Frank Carlson Library

Staying fit is one component of a healthy lifestyle. In this book, engaging text pairs with striking photos to teach readers how exercise improves heart and lung function, strengthens muscles and bones, increases flexibility, prevents sickness, and helps maintain a healthy body weight. Readers will learn what aerobic exercise is, how much is recommended for them, and how to measure their heart rate. Also discussed are the importance of stretching...

Readers will discover how yoga promotes fitness and health in this informative title. Engaging text, full-color photos, and a supplemental diagram introduce them to the health benefits of yoga, such as improving flexibility, muscular strength, and balance, as well as helping calm the mind and ease stress. Readers will become familiar with different types of yoga, common poses, necessary gear, and safety. Nutrition and goal setting are also discussed,...

Readers will discover how biking promotes fitness and health in this informative title. Engaging text, full-color photos, and supplemental diagrams introduce them to biking as an aerobic and muscle-strengthening exercise. Readers will become familiar with biking gear, including helmets and gloves, bike safety, and bike maintenance. Warming up, cooling down, and stretching are discussed, as well as nutrition and goal setting. A table of contents, fun...

Readers will discover how hiking promotes fitness and health in this informative title. Engaging text, full-color photos, and supplemental diagrams introduce them to hiking as an aerobic and muscle-strengthening exercise. Readers will become familiar with hiking gear, such as hiking boots, a compass, and a GPS. Warming up, cooling down, and stretching are also discussed, as well as hiking safety, etiquette, and goal setting. A table of contents, fun...