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Physical Fitness: A Way of Life, 5/E
Bud Getchell, Indiana University, Emeritus
Bud Getchell, National Institute for Fitness and Sports
Alan E. Mikesky, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis
Alan E. Mikesky, National Institute for Fitness and Sports
Kay Mikesky, Factual Fitness, Cert. Health/Fitness Instructor
Kay Mikesky, National Institute for Fitness and Sports

ISBN-10: 0205198740
ISBN-13:  9780205198740

Publisher:  Benjamin Cummings
Copyright:  1998
Format:  Paper; 300 pp
Published:  02/23/1998
Status: Instock



Now in its fifth edition, Physical Fitness continues to take a positive, light-hearted, and realistic approach to promoting exercise as a way for living a life of health and fitness. As always, emphasis is placed on presenting the basic information on physical fitness, allowing the student to choose a fitness program which is appropriate to his/her individual lifestyle. Based on scientific research as well as the collective professional experience of the authors, the text includes coverage of a variety of physical activity programs, ranging from beginning to advanced. Attention is given to programs that are reasonable in terms of time commitment and personal abilities, especially for students who are not athletically inclined. The programs presented focus on health-related fitness components, including muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and cardiorespiratory fitness.

  • Specific and comprehensive coverage is devoted to activities such as walking, running, cycling, swimming, aerobics, stair-climbing, weight training, stretching, and relaxation.
  • “Way of Life” boxes throughout provide fitness tips and emphasize key points in the text, aiding in student comprehension.
  • Simple, yet reliable fitness assessments at the end of Chapter 3 provide students with a means to measure their own improvement.
  • Specific “how-to's” for each fitness component are provided to tell students of the mode, frequency, duration, and intensity required for improvements in fitness.
  • Humorous and informative illustrations throughout the text convey the idea that physical fitness is fun and desirable.

  • The basic principles of training and the self assessment tools that students may use to measure their own physical improvement have been thoroughly updated.
  • Coverage of cardiorespiratory fitness has been expanded, including a wide variety of suggested activities to assist students in pursuing a lifetime of physical activity.
  • Resistance training coverage includes a variety of new and diversified exercises that can be performed with or without equipment.
  • Basic nutritional guidelines have been updated and information on nutritional ergogenic aids continue to separate fads from the truth.
  • The chapter on Health-Related Issues has been expanded and updated.
  • A new Glossary of Terms and a “Way of Life Library” aid students in text comprehension and provide a quick and easy reference for further reading on related topics.

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.

For Fitness and Wellness

Eat Right!
Benjamin Cummings
©2007 | Benjamin Cummings | Paper; 80 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0805382887 | ISBN-13: 9780805382884


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