Fitness
Chapter 12—Physical Fitness and Adults
Section 12.1—Fitness Guidelines and Activities for Adults
Section 12.2—Women, Physical Fitness, and Heart Health
Section 12.3—Physical Activity for Pregnant and Postpartum Women
Section 12.4—Overweight Adults Can Improve Quality of Life through Exercise
Chapter 13—Physical Fitness and the Elderly
Section 13.1—Fitness Guidelines for the Elderly
Section 13.2—Real-Life Benefits of Exercise and Physical Activity for the Elderly
Section 13.3—Exercises for the Elderly
Section 13.4—How to Stay Safe during Exercise and Physical Activity
Section 13.5—Light Physical Activity Linked to Lower Risk of Heart Disease in Older Women
Part Three—Start Moving
Chapter 14—Keep Active and Eat Healthy
Chapter 15—Ways to Add Physical Activity to Your Life
Section 15.1—Tips for Getting Your Steps In
Section 15.2—Tips to Help You Get Active
Section 15.3—Exercise Opportunities in Your Daily Life
Chapter 16—Make a Fitness Plan and Stick with It
Section 16.1—Designing Your Own Fitness Plan
Section 16.2—Goal Setting
Chapter 17—Overcoming Barriers to Exercise
Chapter 18—Measuring Physical Activity Intensity and Physical Fitness
Section 18.1—Measuring Physical Activity Intensity and Developing Guidelines
Section 18.2—Target Heart Rates
Section 18.3—Burning Calories
Section 18.4—Body Mass Index
Chapter 19—Choosing Physical Fitness Partners
Section 19.1—Exercising with Your Loved One
Section 19.2—Making Exercise Fun for the Whole Family
Chapter 20—Joining a Gym
Chapter 21—Personal Trainers and Equipment
Part Four—Exercise Basics
Chapter 22—Exercise and Physical Fitness
Chapter 23—Four Types of Exercises
Chapter 24—Step Aerobics
Chapter 25—Martial Arts
Chapter 26—Aquatic Exercise
Section 26.1—Swimming and Other Water-Related Activities
Section 26.2—Healthy and Safe Swimming
Chapter 27—Walking and Hiking
Section 27.1—Walking and Its Popularity in the United States
Section 27.2—Walking Basics, Benefits, and Stretches
Section 27.3—Using a Pedometer
Section 27.4—Gearing Up for Hiking
Chapter 28—Bicycling
Section 28.1—Biking Basics
Section 28.2—Biking-Safety Tips
Chapter 29—Running
Chapter 30—Strength and Resistance Exercise
Section 30.1—Strength/Weight Training Basics
Section 30.2—Core-Strengthening Exercises
Chapter 31—Stretching and Flexibility Exercises
Chapter 32—Combined Exercise
Section 32.1—Cross-Training
Section 32.2—Interval Training
Section 32.3—Boot Camp Workouts
Chapter 33—Mind–Body Exercise
Section 33.1—Introduction to Mind–Body Exercise
Section 33.2—Impact of Stress on Body and Mind
Section 33.3—Yoga
Section 33.4—Pilates
Section 33.5—Tai Chi and Qi Gong
Part Five—Fitness Safety
Chapter 34—Safe Physical Activity
Chapter 35—Workout Safety
Section 35.1—Warm Up and Cool Down
Section 35.2—Avoiding Mistakes in the Gym
Section 35.3—Tips for Buying Exercise Equipment
Section 35.4—Safety Equipment
Chapter 36—Nutrition and Exercise
Section 36.1—Healthy Hydration
Section 36.2—Healthy Eating for an Active Lifestyle
Section 36.3—Dietary Supplements for Exercise and Athletic Performance
Section 36.4—Anabolic Steroids
Section 36.5—Bodybuilding Products Can Be Risky
Chapter 37—Preventing Sports Injuries
Section 37.1—Understanding Sports Injuries
Section 37.2—Sports Injury Prevention and First Aid Treatment
Section 37.3—Sports-Related Concussions: What Parents Can Do
Chapter 38—Overtraining in Women and the Risk to Bone Health
Chapter 39—Exercising Safely Outdoors
Section 39.1—Exercising in Hot and Cold Weather
Section 39.2—Exercising Outdoors
Section 39.3—Protecting Your Eyes during Exercise
Section 39.4—Air Pollution and Exercise
Part Six—Physical Fitness for People with Health Conditions
Chapter 40—Introduction to Exercise with a Chronic Health Condition
Chapter 41—Physical Activity for People with Disabilities
Section 41.1—Healthy Living for People with Disabilities
Section 41.2—Working with Your Doctor to Increase Physical Activity
Section 41.3—Staying Active with a Disability: Quick Tips
Chapter 42—Physical Fitness for People Who Are Overweight
Section 42.1—Understanding Obesity
Section 42.2—Staying Active at Any Size
Section 42.3—Guide to Healthy Weight Loss
Section 42.4—Weight-Loss and Weight-Training Myths
Chapter 43—Physical Fitness and Cardiac Rehabilitation
Chapter 44—Physical Fitness for People with Bone Disorders
Section 44.1—Arthritis and Fitness
Section 44.2—Exercising Safely with Osteoporosis
Section 44.3—Managing Osteogenesis Imperfecta with Exercise and Activity
Chapter 45—Physical Fitness for People with Asthma
Section 45.1—Exercise for People with Asthma
Section 45.2—Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction and Asthma
Chapter 46—Physical Fitness for People with Diabetes
Chapter 47—Physical Fitness and Cancer
Section 47.1—Physical Fitness and Cancer Prevention
Section 47.2—Exercise during and after Cancer Treatment
Part Seven—Health and Wellness Trends
Chapter 48—Fitness and Exercise Trends
Chapter 49—Wellness or Fitness Tourism
Chapter 50—Online Fitness Training
Chapter 51—Fitness Wearables and Wearable Technology
Part Eight—Additional Help and Information
Chapter 52—Glossary of Terms Related to Fitness and Exercise
Chapter 53—Directory of Fitness Resources
Index