Download or read book Physical Fitness Elements in Recreation written by President's Council on Youth Fitness (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Results Fitness written by The Nation's Leading Fitness Pros and published by . This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The nation's leading fitness pros reveal their top strategies to get you what you really want ... results"--Cover.

Download or read book No Gym No Problem written by Sutherland, Charmain and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2006 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "How many times has bad weather, lack of facilities, or a scheduling conflict left your physical activity lesson plans in the lurch because of limited space? No Gym? No Problem! shows you how to turn interruption into opportunity with a full menu of activities that can be done just about anywhere, regardless of the challenging space limitations at your gym or rec facility."--BOOK JACKET.

Download or read book Beat the Gym written by Tom Holland and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A professional trainer gives a step-by-step tour of the gym, explaining all of the equipment and classes and providing a way to design a personal workout.

Download or read book ACSM s Health fitness Facility Standards and Guidelines written by American College of Sports Medicine and published by Human Kinetics Publishers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "ACSM's Health/Fitness Facility Standards and Guidelines, Fourth Edition, " presents the current standards and guidelines that help health and fitness establishments provide high-quality service and program offerings in a safe environment. This text is based in large part on both the work that has begun through the NSF international initiative to develop industry standards to serve as the foundation for a voluntary health and fitness facility certification process and the third edition of "ACSM's Health/Fitness Facility Standards and Guidelines." The ACSM's team of experts in academic, medical, and health and fitness fields have put together an authoritative guide for facility operators and owners. By detailing these standards and guidelines and providing supplemental materials, "ACSM's Health/Fitness Facility Standards and" "Guidelines" provides a blueprint for health and fitness facilities to use in elevating the standard of care they provide their members and users as well as enhance their exercise experience. The fourth edition includes new standards and guidelines for pre-activity screening, orientation, education, and supervision; risk management and emergency procedures; professional staff and independent contractors; facility design and construction; facility equipment; operational practices; and signage. This edition includes these updates: -Standards and guidelines aligned with the current version of the pending NSF international health and fitness facility standards -New guidelines addressing individuals with special needs -New standards and guidelines regarding automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for both staffed and unstaffed facilities -Revised standards and guidelines to reflect changing directions and business models within the industry, including 24/7 fitness facilities, medically integrated facilities, and demographic-specific facilities -New standards and guidelines to better equip facilities that are dealing with youth to ensure the proper care of this segment of the clientele With improved organization, new visual features, and additional appendixes, the fourth edition offers a comprehensive and easy-to-use reference of health and fitness facility standards and guidelines. Readers can readily apply the information and save time and expense using over 30 templates found within the appendixes, including questionnaires, informed consent forms, and evaluation forms. Appendixes also contain more than 30 supplements, such as sample preventive maintenance schedules, checklists, and court and facility dimensions. Included in appendix A is Blueprint for Excellence, which allows readers to search efficiently for specific information regarding the standards and guidelines within the book. Health and fitness facilities provide opportunities for individuals to become and remain physically active. As the use of exercise for health care prevention and prescription continues to gain momentum, health and fitness facilities and clubs will emerge as an integral part of the health care system. The fourth edition of "ACSM's Health/Fitness Facility Standards" "and Guidelines" will assist health and fitness facility managers, owners, and staff in keeping to a standard of operation, client care, and service that will assist members and users in caring for their health through safe and appropriate exercise experiences.

Download or read book Physical Fitness written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Fitness Guide written by Kyle Merker and published by Incline Press Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An easy-to-use resource that includes information on hotel excercise facilities, health clubs, local gyms, and fitness classes in the 45 most popular U.S. destinations. Easy-to-read icons allow you to quickly access which facilities have the equipment, classes, and amenities you need. The facilities listed include everything from pristine, well-appointed health clubs, to more intimate neighborhood gyms, from aerobic studios to hard-core training rooms.

Download or read book Free Gym Memberships written by Jesse Stoddard and published by Action Health. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DON'T JOIN a health club until you read this! The #1 Consumer Awareness Guide for anyone looking to workout at a gym or health club As featured on CNN Money Edition Fitness Industry Veteran Reveals All In This Health Club Industry Exposé Introducing Industry Secrets to SAVE At Least $250 Right NOW on Your Gym Membership Are you looking for a free gym or fitness club membership? Are you shopping around in vain trying to find the best health club membership deal in your area? Looking for ways to waive pesky enrollment and "processing fees"? Are you frustrated with the way health clubs seem like used car lots with pushy sales people? Or maybe you are paying for a gym membership you rarely (if ever) use, and are frustrated about having to continually pay way too much? Wish you could get out of your contract and cancel your gym membership? Do you wish you could hire a trainer and sign up for all kinds of programs but can't afford it? Are you debating even joining a club, still trying to find a cheaper alternative? Then you need Free Gym Memberships to learn How to Get an Unbelievable Deal on Your Gym Membership and save on fitness services for life. It's easy, it works, and you can do it.

