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Part I: Understanding Endurance Fitness
- Heart Smart, 2
- Straight from the Heart—Understanding Aerobic Terms, 4
- Making Aerobic Sense Out of Nonsense, 7
- Safety First, 10
- Conducting a Health-Risk Appraisal, 12
- The Physiological Basis of Aerobic Exercise, 17
- It Takes Energy to Move, 24
- How Aerobically Fit Are You?, 27
- Graded Exercise Testing, 37
- The Recipe for Endurance Fitness, 39
- How Hard Is Hard Enough?, 43
- Conditioning Your Upper Body Aerobically, 47
- Exercise and the Environment, 51
- A Heart-Heart Difference, 61
- Not for Men Only: Aerobic Exercise and Women, 63
Part II: Serving Special Needs
- Exercise Is Medicine, 68
- Aerobic Exercise and Arthritis, 71
- Aerobic Exercise and Asthma, 73
- Aerobic Exercise and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 76
- Aerobic Exercise and Coronary Heart Disease, 79
- Aerobic Exercise and Diabetes, 82
- Aerobic Exercise and Headache Pain, 85
- Aerobic Exercise and Hypertension, 87
- Aerobic Exercise and Older Adults, 90
- Aerobic Exercise and Pregnancy, 93
- Aerobic Exercise and Weight Control, 98
Part III: Selecting an Aerobic Exercise Modality
- All Exercise Is Not Equal, 102
- Aerobic Dancing, 107
- Cycling, 111
- Jogging, 113
- Jumping Rope/Trampoline, 115
- Power Walking, 117
- Road Racing, 119
- In-line Skating, 122
- Rowing Machines, 125
- Stair Climbing Machines, 127
- Treadmills, 130
- Water Exercise, 132
- Cross Training: Mixing It Up for Endurance Fitness, 135
- Triathlon, 137
Part IV: Basic Fitness Nutrition Theory
- Fad Diets & Endurance Fitness, 144
- What is Sound Aerobic Nutrition?, 145
- Diet & Supplement Programs 156
- To Supplement or Not to Supplement, 164
- Integrated Aerobic Training & Nutrition, 167
Part V: Appendices
- Glossary of Selected Fitness Terms, 178
- Fifty Nifty Heart Facts, 235
- ABC's of Aerobic Training, 239
- Suggested References, 243
- Exercise Adherence: Sticking With Your Program, 258
* About the Authors, 259
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