Exercise: Benefits for Body and Mind. Student Workbook. Health Promotion for Adult Literacy Students: An Empowering Approach.

This workbook was developed to help adult literacy students learn about exercise and physical fitness. It contains information sheets and student worksheets, coordinated with an audiotape that is available. Some of the topics covered in the workbook are the following: benefits of exercise; stress; aerobic versus anaerobic exercise; exercise programs; maximum heart rate; nutrition; body composition; differences between the sexes; ways to fit more exercise into one's life; setting exercise goals; and exercising safely. Two appendixes provide information on caring for the back and special tips for walking and running; a glossary lists 41 terms that are underlined in the workbook. (KC)