Thursday, January 8, 2009

Fit and Well Alternate Edition Text Only or American Heart Association

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.



Book review: Physical Activity and Health or Living with Juvenile Diabetes

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:
Introductionxi
Chapter 1Getting Started: How to Psyche Yourself Up for Success1
Attitude Adjustment3
How Badly Do You Want This?5
What's Your HQ (Health Quotient)?10
Let's Get Physical: Regular Checkups18
The Nuts and Bolts of Changing Your Life27
Chapter 2Living Lean: How to Lose Weight - and Keep it Off33
How to Keep Your Head While Losing Weight37
How Does Your Weight Stack Up?37
Eight Great Reasons to Lose Weight42
Preparing to Face the Challenges46
Ten Secrets to Losing Weight-and Keeping It Off51
Chapter 3Getting off Your Rocker: How to Dump Your Couch-Potato Lifestyle and Really Start Living115
"No Pain, No Gain" Is a Pain117
The Pleasure Principle: Find an Activity That's "Fun and Games"121
Good News for Nonjocks123
Prod Your Bod126
Your Target Heart Rate127
Does Your Workout Measure Up?130
What Is Fitness?132
Walking: The No-Sweat Workout135
Breaking the Whine Barrier149
Setting Goals-and Getting Your Just Rewards153
Your Quick-Start-into-Action Checklist157
Chapter 4Clearing the Air: How to Make A U-Turn on Tobacco Road161
Why Smoking Is Playing with Fire165
What Happens When You Put Out the Flames168
Calling It Quits171
How to Beat the Tar Out of Smoking Urges175
Smoke and Mirrors: What Really Makes You Want to Light Up?181
Getting Help from Nicotine Gum, Patches, Inhalers, and Drugs201
How to Quit: A Step-by-Step Guide209
Chapter 5Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise: How to Work with Your Doctor to Stay Well221
Who's in Charge Here?223
Information Highway227
Just What the Doctor Ordered230
Chapter 6You Can Take it from here! We're Behind You All the Way243
Five Steps to Success245
Hang On to This Book247
For Further Information249
Index253

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