Author: Amy McIntyre Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 0557693233 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 132
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101 MORE Tips and Tricks on How to Attain and Maintain a Healthy and Fit Lifestyle from certified personal trainer, Amy Mac. Little changes will add up to make a difference so start now and learn how to incorporate these health and fitness tips into your daily life so you can lead a healthy, fit life.
Author: Henriques, Tim Publisher: Human Kinetics ISBN: 1450423817 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 536
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This text makes the principles and theories of fitness and personal training accessible for all readers, helping them understand how the body works and responds to exercise and how to create exercise programs that help clients accomplish their fitness goals.
Author: Vincent Antonetti, PhD Publisher: NoPaperPress LLC ISBN: Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 120
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Senior Fitness is written by a senior especially for senior men and women, ages 51 to 80, who want to get fit, stay healthy and enjoy life. Learn how to safely get fit, lose weight, eat healthy and look your best. Learn how to exercise properly; learn how to improve your balance and reduce your risk of falling; learn how to eat to stay healthy and live longer; learn how to lose weight safely and keep it off, and lean how to avoid gaining weight as you get older. Senior Fitness is a great reference and a practical lifelong guide packed with useful and often unique information. This is another sensible, easy-to-use eBook you can trust from NoPaperPress. (Imperial & metric units, PhD author) TABLE OF CONTENTS - What to Expect as You Age - Senior Health Issues - Heart Disease Risk Factors - Stroke & Warning Signs - Diabetes - Counter Measures - Benefits of Being Fit FITNESS ASSESSMENT - Aerobic (Cardio) Assessment - Walking Test - Strength Assessment - Flexibility Assessment - Balance Assessment - Body-Weight Assessment - Nutrition Assessment EXERCISE FOR SENIORS - Calories Burned vs Activity - Types of Exercise - Select the Right Activity - Exercising in Hot Weather - Exercising in Cold Weather IMPROVE YOUR BALANCE - Balance Disorders - Reducing Your Risk of Falling - Balance Training Exercises CARDIO EXERCISE - How Hard? - Target-Heart Rate Method - Target-Training Zone Method - Intensity-Level Guideline - When Not to Trust Your Pulse - Cardio: How Long & Often? - Typical Cardio Workout - Pulse Measurement - Walking Program - Get a Pedometer - Jogging Program STRENGTH TRAINING - Strength Programs - Dumbbell Exercises - Additional Dumbbell Exercises - More Exercises - Missed Workouts - Exercise Risks & Problems - Avoiding Injury - Keep an Exercise Log - Workout to Feel Good NUTRITION FOR SENIORS - Our Terrible Eating Habits - Nutrients & Micronutrients - Proteins are Building Blocks - You Need Carbs - Glycemic Index - Cholesterol & Triglycerides - Good & Bad Fats - Vitamins & Minerals - Healthy Eating Guidelines - Basic Food Groups - Organic Food – Yes or No? - Is Organic Worth the Cost? - Is Vegetarianism for You? - Types of Vegetarians - Vegetarian Lifestyle - Vitamin & Mineral Supplements - Food Container Labels - Calorie Value of Foods - You need Fiber - Drink Lots of Water - Go Easy on Salt - Restrict Sugar - Limit Alcohol & Caffeine - About Sports Drinks - Common Sense Nutrition WEIGHT CONTROL - Causes of Overweight & Obesity - Weight Change & Energy - Slimming Math Made Easy - Weight Loss Prediction Tables - Weight Loss Prediction Example - Why Weight Loss Decreases Over Time - Weight Loss Due to Water Variations - The Dreaded Weight Loss Plateau - Weight Loss Principles - Which Weight Loss Diet? - Planning Weight Loss Eating Patterns - Set Meals & Calorie Control - 900, 1200, 1500, 1800 kcal Diets - Keep a Log of What you Eat - Weight Maintenance - Keeping It Off - Weight Maintenance Example - Planning Maintenance Eating Patterns - Use Mini Diets to Maintain Weight - Summarize Your Nutritional Needs This eBook has 45 Tables and 14 Figures. Many of the tables are new and unique. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Author: Vincent Antonetti, PhD Publisher: NoPaperPress LLC ISBN: Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 114
