Compiles key information on the major areas of exercise, fitness, and health; provides the programs, principles, and guidelines for safe and efficient results; and offers activities and programs for all ages and fitness levels.

At head of title: American College of Sports Medicine.

Fit, active, and healthy. Meeting and exceeding the physical activity guidelines / Barbara Bushman ; Assessing personal fitness / Christopher Berger ; ACSM's program for balanced fitness / Barbara Bushman ; Nutrition for better health and fitness / Stella Lucia Volpe ; Adopting and maintaining healthy habits / Marcus Kilpatrick -- Exercise and activity for building a better you. Aerobic activity / Barbara Bushman ; Resistance training / Avery Faigenbaum ; Flexibility and balance / Jan Schroeder and Shawn H. Dolan -- Fitness and health for every age. Children and Adolescents : up to age 17 / Don W. Morgan and Barbara Bushman ; Adults : ages 18 to 64 / Barbara Bushman ; Older adults : ages 65 and older / Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko and Andiara Schwingel -- Fitness and health for every body. Cardiovascular and heart health ; Barry A. Franklin, Amy Fowler, and Lucy Sternburg ; Weight management / Laura Kruskall ; Diabetes / Gregory A. Ledger, Anthony Giglio, and Barbara Bushman ; High blood pressure / William B. Farquhar ; High cholesterol / J. Larry Durstine and Keith Burns ; Arthritis and joint pain / A. Lynn Millar ; Pregnancy and postpartum / Lanay Mudd ; Osteoporosis and bone health / Kerri Winters-Stone and Kara Witzke.