Stroke: Your Complete Exercise Guide Book

	Foreword
	About the Author
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	The Cooper Clinic and Research Institute Fitness Series
Ch. 1	Moving Beyond the Disability of a Stroke	1
	Case History of Roger Knight	2
	Ko Green: Comeback-of-the-Year Award Winner	6
	What Is a Stroke?	8
	Neurological Impairment and the Three Phases of Stroke Recovery	9
Ch. 2	The Benefits and Risks of Exercise for Stroke Recovery and Prevention	13
	Reduces Degree of Disability	13
	Increases Physical Fitness	14
	Reduces the Chances of a Second Stroke	14
	Reduces the Risk of Dying From Cardiovascular Disease	16
	Makes Life More Worth Living	18
	Risks of Exercise	21
Ch. 3	Getting Started on a Regular Exercise Program	23
	The Components of an Exercise Workout	23
	Putting On Those Walking Shoes and Venturing Forth	51
	That All-Important Training Log	53
Ch. 4	The Health Points System: Insuring Maximum Health Benefits With Minimum Risk	63
	How the Health Points System Works	64
	How to Use the Health Points Charts	66
	Other Aerobic Choices: The Pros and Cons	67
	The Four-Letter Word You Must Not Utter	73
Ch. 5	Staying Within the Safe-Exercise Zone: Essential Exercise Guidelines for Stroke Survivors	87
	Nine Safe-Exercise Guidelines	87
	Some Concluding Thoughts	103
	Appendix A How to Take Your Pulse and Calculate Your Heart Rate	105
	Appendix B Tests and Procedures Included in a Thorough Pre-Exercise Medical Exam for Stroke Survivors	109
	Notes	113
	Index	119