Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 7e
Presentation Package for
Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 7e
Section III: Concept 10
Muscle Fitness and Resistance Exercises
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Anatomical Graphics from: Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology. McGraw-Hill, 1998
Progressive resistance exercise promotes muscle fitness that permits efficient and effective movement, contributes to ease and economy of muscular effort, promotes successful performance, and lowers susceptibility to some types of  injuries, musculoskeletal problems, and some illnesses.
This lecture will cover muscular fitness and describe the principles of progressive resistance exercise that is used to improve muscular fitness.