Creative Fitness: Applying Health Psychology and Exercise Science to Everyday Life

Creative Fitness: Applying Health Psychology and Exercise Science to Everyday Life

Henry B. Biller

Language: English

Pages: 236

ISBN: 0865693269

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


Biller integrates research about exercise, nutrition, and health within an applied developmental psychological framework. Readers are presented with ways of making fitness an enjoyable and positive force in their daily lives. Although a major focus is on how to get in shape, Biller's primary mission is to encourage a healthy lifestyle that enriches self-awareness and personal growth. The goal is not just to facilitate physical fitness, but to enhance overall life satisfaction. The book's uniqueness, accordingly, lies in its ability to help individuals develop a creative, playful approach to fitness in all spheres of their lives.

While some readers are just beginning to think about fitness because of a desire to lose weight and improve their appearance, others are more interested in refining their athletic skills or achieving a greater balance in their daily activities. Dedicated exercisers often are striving for new routines and ways to prevent burnout. Many parents, moreover, are searching for activities to help their children, as well as themselves, become more fit. Older individuals are especially likely to be concerned about staying healthy and avoiding physical dependence as they age. Biller speaks to all these concerns―and all these groups―by providing an approach to getting in shape that enriches self-understanding and mental vitality.

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Muscles even when you are feeling out of breath. Exercise enhances digestion, reducing the amount of time that waste products remain in your intestines. You lower your risk of colon cancer if you are active on a consistent basis. There is also a link between regular exercise and effective liver functioning. The liver is crucial to the process of eliminating potentially toxic substances from the body. A daily dose of exercise stimulates the functioning of your internal organs in addition to.

Upper body. On the other hand, some weightlifters pay too little attention to their aerobic conditioning, having trouble jogging even short distances. Develop a reasonably balanced exercise pattern. Combine aerobic pursuits with activities stimulating muscular endurance, strength, and flexibility. Take care of all parts of your body including your feet, skin, and teeth. Creative Fitness is very much about taking responsibility for developing a healthy lifestyle. Make sure you are getting.

Weight and do more repetitions one day but reverse the process the next. Using different types of equipment requiring a variety of bodily positions is also conducive to more balanced muscular development. Done judiciously, such an approach can better prepare you for unexpected challenges and greatly reduce your chances of injury. Doing more than a few sets of the same exercise, in a given session, may not be especially beneficial or enjoyable. You may achieve quicker progress by exercising.

Done standing, sitting or lying on a bench. Any time you try an exercise in a new position, make sure to use relatively little weight or resistance. It is surprising how different an exercise can feel with only a seemingly small change. When doing weight training, for example, just a slight adjustment in how you space your hands or feet can make it much more difficult. Be cautious about adding additional weight or resistance. Focus more on achieving a comfortably full range of motion. You can.

Young child? Support your son’s or daughter’s natural drive toward physical competence. Stimulate an interest in play even during infancy. Attentive fathers are especially likely to engage in physically arousing activities with their young children. Dads tend to be more spontaneous and less structured, whereas moms are more likely to play repetitive games aimed at teaching specific skills. Whatever your gender, you can involve your child in vigorously active pastimes. There is no need to hurry a.

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