Health/fitness instructor's handbook

408 Pages·1986·66.871 MB·English

by  Edward T Howley, B Don Franks

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Health/Fitness
Instructor's
Handbook
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Edward Howley,
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University of Tennessee
Don PhD
B. Franks,
University of Tennessee
Human
Kinetics Publishers, Inc.
Champaign,
Illinois
Library of Congress Cataioging-in-Publication Data
Howley, Edward T., 1943-
Health/fitness instructor's handbook.
Bibliography: p.
Includes index.
1. Physical fitness. 2. Physical fitness—Testing.
3. Exercise. I. Franks, B. Don. II. Title.
GV481.H734 1986 613.7'1 86-10250
ISBN 0-87322-064-1
Developmental Editor: Sue Wilmoth, PhD
Production Director: Ernie Noa
Copy Editor: Kristen Gallup
Proofreader: Lise Rodgers
Typesetter: Yvonne Winsor
Text Design: Julie Szamocki
Text Layout: Janet Little
Printed By: Braun-Brumfield, Inc.
Cover photo courtesy of Leo De Wys, Inc.
ISBN: 0-87322-064-1
Copyright © 1986 by Edward T. Howley and B. Don Franks
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Dedication
to
Ann &
Liz

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Contents
Preface IX Metabolic. Cardiovascular, and Respiratory 25
Acknowledgment xi Responses to Exercise
Author Biographies xiii Cardiovascular Responses to Exercise for 34
Males and Females
Cardiovascular Responses to Weight- 34
Part I Fitness and Positive Health Training Activities
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Summary 35
Suggested Reading 35
Chapter 1 Fitness, Lifestyle, and
Health Chapter 4 Anatomy and Kinesiology 37
The Multidimensional Nature of Fitness 4 Functional Anatomy 38
Role of the Health/Fitness Instructor 5 Muscle Group Involvement in Selected 43
General ACSM Objectives for Health/Fitness 5 Activities
Basic Mechanical Concepts Related to 46
Instructors
Human Movement
Risk Factors and Achieving Health 6
Summary 7 Summary 47
Suggested Reading 48
Suggested Reading 8
Chapter 2 Evaluation of Health Status 9 Part III Physical Fitness 49
Screening 16
Chapter 5 Relative Leanness 51
Guidelines for Referrals 17
Supervised Fitness Program 17 Body Composition 52
All Fitness Activities 18 Evaluating Body Fatness 52
Educating Participants 19 Caloric Balances and Weight Control 59
Summary 19 Interaction of Diet and Exercise 6
Suggested Reading 19 Basic Foods and Functions 62
Dietar>' Goals and Evaluation of Dietary 66
Intake
Part II Basic Exercise Science 21 Fads and Gimmicks Related to Weight 72
Control
Exercise and Weight Control 75
Chapter 3 Exercise Physiology 23 Diet, Exercise, and Lipids 76
Summary 78
Relationship of Energy and Work 24 Suggested Reading 79
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Chapter 6 Cardiorespiratory Fitness 81 Program Selection 147
Updating the Exercise Program 148
Sequence of Testing 82 Environmental Concerns 148
Field Tests 84 Summary 152
Graded Exercise Tests 85 Suggested Reading 152
Calibrating Equipment 86
Commonly Measured Variables 86
Chapter 10 Energy Costs of 153
Graded Exercise Testing 88
Summar>' 97 Activity
Suggested Reading 97
Ways to Measure Energy Expenditure 154
Ways to Express Energy Expenditure 155
Chapter 7 Strength, Endurance, and 99 Formulas for Estimating the Energy Cost 155
Flexibility of Activities
Energy Requirements of Common 156
Muscular Strength and Endurance 100
Activities
Flexibility 105 Caloric Cost of Walking and Running 159
Low-Back Problems 108 MUe
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Summary 113
Caloric Costs of Other Activities 163
Suggested Reading 113 Estimation of the Energy Expenditure 166
Without Formulas
Chapter 8 Relaxation and Arousal 115 Environmental Concerns 166
Summar} 166
Personality and Physical Activity 116 Suggested Reading 167
Stress Continuums 119
Physical Activity and Stress 120
Chapter 11 Exercise Programs 169
Stress and Health 121
Recommendations 122
Phases of Activities 170
Summarv' 123
Exercise Leadership 170
Suggested Reading 124
Walk/Jog/Run Programs 172
Cycling 177
Games 178
Part IV Activity Recommendations 125
Aquatic Activities 179
Exercise to Music 181
Summar\- 84
Chapter 9 Exercise Programming for 127 1
Suggested Reading 184
Aerobic Activity
General Basis for Physiological Changes 128 Chapter 12 ECG and Medications 185
Exercise Recommendations for the 128
Untested Masses Coronar>' Arteries 186
Exercise Programming for the Fit Population 133 Oxygen Use of the Heart 187
Exercise Recommendations With 134 Electrophysiology of the Heart 187
Knowledge of Functional Capacity and The Conduction System of the Heart 187
Cardiovascular Responses to Exercise Electrocardiogram 188
Case Studies 136 Cardiovascular Medications 195
Special Considerations in Making Exercise 145 Summary 197
Recommendations Suggested Reading 198
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