Wiley.com
Print this page Share

Fitness For Dummies, 4th Edition

ISBN: 978-0-470-76759-7
Paperback
432 pages
December 2010
List Price: US $21.99
Government Price: US $12.74
Enter Quantity:   Buy
Fitness For Dummies, 4th Edition (0470767596) cover image

Introduction.

Part I: Getting Your Butt off the Couch.

Chapter 1: Establishing Your Plan of Attack.

Chapter 2: Testing Your Fitness.

Chapter 3: Watching What You Eat: Nutrition Basics.

Chapter 4: Educating Yourself.

Chapter 5: This Doesn't Have to Happen to You: Avoiding Common Injuries.

Part II: Going Cardio.

Chapter 6: Cardio Crash Course: Getting the Right Intensity.

Chapter 7: Creating a Cardio Program.

Chapter 8: Using Cardio Machines.

Chapter 9: Exercising Outdoors.

Part III: Building Muscle and Strengthening Bone.

Chapter 10: Why You’ve Gotta Lift Weights.

Chapter 11: Your Muscles: Love 'Em or Lose 'Em.

Chapter 12: Demystifying Strength Equipment.

Chapter 13: Designing a Strength-Training Program.

Part IV: Limbering Up with Flexibility, Balance, and Mind-Body Exercise.

Chapter 14: Flexibility Training: Getting the Scoop on Stretching.

Chapter 15: Finding Your Balance.

Chapter 16: All about Yoga.

Chapter 17: Getting the Lowdown on Pilates.

Part V: Getting Fit in Health Clubs and Home Gyms.

Chapter 18: Choosing and Using a Gym.

Chapter 19: Designing Your Home Gym.

Chapter 20: Hiring a Trainer.

Chapter 21: Choosing an Exercise Class or Digital Workout.

Part VI: Exercising for All Ages and Stages.

Chapter 22: Fit Pregnancy: Exercising for Two.

Chapter 23: Getting Kids Fit.

Chapter 24: Staying Active as You Age.

Part VII: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 25: Ten Great Reasons to Break a Sweat.

Chapter 26: Ten Fantastic Fitness Investments.

Index.

Related Titles

More By These Authors

Fitness

by Sherri Baptiste
with Megan Scott
by Eric Newsholme, Anthony Leech, Glenda Duester
by Donald R. McNeil
Back to Top