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The Joy of Fitness. Chapter 8—Learn About Physical Fitness. Health-related Components Of Fitness. Health Benefits Of Physical Fitness. Fitness And The Dimensions Of Health. Four Dimensions of Progressive Overload. F. I. T. T. Use It Or Lose It.
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Use It Or Lose It If you stop exercising, you can lose as much as 50% of your fitness improvements within 2 months If you are too busy to maintain your routine, keep intensity of work-outs constant and decrease the time
Building Muscular Fitness Best way to reduce body fat: Add muscle-strengthening exerciseto workouts
Anabolic Steroids Are Dangerous AggressionDelusionsParanoid jealousy Homicidal episodes Wild mood swingsImpaired judgmentExtreme irritability
‘Andro’ Androstenedione Warnings About Performance-Enhancers • Controlled Substance – Illegal • Doesn’t build muscle or increase testosterone Creatine GBL Gamma butyrolactone May cause dehydration, heat-related illness, electrolyte imbalances, reduced blood volume • Unapproved drug • Associated with death, becoming comatose and unconscious
Ergogenic Aids Warnings About Performance-Enhancers • Caffeine—may cause jitteriness • Baking Soda—explosive diarrhea, abdominal cramps, bloating, nausea • Glycerol—hyperhydration Human Growth Hormone Increases lean body mass, but does not affect aerobic endurance or exercise capacity
T’ai Chi Mind-Body Approaches To Fitness Helps reduce stress, enhance health and wellness and improve physical fitness, including balance Improve flexibility Gently work muscles Improve ‘qi’ flow Concentration Improve mental health
Yoga Pilates Mind-Body Approaches To Fitness • Protect joints • Enhance circulation • Lower • blood pressure • stress • blood sugar • pain • Strengthen bones • Enhance circulation • Improve flexibility • Improve joint mobility • Strengthen core • pelvic stability • abdominal control • Body conditioning • Injury rehabilitation
Did You Know? Athletes generally do not need more protein Most active people need the same basic nutrients as everyone else