Exercise and Nutrition

by Dawn Markell, Diane Peterson, and Carrie Johnson

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This OER textbook explores components of a healthy lifestyle and methods for incorporating these components into daily life. Fitness assessment, exercise program development, nutrition, weight management, goal setting, and stress management are discussed.

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Publisher
Centralia College
Subjects
Medicine, Health and Fitness
Licence
CC BY 4.0, as LibreTexts states it
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Healthy Behaviors and Wellness
  7. 1.1: Why Study Wellness?
  8. 1.2: Dimensions of Wellness
  9. 1.3: Health Problems in the United States
  10. 1.4: Behaviors That Promote Wellness
  11. 1.5: Behavior Modification
  12. 1.6: Lifestyle Modification Barriers
  13. 1.7: Fostering Wellness in Your Life
  14. 1.8: Start with “Why?”
  15. 1.9: Test Your Knowledge
  16. 2: Fitness Principles
  17. 2.1: Exercise- Not a Passing Fad
  18. 2.2: What are Physical Activity and Exercise?
  19. 2.3: Components of Health-Related Fitness
  20. 2.4: Principles of Adaptation to Stress
  21. 2.5: FITT
  22. 2.6: Specificity
  23. 2.7: Rest, Recovery, and Periodization
  24. 2.8: Reversibility
  25. 2.9: Individual Differences
  26. 2.10: Creating a Successful Fitness Plan
  27. 2.11: Additional Safety Concerns
  28. 2.12: Test Your Knowledge
  29. 3: Cardiorespiratory Fitness
  30. 3.1: What are the cardiovascular and respiratory systems?
  31. 3.2: The CR System and Energy Production
  32. 3.3: Changes in the CR System
  33. 3.4: Measuring Heart Rate
  34. 3.5: Measuring Intensity
  35. 3.6: Cardiorespiratory Fitness Assessment
  36. 3.7: Test Your Knowledge
  37. 4: Muscular Strength and Endurance
  38. 4.1: Muscular Physiology
  39. 4.2: Muscle Fiber Types
  40. 4.3: Resistance Exercise Programming
  41. 4.4: Supplements
  42. 4.5: Test Your Knowledge
  43. 5: Flexibility
  44. 5.1: What is Flexibility?
  45. 5.2: Benefits of Flexibility and Stretching
  46. 5.3: Improving Range of Motion
  47. 5.4: Improving Flexibility
  48. 5.5: Creating an Effective Stretching Program
  49. 5.6: Assessing Your Flexibility
  50. 5.7: Test Your Knowledge
  51. 6: Body Composition
  52. 6.1: Body Weight versus Body Composition
  53. 6.2: Diseases Associated with Excessive Body Fat
  54. 6.3: Body Fat Distribution
  55. 6.4: Body Mass Index
  56. 6.5: How to Measure Body Composition
  57. 6.6: Weighing in on the U.S.
  58. 6.7: Low Body Composition
  59. 6.8: Test Your Knowledge
  60. 7: Nutrition
  61. 7.1: The Basics
  62. 7.2: Carbohydrates
  63. 7.3: Proteins
  64. 7.4: Fats (Lipids)
  65. 7.5: Vitamins
  66. 7.6: Minerals
  67. 7.7: Calories (Food Energy)
  68. 7.8: Test Your Knowledge
  69. 8: Weight Management
  70. 8.1: Weight Management Through Diet
  71. 8.2: The Importance of Physical Activity in Maintaining a Healthy Weight
  72. 8.3: Keeping the Weight Off
  73. 8.4: Health Risks of Being Underweight
  74. 8.5: Test Your Knowledge
  75. 9: Stress
  76. 9.1: What Is Stress and How Does It Affect Wellness?
  77. 9.2: General Adaptation Syndrome
  78. 9.3: What Are the Strategies for Managing Stress?
  79. 9.4: Assess Your Stress Level
  80. 9.5: Test Your Knowledge
  81. 10: Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke
  82. 10.1: Heart Disease
  83. 10.2: Major Forms of CVD
  84. 10.3: What’s Your Number?
  85. 10.4: Test Your Knowledge
  86. Back Matter
  87. Index
  88. Glossary
  89. Detailed Licensing
  90. Detailed Licensing