About the Book
Total Fitness for Men - UK Edition is a complete fitness guide for men with equal emphasis on exercise, nutrition, slimming and weight maintenance. Learn how to safely get fit, lose weight, eat healthy and look your best. The book is packed with 38 useful new tables: BMI-Based Height-Weight, Weight Loss Prediction, Cardio Assessment, Strength Assessment, and much more including illustrated dumbbell workouts.
Topics include: Health Risks & Counter Measures, The Benefits of Being Fit, Cardio Self Assessment, Strength Assessment Flexibility Assessment, Body-Weight Assessment, BMI-Based Weight vs. Height, Are You Eating Sensibly, Calories Burned, Types of Exercise, Select the Correct Exercise, Aerobic Exercise: How Hard, Target-Training Zone, Exercise Intensity-Level, Aerobic Exercise: How Often, Aerobic Exercise: Typical Workout, Walking Program, Jogging Program, Your Body's Muscles, Strength-Building Programs, Missed Workouts, Exercising in Hot Weather & Cold Weather, Exercise Risks & Problems, Avoiding Injury, Keep an Exercise Log, Nutrients & Micronutrients, Proteins, You Need Carbs, Glycemic Index, Glycemic Load, Cholesterol & Triglyceride, Fats in Foods, Vitamins and Minerals, Vitamin/Mineral Supplements, Guidelines for Healthy Eating, Basic Food Groups, Estimating Calories in a Meal, You Need Fiber, Water, Water Everywhere, Use Salt Sparingly, Not Too Much Sugar, Common-Sense Nutrition, Eat Slowly, Total Energy Requirements, Activity Energy, The Slimming Program, When Does Weight Change Occur?, What About Counting Carbs?, What Makes a Good Diet?, Simple Weight Loss Math, Weight Loss Prediction Tables, Weight Loss Rate Could Decrease, Weight Variations Due to Water, The Dreaded Weight Loss Plateau, Slimming Maxims, Slimming Eating Patterns, Set Meals for Calorie Control, Pre-Planned Diets, Helpful Diet Strategies: Exchanging Foods, Simple is Better, Estimating Portion Sizes, Handling Overeating, Keep a Food Log, Handling Special Situations, Can You Target Weight Loss, Losing Belly Fat, Last On First Off, The Weight Maintenance Program, Why Do People Regain Weight, Weight is a Life-Long Struggle, Planning Maintenance, Using Mini Diets to Maintain Weight Loss, Keys to Life-Long Weight Control, Keys to Total Fitness.
Table 1: VO2max versus Fitness Level, Table 2: Push-up Test, Table 3: Squat-Test, Table 4: Sit & Reach Test, Table 5: Body Mass Index (BMI), Table 6: Weight Profile vs. BMI, Table 7: BMI-Based Weight vs. Height, Table 8: Calories Burned vs. Activity, Table 9: TTZ: 20 to 40 year old, Table 10: TTZ: 45 to 65 year old, Table 11: Walking Program, Table 12: Jogging Program, Table 13: Health Risks in Hot Weather, Table 14: Heat Index, Table 15: Wind-Chill Temperature, Table 16: Frostbite Risk vs. Wind-Chill, Table 17: Sample Exercise Log, Table 18: Glycemic Rank of Common Foods, Table 19: Fats in Foods, Table 20: RDA for Selected Vitamins, Table 21: RDA for Selected Minerals, Table 22: Calorie Rank of Basic Foods, Table 23: Calorie Rank of Common Foods, Table 24: Weight Loss Prediction Tables, Table 25: Portion of Table 28, Table 26: Weight Loss - Inactive - 18 to 35, Table 27: Weight Loss - Active - 18 to 35, Table 28: Weight Loss - Inactive - 36 to 55, Table 29: Weight Loss - Active - 36 to 55, Table 30: Weight Loss - Inactive - 56 to 75, Table 31: Weight Loss - Active - 56 to 75, Table 32: Weight Loss Eating Plan, Table 33: 1200 kcal Menus, Table 34: 1500 kcal Menus, Table 35: 1800 kcal Menus, Table 36: Daily Food Log, Table 37: Weight Maintenance kcal, Table 38: Sample Maintenance Eating Plan, Figures 1 to 2 Dumbbell Exercises.