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Action Plan for Menopause - Barbara Bushman, Janice Clark Young, and ACSM
Action Plan for Menopause
by Barbara Bushman, Janice Clark-Young, and American College of Sports Medicine
NEW, 232 pages
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About Action Plan for Menopause
Reduce menopausal symptoms, promote bone health, and decrease your risk of cardiovascular disease with Action Plan for Menopause. Based on the latest research, this exercise-based plan will help you live more comfortably and take control of your diet, fitness level, and health.
Learn the best and safest exercises for perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause and how diet, medication, and exercise interact to affect symptoms. 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 cooperation with the American College of Sports Medicine, Action Plan for Menopause is the healthy way to manage menopause. Take action now to feel and function better, and add quality years to your life.
About Barbara Bushman
Barbara Bushman is certified as a program director and exercise specialist through the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and is an associate professor at Southwest Missouri State University. She received her PhD in exercise physiology from the University of Toledo and has since focused her research efforts on the topic of women and exercise, along with the usefulness of various exercise modes including cross-training and deep-water run training. Her findings have been featured in numerous journals, publications, and presentations.
Bushman also is a manuscript reviewer for ACSM's Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, and she is a member of the editorial board of The American Journal of Medicine & Sports. She has been a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine since 1999, serving on the ACSM Media Referral Network and ACSM's Strategic Health Initiative on Women, Sport and Physical Activity, along with various other national and regional ACSM committees.
Bushman resides in Springfield, Missouri, with her husband, Tobin, and participates in numerous activities in her leisure time, including running, cycling, hiking, lifting weights, and open-water kayaking.
About Janice Clark Young
Janice Clark Young is an assistant professor in the health and exercise sciences program at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri, where she teaches health program planning, public health, and environmental and consumer health. She earned her doctorate in health education from the University of Kansas and is a nationally certified health education specialist (CHES).
In addition to serving as a reviewer for six different health textbooks, Young also wrote the Instructor's Manual for Hales' Invitation to Fitness and Wellness. She is a member of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance and the American Association for Health Education. In 2003 she was the recipient of the College Teaching Award at Southwest Missouri State University.
Young resides in Kirksville, Missouri, with her husband, Frank. She enjoys a range of physical activities including swimming and water sports, horseback riding, walking, and hiking.
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.
Reviews of the Book
“Action Plan for Menopause is an essential tool for understanding, preparing and living with menopause. It is a unique book based on the latest research, and it simplifies the data to provide you with an action plan for every day living. This book will provide you with answers and can make a difference in your life.”
Dot Richardson M.D.
Olympic softball gold medalist
“For most of us, menopause is a mystery. This book unlocks secrets that can help us understand how to cope with a phase of our lives that should be full of joy and renewed energy.”
Donna De Varona
Olympic swimming gold medalist, national sports broadcaster
“Experiencing hot flashes? Not looking forward to menopause? “No sweat.” Action Plan for Menopause is the answer! Barbara Bushman and Janice Young have written an action plan for you to get control of your life through exercise.”
Charlotte Sanborn, Ph.D. FACSM
Texas Woman's University
“Menopause is an excellent opportunity for women to change their lives and adopt a more healthy lifestyle. Action Plan for Menopause provides a solid understanding of the physiology of menopause and offers ways to create personalized exercise programs, maintain momentum, and stay motivated.”
Priscilla M. Clarkson, PhD
University of Massachusetts
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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