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This is a study guide for my healthy lifestyles course.

1. Now what is the best type of exercise for the prevention of osteoporosis?
2. A healthy weight is defined as ____________________ (consider health, waist circumference and essential fat stores).
3. What methods to assess body composition are the most accurate? Less accurate? 
4. What is essential fat? The amount for women is ______and the amount for men is ____? 
5. What is the definition and purpose of Body Mass Index? 
6. Waist Circumference measurements that carry a higher risk of disease are_________________? 
7. To lose one pound a week, you need to eat how many calories less? How many calories less per day?
8. Explain the concept of spot reducing and explain why it is impossible to do.
9. Know the benefits of cardiovascular endurance, strength and flexibility.
10. Examples of anaerobic exercise are________________________. 
11. A good cardio workout would include (remember the FITT principle)? 
12. Why should we cool down after cardio exercise? When should you do tcardio cool down? 
13. How does strength training help with weight loss? 
14. What is the difference between muscular endurance and muscular strength? Be able to define each. 
15. What is the overload principle?