Kevin Hayes - Fitness Information for Teens

Teen Health Series

FITNESS INFORMATION FOR
TEENS FIFTH EDITION

Teen Health Series

FITNESS INFORMATION FOR
TEENS FIFTH EDITION

Health Tips about Exercise and Active Lifestyles

Including Facts about Physical Activity and the Role of Sleep and Healthy Diet, Building and Maintaining Fitness Plans, Levels of Intensity for Aerobic Activity, Stretching and Strength Training, Sports Safety, and Problems Relating to Physical Fitness

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Bibliographic Note

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OMNIGRAPHICS

Kevin Hayes, Managing Editor

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Copyright 2021 Omnigraphics

ISBN 978-0-7808-1968-9

E-ISBN 978-0-7808-1969-6

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Hayes, Kevin (Editor of health information) editor.

Title: Fitness information for teens : health tips about exercise and active lifestyles including facts about healthy muscles and bones, starting and maintaining fitness plans, aerobic fitness, stretching and strength training, sports safety, and suggestions for team athletes and individuals / edited by Kevin Hayes.

Description: Fifth edition. | Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, [2021] | Series: Teen health series | Includes index. | Audience: Ages 13 | Audience: Grades 7-9 | Summary: Provides consumer health information for teens about maintaining health through physical activity, sports activities, and online fitness training, including facts about preventing injury and overcoming obstacles to fitness. Includes index and resource information-- Provided by publisher.

Identifiers: LCCN 2021033630 (print) | LCCN 2021033631 (ebook) | ISBN 9780780819689 (library binding) | ISBN 9780780819696 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Physical fitness for youth.

Classification: LCC RJ133 .F58 2021 (print) | LCC RJ133 (ebook) | DDC 613.7/043--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021033630

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021029387

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE

About This Book

Fitness is generally defined as the persons ability to perform various physical activities without feeling tired. Physical fitness helps in maintaining strong bones and muscles; reduces several health problems such as diabetes, blood pressure, and cancer; and improves the quality of life. According to the statistics provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2017, about 24 percent of children and adolescents aged 617 participate in 60 minutes of physical activity every day, and 51.7 percent of high-school students participate in physical education classes.

Fitness Information for Teens, Fifth Edition provides information on the key components of fitness, facts about physical activity among teens, and the significance of sleep and a healthy diet in fitness. It explains the various exercises such as swimming, Pilates, yoga, resistance exercises, and cardiorespiratory exercises along with details on youth sports participation and access, sports and fitness safety, and the various problems relating to fitness such as compulsive exercise, menstrual cycle, and the female athlete triad. The book also consists of online fitness training, digital health and fitness wearables, and concludes with a directory of organizations with information on fitness, specific sports, and activities.

How to Use This Book

This book is divided into parts and chapters. Parts focus on broad areas of interest; chapters are devoted to single topics within a part.

provides information about the key components of fitness, the physical activity facts among teenagers, along with the importance of sleep and a healthy diet in maintaining fitness.

activity. It also explains the importance of physical fitness in preventing health risks and overcoming barriers to physical activity.

talks about the various activities and exercises such as swimming, cardiorespiratory exercise, yoga, Pilates, high-intensity exercise methods, resistance exercises, and aerobic activities that can help you stay healthy, fit, and physically active.

explains the school- and community-based setting for promoting physical activity among teens along with information on activities for teenagers who have a mental or physical disability, activities for teens who do not like sports, and different sports that teen girls and boys can participate in.

discusses the importance of understanding and preventing injuries, how to choose the right sports, avoiding mistakes in the gym, along with hydration and nutrition required for physical activity, safety tips while engaging in sports, avoiding steroids, and COVID-19 considerations for playing sports.

talks about the problems that teenagers experience relating to physical activities such as compulsive exercise, eating behaviors, diabetes, menstrual cycle, and the female athlete triad. It also explains the challenges faced by children and adolescents with disabilities and steps to stay active at any size.

gives information on fitness and exercise trends, online fitness training, and the role of digital health and fitness wearables in supporting fitness.

provides resources for more information about fitness and specific sports and activities.

Bibliographic Note

This volume contains documents and excerpts from publications issued by the following U.S. government agencies: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Occupational Health (FOH); girlshealth.gov; National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI); National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS); National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK); National Institute on Aging (NIA); National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA); Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS); Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP); Office on Womens Health (OWH); Rehabilitation Research & Development Service (RR&D); U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

It also contains original material produced by Omnigraphics and reviewed by medical consultants.