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Product Identifiers

PublisherHuman Kinetics

ISBN-10149253367X

ISBN-139781492533672

eBay Product ID (ePID)3038398327

Product Key Features

Edition2

Book TitleAcsm's Complete Guide to Fitness and Health

Number of Pages448 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2017

TopicExercise, Bodybuilding & Weight Training, General

IllustratorYes

GenreSports & Recreation, Health & Fitness

AuthorBarbara Bushman

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight37.2 Oz

Item Length9.9 in

Item Width7 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2016-048914

Reviews" ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness and Health is a must-read book for anyone who desires to live a long and healthy life. Written by experts from the prestigious American College of Sports Medicine, this book offers practical and proven advice on staying active and eating right." Robert Sallis, MD, FACSM -- Co-Director of Sports Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Fontana CA " ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness and Health helps you find your path to lifelong health. Backed by the latest research, this book will help you make informed, everyday decisions about eating right and being active. Learn from leading experts how individual choices today can add up to a lifetime of good health." Walt Thompson, PhD-- President, American College of Sports Medicine (2017-2018), Regents' Professor and Associate Dean, College of Education and Human Development, Georgia State University "The American College of Sports Medicine is the world's authority on physical activity, fitness, and health. In this volume, leading experts provide up-to-date guidance on adoption of an active, fit, and healthy lifestyle." Russell R. Pate, PhD-- Professor of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, "ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness and Health is a must-read book for anyone who desires to live a long and healthy life. Written by experts from the prestigious American College of Sports Medicine, this book offers practical and proven advice on staying active and eating right." Robert Sallis, MD, FACSM -- Co-Director of Sports Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Fontana CA "ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness and Health helps you find your path to lifelong health. Backed by the latest research, this book will help you make informed, everyday decisions about eating right and being active. Learn from leading experts how individual choices today can add up to a lifetime of good health." Walt Thompson, PhD-- President, American College of Sports Medicine (2017-2018), Regents' Professor and Associate Dean, College of Education and Human Development, Georgia State University "The American College of Sports Medicine is the world's authority on physical activity, fitness, and health. In this volume, leading experts provide up-to-date guidance on adoption of an active, fit, and healthy lifestyle." Russell R. Pate, PhD-- Professor of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina

Table Of ContentPart I Fit, Active, and Healthy Chapter 1 Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices: Physical Activity and Nutrition Barbara A. Bushman Chapter 2 Embracing Physical Activity: A Complete Exercise Program Barbara A. Bushman Chapter 3 Balancing Nutrition: Recommended Dietary Guidelines Stella Lucia Volpe and Joseph R. Stanzione Chapter 4 Promoting Healthy Habits: Getting Started and Staying Motivated Barbara A. Bushman Part II Exercise and Activity for Building a Better You Chapter 5 Improving Your Aerobic Fitness Barbara A. Bushman Chapter 6 Enhancing Your Muscular Fitness Avery D. Faigenbaum Chapter 7 Increasing Your Flexibility Jan Schroeder and Michelle Kulovitz Alencar Chapter 8 Sharpening Your Functional Fitness Nicholas H. Evans Part III Fitness and Health for Every Age Chapter 9 Children and Adolescents: Birth to Age 17 Don W. Morgan Chapter 10 Adults: Ages 18 to 64 Barbara A. Bushman Chapter 11 Older Adults: Ages 65 and Older Robert S. Mazzeo Part IV Fitness and Health for Every Body Chapter 12 Cardiovascular Health Shannon Lennon-Edwards and William B. Farquhar Chapter 13 Diabetes Sheri R. Colberg Chapter 14 Cancer Kathryn H. Schmitz Chapter 15 Alzheimer's Disease Brad A. Roy and Linda Fredenberg Chapter 16 Osteoporosis and Bone Health Kara A. Witzke and Kerri M. Winters-Stone Chapter 17 Arthritis and Joint Health A. Lynn Millar Chapter 18 Weight Management Laura J. Kruskall Chapter 19 Pregnancy and Postpartum Lanay M. Mudd and Jean M. Kerver Chapter 20 Depression Heather Chambliss and Tracy L. Greer

