Describes the importance of physical, mental, and emotional fitness and how to maintain a fitness lifestyle.

Who would ever have imagined that the typically sedentary pleasures of video games would become responsible for sparking a growing trend towards movement-based and fitness-oriented home entertainment programs? With the introduction of Nintendo's Wii and other, similar game systems, Americans are suddenly hoisting themselves off their couches, grabbing a console, and getting heart-healthy workouts--all while remaining in front of their TV screens and having a blast. Early reports indicate the health benefits of these activity- and fitness-based video games are considerable. Yet there have also been reports of certain kinds of injuries peculiar to Wii and similar game systems. This book sorts out the reality from the hype and shows how you can minimize the likelihood of injury while maximizing your fitness—and fun—levels. Includes some common myths and facts about video game fitness and injuries and ten great questions to ask a doctor.

Discusses being a gifted individual, how to handle academic anxiety, suggestions on what to do and how to cope with the gifted talents.

For teenagers, pregnancy presents especially challenging obstacles. Pregnant teens are suddenly faced with adult responsibilities. They need to consider the changes a baby will bring, including the ways it will affect their plans for school, a career, and relationships. This compelling volume explores the physical and emotional changes that pregnancy brings. Medical risks and options for deciding not to keep or have a baby are also presented.

Exercise addiction, also known as compulsive exercise, is characterized by using exercise to get rid of calories. This behavior is also known as exercise bulimia because the person is using exercise to purge calories from his or her system. The compulsive exerciser might also eat compulsively, restrict food, throw up, and/or take laxatives, diet pills, or other drugs, or any combination of these. Compulsive exercise is a bit different from other eating disorders: it can be a lot easier to hide. Students learn the common signs of eating disorders, when exercise becomes compulsive, the dangers of exercise addiction, trigger factors, and psychological, social, family, and biological factors of the condition. This book also provides helpful suggestions for treatment and getting help.

This thorough title answers questions about symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, and coping with bone cancer. The most common bone cancers in young people are osteosarcoma and Ewing’s sarcoma, but bone cancer is more common as a secondary cancer than as a primary one. Clear, informative and reassuring, this book is a helpful resource to a young person who has been diagnosed with bone cancer, as well as to his or her family members and friends.

Describes academic anxiety and stress, the signs and symptoms, and how to manage academic anxiety.