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(More customer reviews)This well-written and well-edited book has the most up-to-date and useful information for both lay and professional audiences. It has reliable information about fitness, wellness, and exercise and diet programs for healthy people and people with special needs. Through out the book is woven the very clever and useful concept of finding out your Fitness ID- your own unique health and skill-related identity incorporating the core concepts in this book: physical activity, nutrition, and overall wellness. In clearly illustrated text with many useful case histories, the authors show how to plan programs for diet, resistance and aerobic training, and practical tips for people of all ages and all conditions. As a practicing sports medicine physician, I wish I had this book many years ago as it is a user-friendly guide to exercise prescription for all ages, activity levels and every body. The sections on fitness for people with medical conditions is superb and has the best authors in their respective fields (Laura Kruskall on weight management, Larry Durstine and Ketih Burns on High Cholesterol). There are many useful tables (for example, the sample cross-training program at a Health Club) and the photographs show proper form for many types of exercises and stretching for people of different ages and situations. Published by the leader in the field (Human Kinetics), edited by Barbara Bushman PhD, (one of the top program directors and exercise specialists in the country) and endorsed by the American College of Sports Medicine, this is one of the best books out there and should be a foundation for any sports and fitness library.
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You know the importance of good health, but how do you achieve it? And how do you maintain it through the years as your body and lifestyle change, introducing obstacles to physical activity and optimal nutrition? In ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness & Health, you will find the answers and much, much more.
The American College of Sports Medicine, the largest and most-respected sport science and medicine organization in the world, has created the ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness & Health to strip away common fads, myths, and misconceptions and provide you with the latest research, sound advice, and age-specific recommendations that you can trust.
You will learn these strategies:
•Optimize your weight, improve heart health, and increase aerobic fitness, strength, flexibility, and balance.
•Improve your health by managing diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, arthritis and joint pain, pregnancy, and osteoporosis through exercise and proper nutrition.
•Determine your body composition and current cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness levels.
•Monitor, evaluate, and adjust your exercise program over time for optimal results.
•Introduce exercise, increase physical activity, and improve your diet for more energy and better health (no matter what your age!).
Featuring step-by-step instructions and full-color photos for the most effective exercises, sample workouts, practical advice, age-specific physical activity guidelines, and strategies for incorporating exercise into even the busiest of lifestyles, ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness & Health is a resource that belongs in every family's library.
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