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Weight Loss training
"Weight Loss Training" is a "Readers Digest" narrative of the research related to weight loss (primarily through exercise). The research is surprising in that weight loss is not just about will power or burning calories but of finding a way through our body's energy defense mechanisms. It can be purchased (as a Mac application) from the Amateur Athlete Store.
The following is a screenshot of the start of Chapter 2:
The chapter titles are shown below:
Chapter 1-Introduction
Chapter 2-Health benefits of making room for exercise
2.1 Aging runners have reduced disability and mortality rates
2.2 Physical activity and leaness trump age in aerobic fitness
2.3 Blood pressure reduction
2.4 Dementia and Alzheimer's disease
2.5 Exercise and type 2 diabetes mellitus
2.6 Anxiety and exercise
2.7 Exercise versus losing weight in reducing cardiac events in women
2.8 Exercise helps women to stop smoking
2.9 Summary
Chapter 3-Optimal weight ranges for health and athletic performance
3.1 According to Body Mass Index (BMI)
3.2 Optimal weight for runners
3.3 Marathoners
3.4 Cyclists
3.5 Effect of body weight on VO2max
3.6 Effect of VO2max on running performance
3.7 Summary
Chapter 4-Energy homeostasis and weight loss
4.1 Weight loss myths
4.2 Survey on prevalence of weight loss efforts
4.3 Survey on effectiveness of weight loss strategies
4.4 Our appetite and energy homeostasis
4.5 Yo-yo dieting
4.6 Appetite and energy expenditure from exercise
4.7 Minimum physical activity to avoid weight gain
4.8 Summary
Chapter 5-Fuel use dynamics during exercise
5.1 Fuel storage and transportation
5.2 The "Wall" in a marathon
5.3 Carbohydrate/fat use versus exercise intensity
5.4 Trained runners burn fat better
5.5 Fat burning improves after years of persistent cycling
5.6 Summary
Chapter 6-Training that burns fat without alarming your sub-brain
6.1 Route through the energy homeostasis defences
6.2 Weight loss calculations
6.3 Exercise intensity versus heart rate
6.4 Exercise options
6.5 Summary
Chapter 7-A broader picture of overweight and obesity
7.1 Obesity trends
7.2 Why do we have these trends?
7.3 Health care costs of obesity and overweight
7.4 Reversing obesity and overweight trends at a societal level
7.5 Summary
About the author
Some of this content is available in the Your health and exercise and Weight control and exercise sections of the Amateur Athlete Science Digests.
Created by System Administrator. Last Modification: Wednesday 31 of December, 2008 10:38:12 EST by System Administrator.
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