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Physical Fitness - combined good health and physical development. The object of any program of physical fitness is to maximize an individual's health, strength, endurance, and skill relative to age, sex, body build, and physiology. These ends can only be realized through conscientious regulation of exercise, rest, diet, and periodic medical and dental examinations. Exercise should be regular and


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    The Psychology of Well Being (Chap. 2 "Exercise") » Read Now

    by William M. Miley. 259 pgs.

    Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
    Along with biological and medical factors, psychological factors must also be considered in health and well being. Stress plays a major role in physical illness, and stress management is therefore critical to establishing good health and well being behavior. William Miley offers a biopsychosocial...
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    The American Way of Life Need Not Be Hazardous to Your Health ("Exercise" begins on p. 79) » Read Now

    by John W. Farquhar. 210 pgs.

    Collections: Entire Library
    ...children exercised more, which...that body weight, blood cholesterol...weight gain or loss is, however...diet and exercise plans and...pounds of weight gain probably...of...
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    The Effect of Exercise on Body Satisfaction and Self-Esteem as a Function of Gender and Age, in Sex Roles: A Journal of Research » Read Now

    by Marika Tiggemann, Samantha Williamson. 9 pgs.

    Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
    ...demonstrated that women in general exercise more for weight control and attractiveness...found that older men likewise exercised for weight control. Further...
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    Physiology of Exercise » Read Now

    by Laurence E. Morehouse. 358 pgs.

    Collections: Entire Library
    ...mechanisms are still intact. Also, loss of consciousness, as in fainting...body crumples under its own weight. A detailed analysis of the...results in poor performance in...
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    Exercise and Its Physiology (1932) » Read Now

    by Adrian Gordon Gould, Joseph A. Dye. 436 pgs.

    Collections: Entire Library
    ...temperature , 408 -- Regulation of heat loss , 408 -- Heat production , 411 -- Kidney excretion during and following exercise , 411 -- Beneficial influence of physical...In...
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    Importance of Exercise and Nutrition in the Prevention of Illness and the Enchancement of Health, in Education » Read Now

    by A. Akande, C. De W. Van Wyk, J.E. Osagie. 15 pgs.

    Collections: Education, Entire Library
    ...benefits of regular physical exercise and activity as follows...strength. increase the loss of body weight and body fat. improve...behavioural effects of weight loss and...
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    Rethinking Traditional Weight Management Programs: A 3-Year Follow-Up Evaluation of a New Approach, in Journal of Psychology » Read Now

    by Karen M. Carrier, Mary A. Steinhardt, Sally Bowman. 19 pgs.

    Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
    ...to enhance the weight loss obtained through...these eating and exercise recommendations...also promoting exercise as a strategy...and sustaining weight loss...
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    Exercise as a Counseling Intervention, in Journal of Mental Health Counseling » Read Now

    by Verna O. Okonski. 12 pgs.

    Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
    ...can be produced through exercise such as weight loss or increase of muscle...research suggesting that exercise benefits physical health in areas such as weight control...
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    Am I Thin Enough Yet? The Cult of Thinness and the Commercialization of Identity » Read Now

    by Sharlene Hesse-Biber. 191 pgs.

    Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
    Whether they are rich or poor, tall or short, liberal or conservative, most young American women have one thing in common--they want to be thin. And they are willing to go to extraordinary lengths to get that way, even to the point of starving themselves. Why are America's women so preoccupied with...
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    Outcomes of a Traditional Weight Control Program and a Nondiet Alternative: A One-Year Comparison, in Journal of Psychology » Read Now

    by Mary A. Steinhardt, Janet R. Bezner, Troy B. Adams. 19 pgs.

    Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
    ...reason for weight loss, whereas appearance...helping people lose weight have traditionally...structured program of exercise. In addition, maintenance...long-term weight...
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    Fit for the Future: A 10-Step Plan to Muscle Up Exercise Programs, in The Futurist » Read Now

    by Eric P. Durak. 4 pgs.

    Collections: Entire Library
    ...dietitian, exercise specialist...a long-term weight loss. Outcomes must...outline of exercise programs for...patients include weight loss and metabolic...their long-term...
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    Fit for Life: Keeping the Weight Off, in Psychology Today » Read Now

    by Carin Gorrell. 2 pgs.

    ...reassuring news: "People who have maintained their weight loss for three to five years say it gets easier," Wyatt says...1985 and has since kept it off through both dieting...
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    The Exercise Fix: What Happens When Fitness Fanatics Just Can't Say No, in Psychology Today » Read Now

    by Eleanor Grant. 3 pgs.

    ...other activities, decreased self-confidence and self-esteem, insomnia and weight loss or gain. They continue to run while injured and organize their lives around exercise...
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    Yes, I Used to Exercise, But... - A Feminist Study of Exercise in the Life of Swedish Women, in Journal of Leisure Research » Read Now

    by Helene Thomsson. 2 pgs.

    Collections: Entire Library
    ...and maybe combining this exercise with some weight-reducing domestic activities...knows the importance of exercise for health, weight control and fitness. For...appropriate...

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