Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 232 pages
- Published by: Human Kinetics Publishers
- Edition: 1st Edition May 2005
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0736056181
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0736056182
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Book Dimensions:
10 x 7 x 0.7 inches
- Weighs: 1 pounds
Book Description
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 take control of your fitness.
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 provided programs or tailor one to your own requirements 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 The Author
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 ACSMs 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 ACSMs 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.
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 Instructors 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.
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) is an association of more than 20,000 international, national, and regional chapter members in eighty countries. It is internationally known as the leading source of state-of-the-art research and information on sports medicine and exercise science.
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