Download or read book Effects of Health Plan Sponsored Fitness Center Benefits on Physical Activity Health Outcomes and Health Care Costs and Utilization written by U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-05-29 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Regular physical activity has many positive health benefits, including protection against chronic disease, improved physical and mental health and cognitive function, and better health-related related quality of life. Moreover, lack of physical activity is associated with higher health care costs and utilization. The current U.S. guidelines recommend that adult Americans (1) engage in at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic activity each week (or an equivalent mix of moderate- and vigorous-intensity aerobic activity) and (2) perform strengthening activities that target all major muscle groups on at least 2 days a week. However, many Americans do not get the recommended levels of physical activity. More Veterans are sufficiently active than non-Veterans. However, Veterans who use Veterans Affairs (VA) health care are more likely to be physically inactive (22.6% vs. 14.9%) and are less likely to meet physical activity recommendations (42.6% vs. 46.7%) compared with Veterans who do not use VA health care. Multiple personal, social, and environmental factors influence a person's participation in physical activity. Consequently, multiple internal and external barriers to obtaining regular physical activity exist. Internal barriers include a lack of time and motivation, health problems, and emotional difficulties. External barriers involve weather; cultural issues; safety concerns; limited access to facilities, equipment, and transportation; and monetary expenses such as those associated with attending a fitness center. The perceived cost of engaging in physical activity is a significant barrier that increases the likelihood of sedentary behaviors and decreases the likelihood of participation in vigorous physical activity. Thus, reducing the cost of being physically active through providing full or partial memberships to fitness centers may be a viable option to increase physical activity and the positive health outcomes associated with such activity. Given that most Americans (84%) have access to some form of health insurance, health plan promotion of and coverage for fitness center memberships has the potential to address multiple barriers to physical activity (e.g., cost, access) and extend fitness center access to many Americans. The effects of physical activity on health care utilization and costs, various health outcomes, and general well-being are well established. However, the evidence base on health plan-sponsored benefits—specifically involving fitness center memberships—that support these outcomes has not been synthesized. Our objective in this evidence synthesis was to summarize the results of diverse studies of health plan-sponsored fitness center memberships in an effort to understand how these benefits affect physical activity, clinical outcomes, health care costs and utilization, retention of plan members, and member satisfaction. The final key questions (KQs) were: KQ 1. What are the effects of policy/benefits packages that include vouchers, rebates, premium reductions, or other economic incentives to encourage physical activity through fitness center memberships on: (a) Physical activity participation rates among plan members? (b) Health outcomes demonstrated to be improved by physical activity (i.e., weight, pain, glucose, blood pressure, health-related quality of life)? (c) Overall health care costs and health care utilization? KQ 2. What are the effects of policy/benefits packages that include vouchers, rebates, premium reductions, or other economic incentives to encourage physical activity through fitness center memberships on satisfaction with the health plan and retention of members in the health plan? KQ 3. Do the effects of policy/benefits packages to encourage physical activity vary by specific characteristics of the package (premium vs. lump sum) or age, sex, and physical illness of participants?

Download or read book The Temple of Perfection written by Eric Chaline and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2015-04-15 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These days there is only one right answer when someone asks you what you are doing after work. Hitting the gym! With an explosion of apps, clothing, devices, and countless DVDs, fitness has never felt more modern, and the gym is its holy laboratory, alive with machinery, sweat, and dance music. But we are far from the first to pursue bodily perfection—the gymnasium dates back 2,800 years, to the very beginnings of Western civilization. In The Temple of Perfection, Eric Chaline offers the first proper consideration of the gym’s complex, layered history and the influence it has had on the development of Western individualism, society, education, and politics. As Chaline shows, how we take care of our bodies has long been based on a complex mix of spiritual beliefs, moral discipline, and aesthetic ideals that are all entangled with political, social, and sexual power. Today, training in a gym is seen primarily as part of the pursuit of individual fulfillment. As he shows, however, the gym has always had a secondary role in creating men and women who are “fit for purpose”—a notion that has meant a lot of different things throughout history. Chaline surveys the gym’s many incarnations and the ways the individual, the nation-state, the media, and the corporate world have intersected in its steamy confines, sometimes with unintended consequences. He shows that the gym is far more than a factory for superficiality and self-obsession—it is one of the principle battlefields of humanity’s social, sexual, and cultural wars. Exploring the gym’s history from a multitude of perspectives, Chaline concludes by looking toward its future as it struggles to redefine itself in a world in thrall to quick fixes—such as plastic surgery and pharmaceuticals—meant to attain the gym’s ultimate promises: physical fitness and beauty.