SynopsisHere is the ultimate resource for maximizing your exercise and nutrition efforts. In this new edition of ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness & Health, you have an authoritative reference that allows you to apply research-based guidance to your unique health and fitness needs. With a focus across the life span, this resource shows you how to pursue ......, Here is the ultimate resource for maximizing your exercise and nutrition efforts. In this new edition of ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness & Health , you have an authoritative reference that allows you to apply research-based guidance to your unique health and fitness needs. With a focus across the life span, this resource shows you how to pursue optimal health and fitness now and throughout the years to come. The American College of Sports Medicine, the largest and most respected sport science and medicine organization in the world, has created this book to bridge the gap between science and the practice of making personal lifestyle choices that promote health. This new edition contains age-specific advice within the framework of the latest research, thus helping you to avoid the lure of fads, unfounded myths, and misinformation. You will learn these strategies: * Incorporate the latest guidelines for physical activity and nutrition into your daily routine to improve your fitness and overall health. * Optimize your weight and increase strength, flexibility, aerobic fitness, and functional fitness. * Improve health and manage conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, depression, osteoporosis, arthritis, pregnancy, and Alzheimer's disease through exercise and nutrition. * Monitor, evaluate, and tailor your exercise program for optimal results. Featuring step-by-step instructions and full-color photos for the most effective exercises, sample workouts, practical advice, age-specific physical activity and dietary guidelines, and strategies for incorporating exercise and healthy nutrition choices into even the busiest of lifestyles, ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness & Health is a resource that belongs in every fitness enthusiast's library., Here is the ultimate resource for maximizing your exercise and nutrition efforts. In this new edition of ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness & Health , you have an authoritative reference that allows you to apply research-based guidance to your unique health and fitness needs. With a focus across the life span, this resource shows you how to pursue optimal health and fitness now and throughout the years to come. The American College of Sports Medicine, the largest and most respected sport science and medicine organization in the world, has created this book to bridge the gap between science and the practice of making personal lifestyle choices that promote health. This new edition contains age-specific advice within the framework of the latest research, thus helping you to avoid the lure of fads, unfounded myths, and misinformation. You will learn these strategies: - Incorporate the latest guidelines for physical activity and nutrition into your daily routine to improve your fitness and overall health. - Optimize your weight and increase strength, flexibility, aerobic fitness, and functional fitness. - Improve health and manage conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, depression, osteoporosis, arthritis, pregnancy, and Alzheimer's disease through exercise and nutrition. - Monitor, evaluate, and tailor your exercise program for optimal results. Featuring step-by-step instructions and full-color photos for the most effective exercises, sample workouts, practical advice, age-specific physical activity and dietary guidelines, and strategies for incorporating exercise and healthy nutrition choices into even the busiest of lifestyles, ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness & Health is a resource that belongs in every fitness enthusiast's library., Here is the ultimate resource for maximizing your exercise and nutrition efforts. In this new edition of ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness & Health, you have an authoritative reference that allows you to apply research-based guidance to your unique health and fitness needs. With a focus across the life span, this resource shows you how to pursue optimal health and fitness now and throughout the years to come. The American College of Sports Medicine, the largest and most respected sport science and medicine organization in the world, has created this book to bridge the gap between science and the practice of making personal lifestyle choices that promote health. This new edition contains age-specific advice within the framework of the latest research, thus helping you to avoid the lure of fads, unfounded myths, and misinformation. You will learn these strategies: * Incorporate the latest guidelines for physical activity and nutrition into your daily routine to improve your fitness and overall health. * Optimize your weight and increase strength, flexibility, aerobic fitness, and functional fitness. * Improve health and manage conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, depression, osteoporosis, arthritis, pregnancy, and Alzheimer's disease through exercise and nutrition. * Monitor, evaluate, and tailor your exercise program for optimal results. Featuring step-by-step instructions and full-color photos for the most effective exercises, sample workouts, practical advice, age-specific physical activity and dietary guidelines, and strategies for incorporating exercise and healthy nutrition choices into even the busiest of lifestyles, ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness & Health is a resource that belongs in every fitness enthusiast's library.

LC Classification NumberRA781.C575 2017