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This is a total fitness guide for men with equal emphasis on exercise, nutrition, weight loss and weight maintenance. Learn how to safely get fit, lose weight, eat healthy and look your best. The eBook is packed with useful new tables: BMI-Based Height-Weight, Weight Loss Prediction, Cardio Assessment, Strength Assessment and much more including illustrated dumbbell workouts. Total Fitness for Men is another sensible, easy-to-use eBook you can trust from NoPaperPress. (PhD author) TABLE OF CONTENTS - What’s In This eBook - Health Risks & Counter Measures - The Benefits of Being Fit - Cardio Self Assessment - Strength Assessment - Flexibility Assessment - Body-Weight Assessment - BMI-Based Weight vs. Height - Are You Eating Sensibly? Exercise Fundamentals - Calories Burned - Types of Exercise - Select the Right Exercise - Aerobic Exercise: How Hard? - Aerobic Target-Training Zone - Aerobic Exercise: Intensity-Level - Aerobic Exercise: How Often? - Aerobic Exercise: Typical Workout - Pulse Measurement - Walking Program - Jogging Program - Your Body’s Muscles - Strength-Building Programs - More Strengthening Exercises - Other Exercises - Missed Workouts - Exercising in Hot Weather - Exercising in Cold Weather - Exercise Risks and Problems - Avoiding Injury - Keep an Exercise Log - Workout to Stay Healthy Nutrition Basics -Our Disastrous Eating Habits - Nutrients & Micronutrients - Proteins are Building Blocks - You Need Carbs - Glycemic Index - Glycemic Load - Cholesterol and Triglycerides - Fats in Foods - Vitamins and Minerals - Phytonutrients - Vitamin/Mineral Supplements - Guidelines for Healthy Eating - Basic Food Groups - Estimating Calories in a Meal - You Need Fiber - Water, Water Everywhere - Use Salt Sparingly - Not Too Much Sugar - Common-Sense Nutrition - Eat Slowly Weight Loss - Energy Conservation - Total Energy Requirements - Activity Energy - A Weight Loss Program - When Does Weight Change Occur? - What About Counting Carbs? - Count Weight Watchers’ Points? - What Makes a Good Diet? - Simple Weight Loss Math - Weight Loss Prediction Tables - Selecting the Correct Table - Weight Loss Rate Could Decrease - Weight Variations Due to Water - The Dreaded Weight Loss Plateau - Weight Loss Maxims - Weight Loss Eating Patterns - Set Meals for Calorie Control - Pre-Planned Diets - Helpful Diet Strategies - Exchanging Foods - Simple is Better - Get a Good Cookbook - Estimating Portion Sizes - How to Handle Overeating - Keep a Food Log - Handling Special Situations - Plot Your Weight Loss - Can You Target Weight Loss? - Losing Belly Fat - Last On First Off Weight Maintenance - A Weight Maintenance Program - Why Do People Regain Weight? - Weight – a Life-Long Struggle - Planning Maintenance Eating - Mini Diets Maintain Weight Loss - Keys to Life-Long Weight Control Life-Long Fitness - The Keys to Total Fitness Tables - Table 1 VO2max versus Fitness Level - Table 2 Push-up Test Performance - Table 3 Squat-Test Performance - Table 4 Sit & Reach Test - Table 5 Body Mass Index (BMI) - Table 6 Weight Profile vs. BMI - Table 7 BMI-Based Weight vs. Height - Table 8 Calories Burned vs. Activity - Table 9 TTZ: 20 to 40 year olds - Table 10 TTZ: 45 to 65 year olds - Table 11 Walking Program - Table 12 Jogging Program - Table 13 Health Risks in Hot Weather - Table 14 Heat Index - Table 15 Wind-Chill Temperature - Table 16 Frostbite Risk vs. Wind-Chill - Table 17 Sample Exercise Log - Table 18 Glycemic Rank of Common Foods - Table 19 Fats in Foods - Table 20 RDA for Selected Vitamins - Table 21 RDA for Selected Minerals - Table 22 Calorie Rank of Basic Foods - Table 23 Calorie Rank of Common Foods - Table 24 Weight Loss Prediction Tables - Table 25 Portion of Table 28 - Table 26 Weight Loss - Inactive - 18 to 35 - Table 27 Weight Loss - Active - 18 to 35 - Table 28 Weight Loss - Inactive - 36 to 55 - Table 29 Weight Loss - Active - 36 to 55 - Table 30 Weight Loss - Inactive - 56 to 75 - Table 31 Weight Loss - Active - 56 to 75 - Table 32 Weight Loss Eating Plan - Table 33 1200 Calorie Menus - Table 34 1500 Calorie Menus - Table 35 1800 Calorie Menus - Table 36 Daily Food Log - Table 37 Weight Maintenance Calories - Table 38 Maintenance Eating Plan
Author: Vincent Antonetti, PhD Publisher: NoPaperPress LLC ISBN: Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 121
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2nd Edition - Updated and easier to use! Senior Fitness - Metric Edition is written by a senior especially for senior men and women, ages 50 to 80 years, who want to get healthy, stay healthy and enjoy life. - Learn how to exercise properly. - Learn how to improve your balance and reduce your risk of falling. - Learn how to eat to stay healthy and live longer. - Learn how to lose weight safely and keep it off. - Learn how to avoid gaining weight as you get older. This book has 45 Tables & 14 Figures and a Bibliography. Many of the tables are new & unique. (Metric units) Senior Fitness is a great reference and a practical lifelong guide packed with useful and often unique information. Senior Fitness - Metric Edition is another sensible book you can trust from NoPaperPress.