Download or read book Just Move written by James Owen and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2017 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This step-by-step guide, written by a best-selling author and former Wall Street titan, provides all the information--and inspiration--you need to feel better, reduce aches and pains, and push back against aging with a personalized fitness program that's right for you. Whatever your fitness goals or preferences, this book is designed to help you pursue the health program that works for you. An inspirational speaker, author, and former Wall Street rainmaker, Jim Owen was 70 when he decided he had to get fit. Years of a chair-bound lifestyle were taking their toll. Realizing that the old bodybuilding approach was no way to tackle the stiffness, weakness, and aches and pains that come with age, he set off on a journey of discovery and transformation. With help from the experts, he developed a common-sense, step-by-step program that can be tailored to any level of physical ability. Along the way he learned why cardio machines aren't enough, what it takes to be "functionally fit" for daily life, and how to stay motivated. Today, Owen is in better shape than he was at 25, and he is a passionate evangelist for fitness as a way of life. He has proved that you don't have to be powerless in the face of advancing years: if you make a commitment to "just move," you can take charge of the aging process and make your coming years the best they can be. The book is divided into two sections, with the first providing fascinating information and the second showing step-by-step details of how to put the best fitness principles into practice.

Download or read book Legends of Fitness written by Stephen J. Tharrett and published by Healthy Learning. This book was released on 2011-03-09 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legends of Fitness details the history of the health and fitness industry, touching on the individuals who have had a noteworthy impact on the industry and highlighting the equipment innovations that have played such an important role in the evolution of the industry. Only by understanding the past, can individuals fully comprehend and overcome the challenges facing the industry, and more importantly, create a viable pathway for it to prosper in the future. All royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to Augie's Quest.

Download or read book Implementation of the Health and Physical Fitness Program in the Veterans Administration written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fitness on the Road written by John Winsor and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Building a Business with a Beat Leadership Lessons from Jazzercise An Empire Built on Passion Purpose and Heart written by Judi Sheppard Missett and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transform your passion into a profitable business—with the help of the legendary entrepreneur who turned an innovative idea into a $100 million global powerhouse. Judi Sheppard Missett is a fitness icon who, at just three years old, discovered a passion for dance that would eventually fuel a global dance fitness empire. After an early life spent honing her dancing skills and a career as a professional jazz dancer, Judi had an epiphany: why not combine the art of jazz dancing with the science of exercise to help others achieve a healthier, happier self-image and life? The wildly enthusiastic response from her first 15 students inspired her to launch Jazzercise, Inc., the world’s leading dance fitness program with a cumulative $2 billion in global sales. In Building a Business with Beat, Judi reveals for the first time the secrets behind the company’s five decades of enormous success. In addition to helping millions of men and women improve their health and well-being through the fun and fitness of dance, Judi has inspired 8,500 franchisees to achieve their dream of owning and running their own business. Now, through powerful personal stories, practical proven-successful advice and insights, Judi shares how you, too, can transform your passion into a profitable business. This inspirational guide will teach you how to: • Create a successful business by discovering and defining your larger purpose• Use your unique perspectives and abilities to enhance the lives of others • Deftly handle everyday obstacles and unplanned events• Develop an open mindset and embrace innovation and new possibilities• Inspire your staff to connect to a purpose greater than day-to-day work, and more Filled with helpful tips, smart strategies, and no-nonsense advice, this book is essential reading for anyone who has ever dreamed of creating a thriving, purpose-driven business. The author is living proof that when you’re doing what you love, it may not seem like work at all.

Download or read book Fitness Culture written by Roberta Sassatelli and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-08-16 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a sociological perspective on fitness culture as developed in commercial gyms, investigating the cultural relevance of gyms in terms of the history of the commercialization of body discipline, the negotiation of gender identities and distinction dynamics within contemporary cultures of consumption.

Download or read book Developing and Managing Health fitness Facilities written by Robert W. Patton and published by Human Kinetics Publishers. This book was released on 1989 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A team of experts provides the information readers need to turn to turn health promotion plans into model programmes. It contains prototypes for many types of programmes, as well as information on facility design and buyer's guides.