Fitness and Health - 7th Edition

Part I. Physical Activity, Fitness, and Health Chapter 1. Health Benefits of Activity and Fitness Activity Reduces the Risk of Coronary Artery Disease Activity Reduces the Risk of Chronic Diseases Activity Increases Longevity Summary Chapter 2. Mental and Cognitive Health: A Sound Mind in a Sound Body Activity Reduces Anxiety and Depression Activity Minimizes Stress Activity Improves Cognitive Health Activity as a Positive Addiction Summary Chapter 3. Activity and Personal Health Assessment: It's Your Responsibility Functions of Health Screening and Early Detection Annual Medical Examination Cholesterol Screening Pre-Exercise Medical Examination Evaluating the Risks of Activity Individual Health Risk Analysis Summary Part II. Turning Your Life Around Chapter 4. Psychology of Activity: Learning to Play Motivation Adherence Goal Setting Setting Your Preference to Exertion Summary Chapter 5. Behavior Change: Gaining Control Activity in Modern Society Barriers to Physical Activity Environment and Behavior Stages of Behavioral Change Behavior Modification Strategies Positive Behavior Maintenance Relapse Solutions Visualization Strategies Summary Chapter 6. Meaningful Activity: Lifetime Vitality Meaningful Physical Activity Incorporating Purposeful Activity into Daily Living Environment and Purposeful Activity Aging and Activity Health Habits for Longevity Personality Attributes for Longevity Age and Performance Summary Part III. Understanding Fitness Chapter 7. Physiology of Fitness: Muscles, Energy, and Oxygen Muscle Contractions Energy Sources Energy for Contractions Supply and Support Systems Genetic Responses to Exercise Summary Chapter 8. Aerobic Fitness: Stamina and Efficiency Aerobic Exercise Aerobic Fitness Aerobic Training Effects Aerobic Training and Muscle Function Aerobic Training and Body Composition Aerobic Training and the Skeletal System Training Supply and Support Specificity of Training Aerobic Fitness Field Tests Summary Chapter 9. Muscular Fitness: Strength and Endurance Muscular Strength Muscular Endurance Flexibility Speed Power Agility and Skill Balance Benefits of Muscular Fitness Strength Training Effects Endurance Training Effects Methods of Training Muscle Soreness Force-Velocity Relationship Preload and Elastic Recoil Core Training Muscular Fitness Field Tests Summary Part IV. Improving Fitness Chapter 10. Aerobic Fitness Training: Steps for Success Fitness Prescription Training Tips Aerobic Fitness Options Exercise Risks Sample Aerobic Fitness Prescriptions Summary Chapter 11. Muscular Fitness Training: Lifetime Mobility Muscular Strength Fitness Prescription Muscular Endurance Fitness Prescription Sample Muscular Fitness Prescriptions Summary Part V. Activity and Weight Control Chapter 12. Energy and Nutrition: Fuel for the Active Life Nutrients Dietary Guidelines Energy Intake Energy Expenditure Calculating Caloric Intake Estimating Caloric Expenditure Diet and Performance Summary Chapter 13. Weight Control: More Than Calories Count Overweight and Obesity Measuring Body Fat Ideal Body Weight Activity and Weight Control Exercise Prescription for Weight Control Adopting a Healthy Diet Weight-Control Fallacies Sensible Weight Gain Summary Part VI. Performance Chapter 14. Training: Athletic Performance Training Principles Training Fallacies Designing Your Training Program Periodizing Your Training Program Psychology of Performance Overtraining Cross-Training Fitness and Work Summary Chapter 15. Environment: Acclimate, Then Perform Regulating Temperature Exercising in the Heat Exercising in the Cold Exercising at Altitude Avoiding the Effects of Air Pollution Summary