Physical fitness : the pathway to healthful living / Robert V. Hockey.
By: Hockey, Robert V
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BookPublisher: St. Louis : Times Mirror/Mosby College Pub, 1989Edition: 6th ed.Description: xi, 308 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0801624576; 9780801624575.Subject(s): Aerobic exercises | Health | Physical fitness | Fitness & dietDDC classification: 613.7 HOC
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This basic, introductory text covers physical fitness and the components needed to live a healthy lifestyle, focusing on practical activities and programsindividuals can do to become physically fit and maintain fitness for a lifetime. The eighth edition incorporates health and wellness into the basic concepts ofexercise and physical fitness, includes numerous self-assessment activities and new pedagogical learning aids.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 293-296.
Includes index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 1 Exercise and Wellness
- 2 Physical Fitness - Basic Concepts
- 3 Cardiovascular Endurance
- 4 Development of Cardiovascular Endurance
- 5 Strength and Muscular Endurance
- 6 Flexibility
- 7 Nutrition and Fitness
- 8 Exercise and Body Composition
- 9 Weight Management
- 10 Stress Management
- 11 Exercise and Cardiovascular Disease
- 12 Personalizing Your Fitness Program
- Appendices
- A Food Exchange Lists
- B Nutritional Information for Selected Foods
- C Nutritional Information for Selected Fast-Food Restaurants LABS
- 1-1 Your Personal Prevention Index
- 1-2 Health and Wellness Questionnaire
- 1-3 Self Evaluation (Lifestyle Habits)
- 2-1 Subjective Evaluation of Present Level of Physical Fitness
- 3-1 Measuring and Determining Your Resting Heart Rate
- 3-2 Measuring Your Blood Pressure
- 3-3 Determination of Exercise Heart Rate Without a Monitor
- 3-4 Measurement of Cardiovascular Endurance: 12-Minute Run Test
- 3-5 Measurement of Cardiovascular Endurance: 1-1/2 Mile Run
- 3-6 Measurement of Cardiovascular Endurance: The Step Test
- 4-1 Determining Your Correct Pace for Walking or Jogging
- 5-1 Measurement of Strength
- 5-2 Measurement of Muscular Endurance
- 5-3 Evaluating Muscular Endurance Using Weights or Weight Machine
- 6-1 Measurement of Flexibility: Trunk Flexion-Sit and Reach Test
- 6-2 Measurement of Flexibility: Trunk Extension
- 6-3 Measurement of Flexibility: Shoulder Lift Test
- 7-1 Estimating Your Daily Fiber Intake
- 7-2 Estimation and Analysis of Daily Caloric Intake
- 8-1 Determination of Percentage Overweight
- 8-2 Evaluation of Weight Using the Body Mass Index
- 8-3 Determination of Percentage of Body Fat
- 8-4 Determination of Desirable Weight
- 8-5 Determination of Daily Caloric Expenditure
- 9-1 Do Your Daily Habits Encourage Weight Management?
- 9-2 Learning About Your Eating Habits
- 9-3 Evaluating the Consistency of Your Eating and Exercise Habits
- 10-1 Determining Your Stress Level
- 10-2 Positive and Negative Coping Skills
- 11-1 Arizona Heart Institute Cardiovascular Risk Factor Analysis
- 12-1 Personal Fitness Contract 204891.html
- 1 An Orientation to Small Groups in American Organizations
- 2 What You Should Know about Small Group Processes and Functions
- 3 What You Should Know About Communication in the Small Group
- 4 Participating in the Small Group
- 5 Leading the Small Group
- 6 Decision-Making and the Small Group
- 7 Implementing Decisions
- 8 Strategies for Improving Your Communication in Small Groups
- 9 Strategies for Improving the Communication Skills of Others in Small Groups
- 10 Observing and Evaluating Small Groups
- 11 How to Use the Skills You've Learned