About the Book
1.1. Managing Healthy Behaviours
1.1.1. Wellness: Nine Dimensions
1.1.2. Improving Health Issues
1.1.3. Behaviour Change Theory
1.1.4. Ongoing Behavioural Self-Management
1.1.5. Test Your Knowledge
1.2. Nutrition: Making Healthy Choices
1.2.1. Learning From Food Labels
1.2.2. Evaluating Food Information
1.2.3. Healthy Eating Patterns
1.2.4. The New Canadian Food Guide
1.2.5. Healthy Eating: Outcomes
1.2.6. Nutrient Basics
1.2.7. Units of Measure
1.2.8. Test Your Knowledge
1.3. Nutrition: More About Nutrients
1.3.1. Choosing Healthy Carbohydrates and Whole Grains
1.3.2. More About Carbohydrates
1.3.3. Choosing Healthy Fats
1.3.4. More About Fats
1.3.5. Choosing Healthy Proteins
1.3.6. More About Protein
1.3.7. Vitamins: Summary Chart
1.3.8. Vitamins: Antioxidants and Phytochemicals
1.3.9. More About Vitamins
1.3.10. Minerals: Summary Charts
1.3.11. More About Major Minerals
1.3.12. More About Trace Minerals
1.3.13 Test Your Knowledge
1.4. Food Safety
1.4.1. Preventing Foodborne Illness
1.4.2. Public Health
1.4.3. Causes of Foodborne Illness
1.4.4. Test Your Knowledge
1.5. Nutrition, Lifestyle, and Behaviour Change
1.5.1. Lifestyle Choices
1.5.2. Nutritional Science
1.5.3. Test Your Knowledge
2.3. Energy and Body Weight
2.3.1. Energy Overview
2.3.2. Managing Energy Balance
2.3.3. Weight Management Recommendations
2.3.4. Test Your Knowledge
2.2. Weight Management Basics
2.2.1. Caloric Balance
2.2.2. Adjust Your Eating Habits
2.2.3. Body Composition and Health
2.2.4. Test Your Knowledge
2.1. Body Systems
2.1.1. Basics of Biology, Anatomy, and Physiology
2.1.2. The Digestive System
2.1.3. The Cardiovascular System
2.1.4. The Central Nervous System
2.1.5. The Respiratory System
2.1.6. The Endocrine System
2.1.7. The Urinary System
2.1.8. The Muscular System
2.1.9. The Skeletal System
2.1.10. The Immune System
2.1.11. Test Your Knowledge
2.4. Diets and Food Plans
2.4.1. Nutrition
2.4.2. Popular Diets
2.4.3. Test Your Knowledge
2.5. Unhealthy Body Weight
2.5.1. Unhealthy Body Weight
2.5.2. Test Your Knowledge
2.6. Health Concerns
2.6.1. Avoiding Chronic Conditions
2.6.2. Test Your Knowledge
2.7. Cardiovascular Health
2.7.1. Cardiovascular Disease: Risk and Prevention
2.7.2. Cardio-Respiratory Function
2.7.3. Test Your Knowledge
2.8. Cancer
2.8.1. What is Cancer?
2.8.2. Types of Cancer
2.8.3. Risk Factors for Cancer
2.8.4. Cancer Prevention
2.8.5. Cancer Treatment
2.8.6. Test Your Knowledge
2.10. Stress
2.10.1. Stress: A Brief Overview
2.10.2. The Study of Stress
2.10.3. Stressors
2.10.4. Stress and Illness
2.10.5. Reducing Stress
2.10.6. Stress Reduction Techniques
2.10.7. Choosing Optimism
2.10.8. Summary
2.10.9 References
2.10.10. Test Your Knowledge
2.9. Mental Health
2.9.1. Mental Health Overview
2.9.2. Mental Health Disorders
2.9.3. Where To Find Help
2.12. Sexually Transmitted Infections
2.12.1. What Are STIs
2.12.2. Common STIs
2.12.3. STI Prevention
2.12.4. STI Treatment
2.12.5. Test Your Knowledge
2.11. Substance Use
2.11.1. Smoking, Vaping and Tobacco
2.11.2. Cannabis
2.11.3. Alcohol
2.11.4. Test Your Knowledge
3.1. Basic Fitness Principles and Exercise Habits
3.1.1. Physical Activity and Exercise
3.1.2. Creating a Fitness Plan
3.1.3. Safety Concerns
3.1.4. Test Your Knowledge
3.2. Physical Fitness
3.2.1. Physical Fitness and Energy
3.2.2. Sports Nutrition
3.2.3. Test Your Knowledge
3.3. Cardiovascular Health/Fitness
3.3.1. The Cardiovascular and Respiratory System
3.3.2. Assessing and Developing Cardiorespiratory Fitness
3.3.3. Test Your Knowledge
3.4. Muscle Training
3.4.1. Muscle Function
3.4.2. Muscular Strength and Endurance
3.4.3. Test Your Knowledge
3.5. Water and Electrolytes
3.5.1. Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
3.5.2. Water's Function
3.5.3. Sodium, Chloride, and Potassium
3.5.4. Hydration Status
3.5.5. Beverages
3.5.6. Test Your Knowledge
3.6. Flexibility
3.6.1. What is Flexibility?
3.6.2. Improving Flexibility
3.6.3. Test Your Knowledge
3.7. Body Composition
3.7.1. Body Weight Versus Body Composition
3.7.2. Risks of High Body Fat
3.7.3. Body Fat Distribution
3.7.4. Weighing In on Canada
3.7.5. Test Your Knowledge
About the Authors
Versioning History
Fundamentals of Health and Physical Activity Copyright © 2020 by Kerri Z. Delaney and Leslie Barker is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.