Physical Fitness: A Way of Life

Most chapters include "Summary," "Key Words," and "Way of Life Library." 1.Physical Fitness and Wellness. Health: To Live Better Rather Than Longer. Health and Wellness. Exercise-The Positive Do! Is Exercise for You? Why Physical Fitness? What Is Physical Fitness? Components of Physical Fitness. Fundamental Reasons for Physical Fitness. 2.Getting Started and Staying With It. Strategies for a Lifetime of Physical Activity. 3.Assessing Your Fitness. Physical Fitness Test Battery. Interpreting Your Results. Evaluating Body Composition. Evaluating Flexibility. Evaluating Motor Skill. Evaluating Muscular Strength. Evaluating Muscular Endurance. Evaluating Cardiorespiratory Endurance. Using Your Results to Develop Your Own Fitness Profile. 4.The Basic Principles of Exercise. Principle 1: The Individuality Principle. Principle 2: The Overload Principle. Principle 3: The Specificity Principle. Principle 4: The Reversibility Principle. Elements of a Workout. 5.Developing Cardiorespiratory Endurance. Benefits of Cardiorespiratory Exercise. Training Specifics. Varying Exercise Mode, Intensity, Duration, and Frequency. Walking. Run-Walk: A Basic Program. 6.Cardiorespiratory Endurance Activities. Bicycling. Swimming. Aerobics/Aerobic Dance. Water Aerobics. Step Aerobics. Rope Skipping. In-Line Skating. Cardiorespiratory Endurance Exercise Equipment. 7.Developing Muscular Strength and Endurance. Benefits of Muscular Strength and Endurance. Resistance Training Misconception. Training Specifics. Other Resistance Training Guidelines. Clothing, Accessories, and Equipment. Muscle Adaptations to Resistance Training. Exercises for Building Strength and Endurance. 8.Stretching for Flexibility. Benefits of Stretching. Training Specifics. Stretches to Avoid. Clothing and Equipment. Flexibility Exercises. 9.Advanced Fitness and Training. Interval Training. Training for Speed and Explosiveness. Fitness Events. 10.Nutrition and Exercise. Nutrition Basics. Guidelines for Good Nutrition. Food, Energy, and Exercise. Energy Expenditure During Exercise. Guidelines for Healthy Body Composition. 11.Exercise and Heart Disease. Atherosclerosis. Coronary Risk Factors. Cardiac Rehabilitation. Physical Activity and Coronary Heart Disease. 12.Related Health and Fitness Issues. Managing Stress. Avoiding Injuries. Women and Exercise. Environmental Conditions. Lower-Back Pain. Drugs. 13.A Lifetime of Sports Participation. A Look at Sports and Physical Fitness. Getting the Most Out of Sports. Rating the Fitness Potential of Lifetime Sports.