Title:
Fitness illustrated / Brian Sharkey.
Main Entry:
Sharkey, Brian J.
Publisher:
Human Kinetics,
Publication Date:
c2011.
Publication Place:
Champaign, Ill. :
ISBN:
9780736081580 (pbk.)
0736081585 (pbk.)
Subject:
Physical fitness.
Aerobic exercises.
Contents:
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Credits -- 1: Activity and fitness: why get fit? -- 2: Understanding aerobic fitness: O2 and you -- 3: Aerobic fitness training: gentle pastime -- 4: Aerobic programs: have it your way -- 5: Understanding muscular fitness: strength and endurance -- 6: Muscular fitness training: shape yourself -- 7: Muscular programs: designed for you -- 8: Nutrition and weight control: eat to live -- 9: Health issues and exercise tips: overcoming hurdles -- 10: Fitness facts and fallacies: what's the truth? -- 11: Vitality and longevity: add life to your years -- Appendix: Energy expenditure chart -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author.
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