The Importance of Functional Strength Training
Christine Cunningham MS, ATC/L, CSCS
Personal trainers are talking about how to use it. Clients are beginning to ask for it. But just what is functional
strength training?...[It] is becoming more popular because everyone needs strength simply to perform the activities
of daily living (ADLs). Whether it is to lift a bag of groceries, stand up from a chair or get into a car, every task
depends on functional strength for successful execution
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The Importance of Functional Strength Training
Know Your Hunger
Jean L. Kristeller, Ph.D., Spirituality &smp; Health Magazine: The Soul/Body Connection; Issue: March/April 2005
A big question that almost all of us face is how can we bring joy and balance back into our relationship with
food and eating? We are bombarded with messages to eat, more—yet we struggle with weight. We go on
"automatic"—eating when food is available rather than when we are hungry, and cleaning our plates when
we are already full. Our enjoyment of food has become so fraught with anxiety and ambivalence that even
"comfort foods" are no longer truly comforting
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Food and Nutrition Pop Quiz from the UC Berkeley Wellness Letter
See how savvy you are about food and nutrition by taking this little quiz. Answers listed at the end.
Food and Nutrition Pop Quiz
Breathing Room Recommended Resources
You'll find these volumes and more in our on-site lending library.
Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness
Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.
The gold standard on mindfulness meditation for stress-reduction and healing.
Dr. Shapiro's Picture Perfect Weight Loss: The Visual Program for Permanent Weight Loss
Dr. Howard M. Shapiro
Full of amazing pictures of caloric-equivalent foods.
The Volumetrics Weight-control Plan: Feel Full on Fewer Calories
Barbara Rolls & Robert A. Barnett
The quintessential non-diet "diet book," backed by years of meticulous research.
The Zen of Eating
Ronna Kabatznick, Ph.D.
By learning to let go of your cravings and recognizing the desires that trigger overeating, you'll discover
The Middle Way-a balanced state of mind that will help you navigate through the extremes of indulgence and
self-denial, and finally understand your struggle with food.
Kathy Smith's Lift Weights To Lose Weight: 1 Hour a Week To the Body You Want!
Kathy Smith with Robert Miller
One hour a week is a bit of an understatement, but still a worthwhile reference on strength-training and its effects on weight-control.
National Weight Control Registry
A major research study of individuals who have successfully lost and kept weight off for a number of years.
http://www.nwcr.ws