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PEAC16253 Concepts of Fitness

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PEAC16253 Concepts of Fitness

The text is organized into chapters that explore foundational fitness principles, cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness, flexibility, body composition, nutrition, weight management, stress, and major chronic diseases. This structure helps students understand both the science behind wellness and the practical strategies needed to apply it in everyday life.

Medicine
Author
Lisa Martin & LueCrecy Ragan
Publisher
Arkansas State University-Beebe
Source
LibreTexts
Language
EN
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Contents· 76 sections
  1. 01: Fitness Principles
  2. 1.01: Exercise- Not a Passing Fad
  3. 1.02: What are Physical Activity and Exercise
  4. 1.03: Principles of Adaptation to Stress
  5. 1.04: Additional Safety Concerns
  6. 1.05: References-
  7. 02: Healthy Behaviors and Wellness
  8. 2.01: Why Study Wellness
  9. 2.02: Dimensions of Wellness
  10. 2.03: Health Problems in the United States
  11. 2.04: Behaviors That Promote Wellness
  12. 2.05: Behavior Modification
  13. 2.06: Lifestyle Modification Barriers
  14. 2.07: Assessing Your Personal Lifestyle Behaviors
  15. 2.08: SMART Goals
  16. 03: Nutrition
  17. 3.01: The Basics of Nutrition
  18. 3.02: Calories (Food Energy)
  19. 3.03: References and Links
  20. 04: Body Composition
  21. 4.01: Body Weight versus Body Composition
  22. 4.02: Diseases Associated with Excessive Body Fat
  23. 4.03: How Much Fat is Needed
  24. 4.04: Body Fat Distribution
  25. 4.05: Body Mass Index
  26. 4.06: How to Measure Body Composition
  27. 4.07: Weighing in on the U.S.
  28. 4.08: What Can Be Done
  29. 05: Weight Management
  30. 5.01: Weight Management Through Diet
  31. 5.02: The Importance of Physical Activity in Maintaining a Healthy Weight
  32. 5.03: Keeping the Weight Off
  33. 5.04: Health Risks of Being Underweight
  34. 5.05: References
  35. 06: Cardiorespiratory Fitness
  36. 6.01: What is the cardiovascular and respiratory system
  37. 6.02: The Benefits of Good Cardiorespiratory Health
  38. 6.03: How the CR System Works
  39. 6.04: The CR System and Energy Production
  40. 6.05: Oxidative Energy System (Aerobic)
  41. 6.06: Immediate Explosive Energy System
  42. 6.07: Non-Oxidative or Anaerobic Energy System
  43. 6.08: Energy Systems Combine
  44. 6.09: Changes in the CR System
  45. 6.10: Assessing CR Fitness
  46. 6.11: Creating a Plan to Develop CR Fitness
  47. 6.12: Measuring Heart Rate
  48. 6.13: Measuring Intensity
  49. 6.14: Cardiorespiratory Fitness Assessment
  50. 07: Muscular Strength and Endurance
  51. 7.01: Muscular Physiology
  52. 7.02: Resistance Exercise Programing
  53. 7.03: Supplements
  54. 08: Flexibility
  55. 8.01: The Benefits of Flexibility and Stretching
  56. 8.02: Improving the Range of Motion
  57. 8.03: Ways to Improve Flexibility
  58. 8.04: Creating and Effective Stretching Program
  59. 09: Skill Fitness
  60. 9.01: Assessing your Muscular Strength and Endurance
  61. 9.02: Assessing Your Flexibility Laboratory Exercises
  62. 9.03: Health Related Components of Physical Fitness
  63. 9.04: Creating a Successful Fitness Plan
  64. 10: Stress
  65. 10.01: What is Stress and How Does it Affect Wellness
  66. 10.02: What Are the Strategies for Managing Stress
  67. 10.03: Assess Your Stress Level
  68. 11: Health Care Choices
  69. 11.01: Consumer Health and Aging
  70. 11.1.01: Finding Reliable Health Information
  71. 11.1.02: Health Fraud
  72. 11.1.03: Quick Tips for Evaluating Health Websites
  73. 11.1.04: Complementary and Integrative Health
  74. 11.1.05: Alternative Medical Practices
  75. 11.1.06: Types of Complementary Health Approaches
  76. 11.1.07: Aging