Physical Activity and Health	p. 3
Physical Fitness and Performance	p. 17
Health Appraisal	p. 25
Energy Costs of Physical Activity	p. 41
Cardiorespiratory Fitness	p. 65
Body Composition	p. 97
Nutrition	p. 111
Assessment of Muscular Fitness	p. 129
Flexibility and Low Back Function	p. 145
Exercise Prescription for Cardiorespiratory Fitness	p. 163
Exercise Prescription for Weight Management	p. 189
Exercise Prescription for Muscular Strength and Endurance Training	p. 203
Exercise Prescription for Flexibility and Low Back Function	p. 235
Exercise Leadership for Health and Fitness	p. 261
Exercise and Children and Youth	p. 285
Exercise and Older Adults	p. 293
Exercise and Coronary Heart Disease	p. 305
Exercise and Obesity	p. 315
Exercise and Diabetes	p. 321
Exercise, Asthma, and Pulmonary Disease	p. 329
Exercise and Women's Health	p. 337
Behavior Modification	p. 347
Exercise and Stress	p. 363
Exercise Related to ECG and Medications	p. 373
Injury Prevention and Treatment	p. 393
Program Administration/Management	p. 421
Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics	p. 443
Exercise Physiology	p. 475
App. A: Case Study Answers	p. 505
Calculation of Oxygen Uptake and Carbon Dioxide Production	p. 515
Energy Costs of Various Physical Activities	p. 519
Medications and Their Effects	p. 535
Evaluation of Fitness	p. 543
Glossary	p. 546
Credits	p. 559
Index	p. 562
About the Authors	p. 571
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