Fitness and Exercise Sourcebook, Sixth Edition provides information about the health benefits of physical activity.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Part I: The Health Benefits of Physical Activity
• Chapter 1—Physical Activity Has Many Health Benefits
• Chapter 2—Importance of Physical Activity
• Chapter 3—Physical Activity and Disease Prevention
• Chapter 4—Physical Activity and Mental Health
• Chapter 5—Physical Activity for Healthy Weight
• Part II: Guidelines for Lifelong Physical Fitness
• Chapter 6—Self-Reported Prevalence of Inactivity among Adults 50 Years and Older
• Chapter 7—Understanding the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
• Chapter 8—Physical Fitness and Children
• Chapter 9—Physical Fitness and Teenagers
• Chapter 10—Promoting Physical Activity in Children and Teenagers
• Chapter 11—Guidelines for Schools in Promoting Health and Fitness
• Chapter 12—Physical Fitness and Adults
• Chapter 13—Physical Fitness and the Elderly
• Part III: Start Moving
• Chapter 14—Keep Active and Eat Healthy
• Chapter 15—Ways to Add Physical Activity to Your Life
• Chapter 16—Make a Fitness Plan and Stick with It
• Chapter 17—Overcoming Barriers to Exercise
• Chapter 18—Measuring Physical Activity Intensity and Physical Fitness
• Chapter 19—Choosing Physical Fitness Partners
• Chapter 20—Joining a Gym
• Chapter 21—Personal Trainers and Equipment
• Part IV: Exercise Basics
• Chapter 22—Exercise and Physical Fitness
• Chapter 23—Four Types of Exercises
• Chapter 24—Step Aerobics
• Chapter 25—Martial Arts
• Chapter 26—Aquatic Exercise
• Chapter 27—Walking and Hiking
• Chapter 28—Bicycling
• Chapter 29—Running
• Chapter 30—Strength and Resistance Exercise
• Chapter 31—Stretching and Flexibility Exercises
• Chapter 32—Combined Exercise
• Chapter 33—Mind-Body Exercise
• Part V: Fitness Safety
• Chapter 34—Safe Physical Activity
• Chapter 35—Workout Safety
• Chapter 36—Nutrition and Exercise
• Chapter 37—Preventing Sports Injuries
• Chapter 38—Overtraining in Women and the Risk to Bone Health
• Chapter 39—Exercising Safely Outdoors
• Part VI: Physical Fitness for People with Health Conditions
• Chapter 40—Introduction to Exercise with a Chronic Health Condition
• Chapter 41—Physical Activity for People with Disabilities
• Chapter 42—Physical Fitness for People Who Are Overweight
• Chapter 43—Physical Fitness and Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Chapter 44—Physical Fitness for People with Bone Disorders
• Chapter 45—Physical Fitness for People with Asthma
• Chapter 46—Physical Fitness for People with Diabetes
• Chapter 47—Physical Fitness and Cancer
• Part VII: Health and Wellness Trends
• Chapter 48—Fitness and Exercise Trends
• Chapter 49—Wellness or Fitness Tourism
• Chapter 50—Online Fitness Training
• Chapter 51—Fitness Wearables and Wearable Technology
• Part VIII: Additional Help and Information
• Chapter 52—Glossary of Terms Related to Fitness and Exercise
• Chapter 53—Directory of Fitness Resources