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Looking Good---Feeling Good |
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Personal fitness is a personal matter |
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Physical fitness is a trend |
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What affects your attitude toward physical fitness? |
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What is physical fitness? |
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Primary health risk factors |
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Contributing Health Risk Factor |
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Analyzing physical fitness |
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Analyzing fitness assessment |
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Interpreting assessment results |
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Goal Setting for Teenagers |
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Teen years: a topsy-turvy time |
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Taking control of your health and fitness |
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Goal setting is like a ladder |
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What you wear can make a difference |
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Exercising in hot weather |
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Additional safety precautions |
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Efficient and safe training |
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Why is flexibility important? |
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Application of training principles |
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Flexibility safety precautions |
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Harmful stretching positions |
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Why is cardiovascular fitness important? |
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Circulatory and respiratory system |
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Cardiovascular benefits of exercise |
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Application of training principles |
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Muscular strength and endurance |
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Myths about weight training |
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Methods of developing muscular fitness |
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Application of training principles |
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Weight training considerations |
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Muscular fitness exercises |
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Acquired experiences with food |
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Food and its relation to health |
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Water: an essential substance |
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Determining daily calorie requirements |
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Body Composition and Weight Control |
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Rx for looking good and feeling good Body types |
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Methods of testing body fat |
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Importance of weight control |
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Weight loss, weight gain, and weight maintenance |
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Caloric cost of physical activities |
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Permanent weight control methods |
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Weight control misconceptions |
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Case study: Sammy's story |
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How does your body react to stress? |
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How does stress affect you? |
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What are the effects of negative stress? |
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Developing a stress management program |
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Stress diversion activities |
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Negative coping techniques you should avoid |
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What influences your buying decisions? |
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Have you been ripped off? |
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Spot reduction: the biggest myth |
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Exercise gadgets and gimmicks |
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Are health clubs worth the money? |
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Additional advice on products |
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What can you do to combat false advertising claims? |
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Which activities are best? |
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Considerations before selecting activities |
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Designing Your Own Program |
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Develop a total personal fitness program |
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Designing your personal fitness program |
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Steps in designing vanessa's personal fitness program |
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| Bibliography |
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| Glossary |
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| Index |
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