Personal Fitness: Looking Good Feeling Good

by Williams, Charles S.

• ISBN13: 9780840396679
• ISBN10: 0840396678
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-01-01
• Publisher: KENDALL HUNT PUBLISHING CO

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Looking Good---Feeling Good	1	(16)
Personal fitness is a personal matter
Physical fitness is a trend
What affects your attitude toward physical fitness?
What is physical fitness?
Primary health risk factors
Contributing Health Risk Factor
Benefits of exercise
Summary
Components of Fitness	17	(18)
Analyzing physical fitness
Health-related fitness
Skill-related fitness
Analyzing fitness assessment
Interpreting assessment results
Goal setting
Summary
Study questions
Goal Setting for Teenagers	35	(16)
Teen years: a topsy-turvy time
Taking control of your health and fitness
What are goals?
What is goal setting?
Goal setting is like a ladder
Gola setting steps
Goal setting in action
Summary
Study questions
Guidelines for Exercise	51	(20)
Getting started
What you wear can make a difference
Exercising in hot weather
Additional safety precautions
Warming-up
Cooling-down
Common injuries
Summary
Study questions
Principles of Training	71	(10)
Efficient and safe training
Principle of overload
Principle of progression
Principle of specificity
Summary
Study questions
Flexibility	81	(18)
What is flexibility?
Why is flexibility important?
Types of stretching
Application of training principles
Flexibility safety precautions
Flexibility assessment
Flexibility exercises
Harmful stretching positions
Summary
Study questions
Cardiovascular Fitness	99	(20)
Why is cardiovascular fitness important?
Circulatory and respiratory system
Monitoring the heart
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular benefits of exercise
Application of training principles
Summary
Study questions
Muscular Fitness	119	(24)
Muscular strength and endurance
Myths about weight training
Muscle fiber composition
Methods of developing muscular fitness
Application of training principles
Weight training considerations
Muscular fitness exercises
Summary
Study questions
Nutrition	143	(32)
Historical use of food
Acquired experiences with food
Food and its relation to health
Essential nutrients
Water: an essential substance
The new food label
The food guide pyramid
Determining daily calorie requirements
Daily diet
Summary
Body Composition and Weight Control	175	(22)
Rx for looking good and feeling good Body types
Body composition
Body composition
Methods of testing body fat
Importance of weight control
Weight loss, weight gain, and weight maintenance
Caloric cost of physical activities
Permanent weight control methods
Eating disorders
Weight control misconceptions
Summary
Study questions
Stress	197	(22)
Case study: Sammy's story
What is stress?
What causes stress?
How does your body react to stress?
How does stress affect you?
What are the effects of negative stress?
Developing a stress management program
Stress diversion activities
Negative coping techniques you should avoid
Summary
Study questions
Consumer Issues	219	(16)
You as a consumer
What influences your buying decisions?
Have you been ripped off?
Spot reduction: the biggest myth
False advertising claims
Exercise gadgets and gimmicks
Drugs and weight control
Anabolic steroids
Are health clubs worth the money?
Additional advice on products
What can you do to combat false advertising claims?
Summary
Study questions
Evaluation of Activities	235	(18)
Which activities are best?
Categories of activities
Considerations before selecting activities
Summary
Study questions
Designing Your Own Program	253	(18)
Develop a total personal fitness program
Starting your program
Designing your personal fitness program
Steps in designing vanessa's personal fitness program
Keep it going
Summary
Study questions
Bibliography	271	(2)
Glossary	273	(8)
Index	281