Author: Sheila Lennon Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences ISBN: 0323882633 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 729
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Physical Management for Neurological Conditions comprehensively covers the essentials of neurorehabilitation starting with thirteen guiding principles, and a new chapter on clinical reasoning and assessment. It discusses the physical management of common neurological conditions such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s followed by less common conditions such as inherited neurological conditions, motor neuron disease, polyneuropathies and muscle disorders. Produced by a team of international editors and experts, this fifth edition is the most up-to-date evidence-based textbook available for undergraduate students and qualified health professionals alike, focusing on selecting appropriate evidence-based tools rather than subscribing to any specific treatment approaches. It is a core physiotherapy textbook designed to provide students with everything they need to pass the neurological component of their degree. Fully updated to provide comprehensive information on optimal physical management within movement limitations suitable for any health care context or environment Using international case studies to apply theory to clinical practice Easy to navigate and understand – for students, new graduates and therapists returning to practice or changing scope of practice. New content on assessment, clinical reasoning, technology-based rehabilitation, and complex case management including disorders of consciousness and adults with cerebral palsy Full update of the evidence-base within each chapter, including reference to the increased use of remote delivery of services and challenges accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic New international authors
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 44
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Rooted in the creative success of over 30 years of supermarket tabloid publishing, the Weekly World News has been the world's only reliable news source since 1979. The online hub www.weeklyworldnews.com is a leading entertainment news site.
Author: Richard K. Bernstein Publisher: Little, Brown ISBN: 0316191736 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 465
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Originally published in 1997, DR. BERNSTEIN'S DIABETES SOLUTION is a unique resource that covers both adult- and childhood-onset diabetes, explains step-by-step how to normalize blood sugar levels and prevent or reverse complications, and offers detailed guidelines for establishing a treatment plan. Readers will find fifty gourmet recipes, in addition to a comprehensive discussion of diet, obesity, and new drugs to curb carbohydrate craving and overeating. Now in its fourth edition, the book presents up-to-the-minute information on insulin resistance, blood-testing devices, measuring blood sugar, new types of insulin, gastroparesis and other issues, as well as updated diet guidelines. DR. BERNSTEIN'S DIABETES SOLUTION is the one book every diabetic must own.
Author: Earl Simmons Publisher: NoPaperPress LLC ISBN: Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 54
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Exercise Smart is loaded with unique but easy to apply information. Learn how to exercise to get healthy. Learn how to choose an workout program that's just right for you. (All exercises are described and illustrated.) Learn how to exercise safely in all weather conditions. The eBook is intended for the beginner who wants to improve his or her fitness level and general health and for the person who has already attained some degree of fitness but wants to learn more and go on to the next level. Written for men and women, Exercise Smart is a wonderful up-to-date reference you will return to again and again. This is another sensible eBook you can trust from NoPaperPress. (Metric units) TABLE OF CONTENTS The Benefits of Being Fit - Cardio Self Assessment - Strength Assessment - Flexibility Assessment - Body-Weight Assessment - BMI-Based Weight vs. Height - The Road to Health Exercise for Health - Be More Active Every Day - Calories Burned - Types of Exercise - Select the Right Exercise - Aerobic Exercise: How Hard? - Aerobic Target-Training Zone - Aerobic Exercise: Intensity-Level - Aerobic Exercise: How Often? - Aerobic Exercise: Typical Workout - Pulse Measurement - Monitors For Aerobic Exercise - Walking Program - Get a Pedometer and Step Out - Jogging Program - Your Body’s Muscles - Strength-Building Programs - Additional Strengthening Exercises - Other Exercises - Missed Workouts - Exercising in Hot Weather - Exercising in Cold Weather - Exercise Risks and Problems - Avoiding Injury - Keep an Exercise Log - A Fitness Expert’s Ideal Exercise - Workout to Stay Healthy Life-Long Fitness - Set Goals - Have a Plan - Keys to Life-Long Fitness - Make It Happen Bibliography Tables & Figures - Table 1 VO2max versus Fitness Level - Table 2 Push-up Test Performance - Table 3 Squat-Test Performance - Table 4 Sit & Reach Test - Table 5 Body Mass Index (BMI) - Table 6 Weight Profile vs. BMI - Table 7 BMI-Based Weight vs. Height - Table 8 Calories Burned vs. Activity - Table 9 TTZ: 20 to 40 year olds - Table 10 TTZ: 45 to 65 year olds - Table 11 Walking Program - Table 12 Jogging Program - Table 13 Health Risks in Hot Weather - Table 14 Heat Index - Table 15 Wind-Chill Temperature - Table 16 Frostbite Risk vs. Wind-Chill - Table 17 Sample Exercise Log - Figure 1 Stretching Exercises - Figure 2 Dumbbell Exercises (a to c) - Figure 3 Dumbbell Exercises (d to g)