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Action Plan for High Blood Pressure - Jon Divine and ACSM
Action Plan for High Blood Pressure
by Jon Divine and American College of Sports Medicine
NEW, 200 pages
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About Action Plan for High Blood Pressure
Lower blood pressure, boost energy, and reduce or eliminate the need for medication with Action Plan for High Blood Pressure. Based on proven research, this exercise-based plan will help you take control of your diet and your health.
Learn the best exercises for controlling blood pressure; correct exercise technique; and how diet, medication, and exercise interact to affect blood pressure. Use one of the sample programs provided or tailor a program to your own needs with workouts to gain strength, flexibility, and stamina.
Developed in conjunction with the American College of Sports Medicine, Action Plan for High Blood Pressure is the healthy way to manage hypertension. Take action now to feel and function better, and add quality years to your life.
About Jon G. Divine
Jon G. Divine, MD, MS, FACSM, is currently associate professor in the department of pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and medical director of the Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. An educator in the sports science field for more than 15 years, Divine also has earned a certificate of added qualifications (CAQ) in sports medicine and a board certification in family medicine. In addition to writing articles for peer-reviewed journals such as Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, Divine has lent his expertise to several sports medicine books. He has been certified as an ACSM Exercise Specialist since 1988, served as president of the Texas Chapter of ACSM, and was honored as an ACSM fellow in 2003. Divine also maintains memberships in the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, American Academy of Family Physicians, and American Medical Association.
Divine resides in Union, Kentucky, with his wife, Leigh Ann, and their two children.
About ACSM
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) is more than the world's leader in the sports medicine and exercise science—it is an association of people and professions exploring the use of that science and physical activity to make life healthier for all people.
Since 1954, ACSM has been committed to the promotion of physical activity and the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of sport-related injuries. With more than 20,000 international, national, and regional chapter members in 80 countries, ACSM is internationally known as the leading source of state-of-the-art research and information on sports medicine and exercise science. Through ACSM, health and fitness professionals representing a variety of disciplines work to improve the quality of life for people around the world through health and fitness research, education, and advocacy.
A large part of ACSM's mission is devoted to public awareness and education about the positive aspects of physical activity for people of all ages from all walks of life. ACSM's physicians, researchers, and educators have created tools for the public, ranging in scope from starting an exercise program to avoiding or treating sport injuries.
ACSM's National Center is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, widely recognized as the amateur sports capitol of the nation.
About Fitness
Physical fitness comprises two related concepts: general fitness (a state of health and well-being) and specific fitness (a task-oriented definition based on the ability to perform specific aspects of sports or occupations). Physical fitness is generally achieved through exercise.
In previous years, fitness was commonly defined as the capacity to carry out the day’s activities without undue fatigue. However, as automation increased leisure time, changes in lifestyles following the industrial revolution rendered this definition insufficient. These days, physical fitness is considered a measure of the body’s ability to function efficiently and effectively in work and leisure activities, to be healthy, to resist hypokinetic diseases, and to meet emergency situations.
Physical exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health or wellness. It is performed for various reasons. These include strengthening muscles and the cardiovascular system, honing athletic skills, weight loss or maintenance and for enjoyment. Frequent and regular physical exercise boosts the immune system, and helps prevent the "diseases of affluence" such as heart disease, cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes and obesity. It also improves mental health, helps prevent depression, helps to promote or maintain positive self-esteem, and can even augment an individual's sex appeal or body image Childhood obesity is a growing global concern and physical exercise may help decrease the effects of childhood obesity in developed countries.
Types of exercise: exercises are generally grouped into three types depending on the overall effect they have on the human body. Flexibility exercises, such as stretching, improve the range of motion of muscles and joints. Aerobic exercises, such as cycling, swimming, walking, skipping rope, running, hiking or playing tennis, focus on increasing cardiovascular endurance. Anaerobic exercises, such as weight training, functional training or sprinting, increase short-term muscle strength.
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