Concepts of physical fitness : active lifestyles for wellness / Charles B. Corbin ... [et al.].
Publication details: Dubuque, Iowa : McGraw-Hill, c2003.Edition: 11th editionDescription: xix, 422 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cmISBN:- 0072461918
- 9780072461916
- QT 256 C744 2003
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Book Open Access | Health Sciences Library | QT 256 C744 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | MBAL22041172 |
Includes index.
Concepts
Section I: Life styles for health, fitness, and wellness
1. Health, wellness, fitness, and healthy lifestyles, an introduction
2. Using self-management skills to adhere to healthy lifestyle behaviors
Section II: Introduction to physical activity
3. Preparing for physical activity
4. How much physical activity is enough?
5. Learning self-planning skills for lifetime physical activity
Section III: Physical activity pyramid
6. Health benefits of physical activity
7. Lifestyle physical activity
8. Cardiovascular fitness
9. Active aerobics, sports, and recreational activities
10. Flexibility
11.Music fitness
Section IV: Physical activity, special considerations
12. Safe physical activity and exercises
13. Body mechanics, posture and care of the back and neck
14. Performance benefits of physical activity
Section V: Nutrition and body composition
15. Body composition
16. Nutrition
17. Managing diet and activity for healthy body fatness
Section VI: Stress management
18. Stress and health
19. Stress management, relaxation, and time management
Section VII: Making informed choices
20. Recognizing quackery, becoming an informed consumer
21. Toward optional health and wellness, planning for health lifestyle change.
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