exercise

"This gentle and engaging introduction to physical and health education will help children to understand how keeping their bodies and minds healthy can enhance their lives. In this fifth book in the series, the five friends are members of their school's swim team and are training for an upcoming meet. Along the way, they learn about: the benefits of physical fitness, setting goals, teamwork, safety, coping skills, respect for others, nutrition as fuel for their bodies, how the body and mind work together, and much more! The book concludes with fun ideas for how kids can get their bodies moving, an index and a glossary of terms"--Publisher.

While individual women can focus on cultivating a healthy body image, it is important for young women to analyze how the media and others encourage unhealthy perceptions of what women's bodies are supposed to look like.

Discusses how exercise improves one's capacity to learn and handle stress, anxiety, depression, attention deficit, addiction, hormonal changes, and aging.

A fitness play program that offers teachers programming ideas, organizational skills and drills, and a selection of creative group games.

Features two 15-minute walking workouts. The Power Walk segment uses hand weights for added resistance to tone up trouble spots as you burn fat. The Interval Walk incorporates high-energy bursts of activity to boost your metabolism.

Contains three complete workouts designed to increase your fitness level through walking and using weights. Features workouts that introduce the basics of walking, increase intensity through new moves and weight resistance, and provide whole-body conditioning and a fat-burning program by walking one to three miles.

Includes a series of short segment demonstrating simple chair Pilates exercises that work core muscles to stimulate blood flow and regulate breathing. The exercises can be used individually or in a group and help children increase their attention span and improve their posture.

Learning to stay active is a tough job! Carefully leveled text allows the youngest readers to read independently and learn all about staying active.

Presents bodybuilding techniques and exercises that increase musculature in specific areas and provide an edge in competition.