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Lifetime Fitness and Wellness
This book is an introductory text designed to help individuals understand and achieve physical fitness and wellness. It emphasizes the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle for long-term well-being, focusing on physical activity, nutrition, and mental health.
- Author
- Lumen Learning
- Publisher
- LibreTexts
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY-NC-SA
- Language
- EN
Contents· 86 sections
- 01: Unit 1
- 01: Getting Started
- 1.01: Reading Links- Introduction
- 1.02: Adding Physical Activity to Your Life
- 1.03: Assignment- Safety of Exercise Participation
- 1.04: Assignment- Time Management
- 02: Assessing Your Wellness
- 2.01: Reading Links- Assessing Your Wellness
- 2.02: Video- Six Stages of Change
- 2.03: Assignment- Wellness Quiz and Stages of Change Strategies
- 02: Unit 2
- 03: Introduction to Fitness and Wellness
- 3.01: Video- Hypertension Overview
- 3.02: Assignment- Presidents Challenge Fitness Test Pre-Test
- 3.03: Introduction to Fitness and Wellness Readings
- 3.04: Introducing the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
- 3.05: Physical Activity Has Many Health Benefits
- 3.06: Active Adults
- 3.07: Safe and Active
- 3.08: Additional Considerations for Some Adults
- 3.09: Video- Cholesterol Overview
- 3.10: Video- Stroke Overview
- 3.11: Video- Diabetes Overview
- 04: Cardiorespiratory Endurance
- 4.01: Cardio Respiratory Endurance Readings
- 4.02: Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) Scale
- 4.03: Target Heart Rate and Estimated Maximum Heart Rate
- 4.04: Video- Target Heart Rate
- 4.05: Assignment- Cardiorespiratory Endurance Plan
- 05: Flexibility
- 5.01: Flexibility Readings
- 5.02: Sample Flexibility Plan for Beginners
- 5.03: Help Prevent Back Pain
- 5.04: Reminder About Activity Tracker
- 5.05: Assignment- Flexibility Plan
- 03: Unit 3
- 06: Discussion- Hows it Going
- 07: Body Composition
- 7.01: Body Composition Reading
- 7.02: About BMI for Adults
- 7.03: Assignment- Re-Assessed Fitness Level Results
- 08: Nutrition
- 8.01: Dietary Guidelines- Young and Middle Adulthood
- 8.02: Dietary Guidelines- Foods and Food Components to Reduce
- 8.03: Dietary Guidelines- Foods and Nutrients to Increase
- 8.04: Dietary Guidelines- Building Healthy Eating Patterns
- 8.05: Dietary Guidelines- Using the Food Label
- 8.06: Dietary Guidelines- Glossary
- 8.07: Assignment- Tracking Nutrition
- 8.08: Discussion- Grocery Shopping
- 8.09: Nutrition and Diet
- 8.10: Nutrition For Everyone
- 8.11: Water- Meeting Your Daily Fluid Needs
- 8.12: Dietary Fat
- 8.13: Carbohydrates
- 8.14: Protein
- 8.15: Vitamins and Minerals
- 8.16: Dietary Guidelines- Introduction
- 8.17: Dietary Guidelines- Balancing Calories to Manage Weight
- 09: Muscle Strength and Endurance
- 9.01: Exercise and Muscle Performance
- 9.02: Interactions of Skeletal Muscles
- 9.03: Naming Skeletal Muscles
- 9.04: Overview of Muscle Tissue Types
- 9.05: Overview of Muscle Functions
- 9.06: Types of Skeletal Muscle Fibers
- 9.07: Types of Muscle Contractions- Isotonic and Isometric
- 9.08: Effect of Exercise on Muscles
- 9.09: Muscular Atrophy and Hypertrophy
- 9.10: Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage
- 9.11: Reassess Fitness Level
- 9.12: Aerobic Training versus Strength Training
- 9.13: Videos- Muscle Groups and Strength Training
- 9.14: Muscle Strength and Endurance Reading
- 9.15: Introduction to Muscle Tissue
- 9.16: Types of Muscle Tissues
- 9.17: Skeletal Muscle
- 9.18: Muscle Fiber Contraction and Relaxation
- 9.19: Nervous System Control of Muscle Tension
- 9.20: Introduction to the Muscular System
- 9.21: Types of Muscle Fibers
- 04: Unit 4
- 10: Lifetime Fitness and Wellness
- 10.01: Lifetime Fitness and Wellness Reading
- 10.02: Discussion- Health Reform
- 10.03: Assignment- Post-Tests and Activity Logs