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Exercise and Your Heart: A Guide to Physical Activity 

• Foreword
• Can Physical Activity Reduce My Chances of Getting a Heart Attack?
• Comparing the Benefits and the Risks
• Do We Get Enough Exercise From Our Daily Activities?
• Effective Ways to Avoid Injuries
• How Do Different Activities Help My Heart and Lungs?
• How Do I Keep Going?
• Two Sample Activity Programs

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Fitness Short Course

• The Components of Fitness
• Determine Your Cardiorespiratory Fitness Level
• The Importance of Fitness
• Establishing a Training Program
• The F.I.T.T. Principle
• Fitness and Aging
• Coronary Risk Factors
• The Overload Principle
• Training Summary

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General Fitness and Physical Activity Information

• A Little Exercise Does A Lot
• A Sample Walking Program
• Calories Burned During Physical Activities
• Don't Take it Easy - Exercise!
• Exercise For Your Health
• Exercise and Aging
• Exercise and Pregnancy
• Feeling Great: Exercise For All
• Finding Out What's Keeping You From a "Shape Up" Activity
• Fitness After Fifty
• Fitness Facts For Older Americans
• Physical Activity and Weight Control
• Physical Activity and Good Nutrition: Essential Elements For Good Health
• Physical Activity and Heart Disease I.Q.
• Physical Activity Tips
• Questions and Answers About Arthritis and Exercise
• Staying Active as You Age Helps You Remain Healthy, Live Longer and Feel Better
• The Muscle Hustle: Test Your Exercise I.Q.
• Tips For Buying Exercise Equipment
• Want to Lose Weight? Exercise!

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Physical Activity and Your Health: A Report of the Surgeon General

• Foreword
• Preface
• Introduction
• Adolescents and Young Adults
• Adults
• At-A-Glance
• Historical Background and Evolution of Physical Activity Recommendations
• Message from Donna E. Shalala
• Older Adults
• Patterns and Trends in Physical Activity
• Persons with Disabilities
• Physiological Responses and Long-Term Adaptations to Exercise
• The Effects of Physical Activity on Health and Disease
• The Link Between Physical Activity and Morbidity and Mortality
• Understanding and Promoting Physical Activity
• Women
• Summary

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