Fit and Well, Alternate Edition - Text Only
Author: Fahey
Fit and Well, Alternate Edition, offers an outstanding text and teaching package designed to help students incorporate fitness and wellness into their daily lives. It provides accurate. up-to-date coverage of the five components of health-related fitness, as well as coverage of nutrition, weight management, stress, and cardiovascular disease. It also gives students the practical tools they need to take charge of their wellness-related behaviors and adopt a healthier lifestyle. Chapters 1-11 of the full version of Fit and Well (15 chapters) are included in the Alternate Edition.
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American Heart Association: To Your Health! A Guide to Heart-Smart Living
Author: American Heart Association
Whether you're a couch potato, diet dropout, or heavy smoker, it's hard to change old habits. But with this step-by-step guide, you can do it!
You'll learn how to set realistic goals and follow through on them, plus stick to your new healthful habits. Stories of how other real people overcame the same hurdles will motivate you.
• Find physical activities that are fun for you. Reward yourself in healthful ways for your fitness achievements.
• Create a personalized eating plan that you can really live with
• Learn how to identify your most common smoking triggers. Discover ways to beat those urges and kick the habit for good.
• Find out how to get reliable information and become proactive about your health.
This friendly little book is filled with tips and can help you change for the better. You'll take charge of your health and celebrate again and again. To your Health!
Table of Contents:
Introduction | xi | |
Chapter 1 | Getting Started: How to Psyche Yourself Up for Success | 1 |
Attitude Adjustment | 3 | |
How Badly Do You Want This? | 5 | |
What's Your HQ (Health Quotient)? | 10 | |
Let's Get Physical: Regular Checkups | 18 | |
The Nuts and Bolts of Changing Your Life | 27 | |
Chapter 2 | Living Lean: How to Lose Weight - and Keep it Off | 33 |
How to Keep Your Head While Losing Weight | 37 | |
How Does Your Weight Stack Up? | 37 | |
Eight Great Reasons to Lose Weight | 42 | |
Preparing to Face the Challenges | 46 | |
Ten Secrets to Losing Weight-and Keeping It Off | 51 | |
Chapter 3 | Getting off Your Rocker: How to Dump Your Couch-Potato Lifestyle and Really Start Living | 115 |
"No Pain, No Gain" Is a Pain | 117 | |
The Pleasure Principle: Find an Activity That's "Fun and Games" | 121 | |
Good News for Nonjocks | 123 | |
Prod Your Bod | 126 | |
Your Target Heart Rate | 127 | |
Does Your Workout Measure Up? | 130 | |
What Is Fitness? | 132 | |
Walking: The No-Sweat Workout | 135 | |
Breaking the Whine Barrier | 149 | |
Setting Goals-and Getting Your Just Rewards | 153 | |
Your Quick-Start-into-Action Checklist | 157 | |
Chapter 4 | Clearing the Air: How to Make A U-Turn on Tobacco Road | 161 |
Why Smoking Is Playing with Fire | 165 | |
What Happens When You Put Out the Flames | 168 | |
Calling It Quits | 171 | |
How to Beat the Tar Out of Smoking Urges | 175 | |
Smoke and Mirrors: What Really Makes You Want to Light Up? | 181 | |
Getting Help from Nicotine Gum, Patches, Inhalers, and Drugs | 201 | |
How to Quit: A Step-by-Step Guide | 209 | |
Chapter 5 | Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise: How to Work with Your Doctor to Stay Well | 221 |
Who's in Charge Here? | 223 | |
Information Highway | 227 | |
Just What the Doctor Ordered | 230 | |
Chapter 6 | You Can Take it from here! We're Behind You All the Way | 243 |
Five Steps to Success | 245 | |
Hang On to This Book | 247 | |
For Further Information | 249 | |
Index | 253 |
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