Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans and a Review of Scientific Literature Used.

Intro -- PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS AND A REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE USED -- PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS AND A REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE USED -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: 2008 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 2008 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANSSUMMARY -- Regular Physical Activity CanProduce Longterm HealthBenefits -- Key Guidelines for Children and Adolescents -- Key Guidelines for Adults -- Key Guidelines for Older Adults -- Key Guidelines for Safe Physical Activity -- Key Guidelines for Women during Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period -- Key Guidelines for Adults with Disabilities -- Key Messages for People with Chronic Medical Conditions -- A ROADMAP TO THE 2008 PHYSICALACTIVITY GUIDELINESFOR AMERICANS -- 1. INTRODUCING THE 2008PHYSICAL ACTIVITYGUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS -- Why and How the Guidelines Were Developed -- The Rationale for Physical Activity Guidelines -- The Development of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans -- The Framework for the Physical Activity Guidelines forAmericans -- Baseline Activity versus Health-Enhancing Physical Activity -- Health Benefits versus other Reasons to be Physically Active -- Focus on Disease Prevention -- Health-Related versus Performance-Related Fitness -- Lifespan Approach -- Individualized Health Goals -- Four Levels of Physical Activity -- Relationship to Previous Public Health Recommendations -- Putting the Guidelines into Practice -- Assessing whether Physical Activity Programs Are Consistent with theGuidelines -- The Importance of Understandable Guidelines -- 2. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY HAS MANY HEALTH BENEFITS -- Examining the Relationship between Physical Activity andHealth -- Aerobic Activity -- Muscle-Strengthening Activity.

Bone-Strengthening Activity -- The Health Benefits of Physical Activity -- Premature Death -- Cardiorespiratory Health -- Metabolic Health -- Obesity and Energy Balance -- Musculoskeletal Health -- Functional Ability and Fall Prevention -- Cancer -- Mental Health -- Adverse Events -- 3. ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS -- Explaining the Guidelines -- Types of Activity -- How Age Influences Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents -- Levels of Intensity for Aerobic Activity -- Physical Activity and Healthy Weight -- Meeting the Guidelines -- Getting and Staying Active: Real-Life Examples -- Harold: A 7-Year-Old Child -- Maria: A 16-Year-Old Adolescent -- 4. ACTIVE ADULTS -- Explaining the Guidelines -- Aerobic Activity -- KEY GUIDELINES FOR ADULTS -- How Much Total Activity a Week? -- How Many Days a Week and for How Long? -- How Intense? -- Muscle-Strengthening Activity -- Meeting the Guidelines -- Inactive Adults -- Active Adults -- Highly Active Adults -- Special Considerations -- Flexibility Activities -- Warm-up and Cool-down -- Physical Activity in a Weight-Control Plan -- Getting and Staying Active: Real-Life Examples -- Jean: An Inactive Middle-Aged Woman -- Douglas: An Active Middle-Aged Man -- Anita: A Very Active College-Aged Adult -- 5. ACTIVE OLDER ADULTS -- Explaining the Guidelines -- Aerobic Activity -- How much total activity a week? -- How many days a week and for how long? -- How intense? -- Muscle-Strengthening Activities -- Balance Activities for Older Adults at Risk of Falls -- Meeting the Guidelines -- Inactive Older Adults -- Active Older Adults -- Older Adults with Chronic Conditions -- Special Considerations -- Doing a Variety of Activities, including Walking -- Physical Activity for Older Adults Who Have Functional Limitations -- Resuming Activity after an Illness or Injury -- Flexibility, Warm-up, and Cool-down.

Physical Activity in a Weight-Control Plan -- Getting and Staying Active: Real-Life Examples -- Mary: A 75-Year-Old Woman Living Independently in Her Own Home -- Manuel: An 85-Year-Old Man Living in an Assisted-Living Facility -- Anthony: A 65-Year-Old Man Living in a Retirement Community -- 6. SAFE AND ACTIVE -- Explaining the Guidelines -- Physical Activity Is Safe for Almost Everyone -- Choose Appropriate Types and Amounts of Activity -- The Continuum of Injury Risk Associated With Different Types ofActivity -- Increase Physical Activity Gradually over Time -- Age -- Level of fitness -- Prior experience -- Take Appropriate Precautions -- Use protective gear and appropriate equipment -- Be active in safe environments -- Follow rules and policies that promote safety -- Make sensible choices about how, when, and where to be active -- Advice from Health-Care Providers -- Gradually Increasing Physical Activity over Time: Real-LifeExamples -- Bill: A Man Who Has Been Inactive for Many Years -- Kim: An Active Woman -- 7. ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONSFOR SOME ADULTS -- Physical Activity for Women during Pregnancy and thePostpartum Period -- Explaining the Guidelines -- PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES -- KEY GUIDELINES FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES -- Meeting the Guidelines -- Physical Activity for People with Chronic Medical Conditions -- Example 1. Physical Activity for Adults with Osteoarthritis -- Example 2. Physical Activity for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes -- Example 3. Physical Activity for Cancer Survivors -- 8. TAKING ACTION: INCREASINGPHYSICAL ACTIVITYLEVELSOF AMERICANS -- What Can Adults Do To Get Enough Physical Activity? -- Personalize the Benefits of Regular Physical Activity -- Set Personal Goals for Physical Activity -- Develop Knowledge to Attain Goals -- How Can We Help Children and Adolescents Get EnoughPhysical Activity?.

What Can Communities Do to Help People Be Active? -- Use Evidence-Based Approaches and Tailor Them to the Needs ofIndividual Communities -- Involve Many Sectors in Promoting Physical Activity -- GLOSSARY -- APPENDIX 1. TRANSLATING SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE ABOUTTOTAL AMOUNT AND INTENSITY OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITYINTO GUIDELINES -- Background -- METs and MET-minutes -- MET-Minutes and Health Benefits -- Dose Response -- Two Methods of Assessing Aerobic Intensity -- Absolute Intensity -- Relative Intensity -- Developing Guidelines Based on Minutes of Moderate- andVigorous-Intensity Activity -- Using Relative Intensity to Meet Guidelines Expressed in Termsof Absolute Intensity -- Allowing the Use of Either Relative Intensity or Absolute Intensity inChildren -- APPENDIX 2. SELECTED EXAMPLES OF INJURYPREVENTION STRATEGIES FOR COMMONPHYSICALACTIVITIES AND SPORTS -- APPENDIX 3. FEDERAL WEB SITES THATPROMOTE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY -- Individuals and Families -- Schools -- Communities -- Health Care -- Worksites -- End Notes -- INDEX.

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