Content: Fit, active, and healthy. Meeting and exceeding the physical activity guidelines / Barbara Bushman ; Assessing personal fitness / Christopher Berger ; ACSM's program for balanced fitness / Barbara Bushman ; Nutrition for better health and fitness / Stella Lucia Volpe ; Adopting and maintaining healthy habits / Marcus Kilpatrick --
Exercise and activity for building a better you. Aerobic activity / Barbara Bushman ; Resistance training / Avery Faigenbaum ; Flexibility and balance / Jan Schroeder and Shawn H. Dolan --
Fitness and health for every age. Children and Adolescents : up to age 17 / Don W. Morgan and Barbara Bushman ; Adults : ages 18 to 64 / Barbara Bushman ; Older adults : ages 65 and older / Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko and Andiara Schwingel --
Fitness and health for every body. Cardiovascular and heart health ; Barry A. Franklin, Amy Fowler, and Lucy Sternburg ; Weight management / Laura Kruskall ; Diabetes / Gregory A. Ledger, Anthony Giglio, and Barbara Bushman ; High blood pressure / William B. Farquhar ; High cholesterol / J. Larry Durstine and Keith Burns ; Arthritis and joint pain / A. Lynn Millar ; Pregnancy and postpartum / Lanay Mudd ; Osteoporosis and bone health / Kerri Winters-Stone and Kara Witzke.
Abstract:
You know the importance of good health, but not sure how to achieve it? How do you maintain health through the years as your body and lifestyle change? And do these questions sound familiar? This title helps you find the answers and features step-by-step instructions and full-colour photos for the exercises, sample workouts and practical advice. Read more...
