Aerobics Program For Total Well-Being: Exercise, Diet , And Emotional Balance

by Kenneth H. Cooper

Overview

From the medical authority, whose previous bestsellers (Aerobics, The New Aerobics, The Aerobics Way, and Aerobics for Women) have sold more than 12 million copies, comes an exciting, new and comprehensive concept for total fitness. . . . 

Millions have benefited from Dr. Cooper’s famous aerobic exercise programs. He has revolutionized the way Americans get in shape and stay in shape. Now, he presents a complete program for total well-being—physically, nutritionally, emotionally. Discover for yourself why it is the most effective, enjoyable and medically sound approach to a lifetime of energy and good health.

A program designed to bring physical and emotional health and vitality to every area of your life, including: 

• the 7 benefits of integrated aerobic exercise, including reduced risk of heart disease
• the 4 types of exercise that have been most radically re-evaluated in terms of aerobic exercise
• the 3 dozen ways to stay fit, and the 4 steps to making it fun
• 3 complete weeks of nutritious menus
• guidelines for the 22 components of a comprehensive medical exam, so you can work with your doctor to evaluate your level of fitness
• plus, the aerobics way to diminish physical and emotional stress, enhance your sex life, and more

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780553346770
Publisher:	Random House Publishing Group
Publication date:	03/01/1985
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	7.57(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.85(d)

About the Author

Kenneth H. Cooper, MD, MPH, is recognized internationally as the “father of aerobics” and is the leading spokesman for the preventative medicine movement. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine and the Harvard University School of Public Health, he introduced the term aerobics to the world with his bestseller Aerobics. Soon after publication of this major work, he founded the Cooper Clinic, the Cooper Aerobics Center, and the Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research in Dallas. During his career, Dr. Cooper has authored many books, which have sold more than 30 million copies, including The Aerobics Program for Total Well-Being, Aerobics for Women (with Mildred Cooper), The Antioxidant Revolution, Preventing Osteoporosis, Overcoming Hypertension, Kid Fitness, and Controlling Cholesterol.

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Table of Contents

	Preface	7
Part 1	The Balance Principle	9
1	What Is Total Well-Being?	10
2	The Development of a Dream	20
Part 2	The Food Factor in Total Well-Being	35
3	The Basic Principles of Balance in Your Diet	36
4	Is Your Blood in Balance? The Great Cholesterol Controversy	80
5	Supplements, "Super Foods" ... and Super Advertising	97
Part 3	The Fitness Factor in Total Well-Being	105
6	Aerobic Exercise: The Key to Achieving Balance in Body and Mind	106
7	The Secret of Enjoying Exercise	120
8	The Plan: The Chart Pack and the Aerobics Equations	137
Part 4	The Emotional Factor in Total Well-Being	183
9	The Aerobics Way to Emotional Balance	184
10	The Aerobic Family: A Study in Balance	198
11	The Joys of Fitness on the Job	208
Part 5	How to Monitor Your Body's Overall Balance	217
12	Taking the Mystery out of Your Medical Exam	218
13	Total Well-Being and Your Future	235
	Conclusion	242
	Appendix	246
	Selected References	310
	Index	318