This is not just another exercise book; it is a 20-step program developed to help get you off the couch and onto your feet! 
Active Living Every Day is a self-paced course that uses checklists, charts, four-color illustrations, and photos to make the information clear and easy for you to use anytime, anywhere. This book is the text for Active Living courses offered at health and medical education agencies across the country and is supported with additional interactive exercises on the Internet. 
In just 20 weeks this new guide, developed by scientists and presented by leading health writers, will have you on the road to a long life of good health, a fit body, and effective weight control.

Active Living Every Day: 20 Weeks to Lifelong Vitality

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Blair, Steven N.

Carpenter, Ruth Ann

Jaret, Peter

Dunn, Andrea L., Ph.D.

Marcus, Bess H., Ph.D.

Exercise & Fitness

Human Kinetics

Having energy, feeling good, and being healthy are all benefits of active living. You can achieve these benefits with Active Living Every Day. 
The Active Living Every Day Participant's Packet has everything you need to get moving and stay moving. It includes access to and support from the Active Living Partners Web site as well as the textbook and ALED Online. 
The Active Living Every Day textbook is the text for all Active Living Every Day classes. Whether you are just getting started with an exercise routine, have been in a slump, or simply want to start leading a less sedentary life, Active Living Every Day will help you reach your physical activity goals.
ALED Online enhances Active Living Every Day group sessions. For each week's lesson you'll find forms, weekly quizzes, Web links, and suggested readings that will help broaden your understanding of the week's topic. ALED Online is also home to many practical tools designed to help you track your progress, including:
 -an activity minutes log,
-the 1000+ plan, which will help you find ways to burn 1000 extra calories per week,
-a steps log,
-a short- and long-term goal log, and
- a walk test

Active Living Everyday Participant Package

Dunn, Andrea L.

Marcus, Bess H.

A self-paced plan that teaches you how to improve your eating habits in ways that fit your lifestyle. A sensible, fun, step-by-step lifetime plan which works!

Healthy Eating Every Day

Finley, Carrie E.

Diets & Weight Loss

Improve your health and the quality of your life through balanced eating! Healthy Eating Every Day is a unique, self-paced plan that teaches you how to improve your eating habits in ways that fit your lifestyle. 
The Healthy Eating Every Day Participant's Package has everything you need to make healthy eating enjoyable and realistic. It includes access to and support from the Active Living Partners Web site as well as the textbook and online course. 
The Healthy Eating Every Day (HEED) course is a fun and interactive guide that will enhance the Healthy Eating Every Day group sessions. You can also use the guide on its own to take a course as an independent learner. This online course outlines a 20-week program to help people identify the reasons for their poor eating choices and acquire the lifestyle management skills needed to improve their eating habits permanently. To preview a demo of the course, click: http://www.hkeducationcenter.com/courses/OEC_Previews/heed_preview/u1.cfm
 The Healthy Eating Every Day book is the text for all Healthy Eating Every Day classes. This user-friendly book helps participants learn and practice behavior change skills such as goal setting, self-monitoring, and relapse prevention that support their new healthy eating habits.

Healthy Eating Every Day Participant Package

Adding regular physical activity to your week can make a huge difference in your health. Move more and you’ll have more energy, less stress, a reduced risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, a healthier weight, and better sleep quality. And those are just a few of the benefits. If you’ve decided that you want to lead a more active life, Active Living Every Day, Second Edition, offers you all the tools you need to take the first steps toward success. 
Active Living Every Day, Second Edition, is more than just a book. It’s a step-by-step plan for building a healthier life. With Active Living Every Day, you’ll learn how enjoyable physical activity can be—even if you’ve never been active before—and how easy it is to add activity to your day. You’ll create your own activity plan based on your preferences and lifestyle, and you’ll be encouraged to choose activities that you like and that fit easily into your routine. You’ll even learn how everyday activities, like housecleaning and gardening, can count toward your weekly physical activity goals. Along the way you’ll develop confidence by building on small successes and overcoming obstacles—methods that have proven effective in producing lasting change. The advice and participants’ stories in the book and the supplementary online tools offer support and guidance to help you achieve your activity goals. 
 Making important lifelong changes takes commitment. With the right structure and encouragement, those changes can be easier to accomplish. Let Active Living Every Day, Second Edition, show you how building on small successes can add up to healthy, life-changing habits.

Active Living Every Day

Improve your health and quality of life through balanced eating! Healthy Eating Every Day is a practical, evidence-based program that teaches you how to improve your eating habits in ways that fit your lifestyle. 
 Inside, you’ll discover how to choose the right balance of the right foods, set realistic goals and rewards, and cope with triggers for unhealthy eating. You’ll also learn these useful skills: 
 • Create food shopping lists that include healthy foods 
 • Balance calories to achieve and maintain a healthy weight 
 • Eat well when dining out or away from home 
 • Set personal goals to help you reduce your sodium intake or increase the number of fruits and vegetables you eat 
Healthy Eating Every Day contains checklists, charts, activities, and reminders to help you personalize the program and enjoy the process of learning how to eat healthy. 
 Newly updated with the most recent version of the national dietary guidelines and the latest nutrition science, Healthy Eating Every Day gives you the resources and confidence you need to improve your health by eating right.

Regular physical activity is an important key to a healthy, happy lifestyle. The many benefits of daily physical activity include more energy; less stress; better sleep; reduced risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes; stronger bones, joints, and muscles; and an overall healthier and longer independent life. If you're ready to become active, fit, and healthy, Active Living Every Day, Third Edition With Web Resource, provides all the tools you need to get moving and make physical activity part of your everyday life.\nMore than a book, Active Living Every Day presents a scientifically tested step-by-step program with evidence-based behavior change strategies for becoming more physically active. Designed to make active lifestyles available to people everywhere, it offers updated research showing the need to be physically active and demonstrates the proven effectiveness of this program.\nPractical and accessible, this third edition offers streamlined delivery for a clear, focused read. Learn simple and enjoyable ways to fit physical activity into your life, concentrating on activities you can easily add into your daily routine. Create your own personalized activity plan unique to your individual preferences and lifestyle. With an emphasis on moderate-intensity activities, you'll also learn how everyday activities, like housecleaning and gardening, can count toward your weekly physical activity goals. Develop confidence by gaining problem-solving skills, overcoming obstacles, and learning how to increase intensity when desired. The tips and participants' stories in this book, plus a web resource offering activities for practice, offer the support and guidance you need to make healthy changes in your life.\nWith Active Living Every Day, Third Edition, join thousands of people just like you who have used this program to achieve lifelong success in becoming active every day.

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Active Living Every Day: 20 Weeks to Lifelong Vitality

Active Living Everyday Participant Package

Healthy Eating Every Day

Healthy Eating Every Day Participant Package

Active Living Every Day

Healthy Eating Every Day

Active Living Every Day