Fit & Well: Core Concepts and Labs in Physical Fitness and Wellness with Online Learning Center Bind-in Card and Daily Fitness and Nutrition Journal - Brossura

Fahey, Thomas; Insel, Paul; Roth, Walton

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ISBN 10: 0073252085 ISBN 13: 9780073252087

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education, 2006

Riassunto

Fit and Well is an outstanding text and teaching package designed to help students incorporate fitness and wellness into their daily lives. It provides accurate, up-to-date coverage of the components of health-related fitness, as well as coverage of nutrition, stress, substance abuse, chronic diseases, and injury prevention. It also gives students the practical tools they need to take charge of their wellness-related behaviors and adopt a healthier lifestyle.

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L'autore:

Thomas D. Fahey (Ed.D.,University of California, Berkeley) is Professor of Kinesiology at California State University, Chico, where he teaches Exercise Physiology and Principles of Strength and Conditioning. In addition to writing college textbooks and trade books on exercise physiology, wellness, and athletic training, he has written hundreds of articles for scholarly journals and popular magazines and is a contributing editor and writer for several fitness magazines. A volunteer assistant coach with the track and field team at Chico, he is a world-class masters discus thrower and has won many international awards and medals. He is a former competitor in powerlifting, highland games, alpine skiing, and tennis.

Contenuti:

Chapter 1. Introduction to Wellness, Fitness, and Lifestyle Management

Chapter 2. Basic Principles of Physical Fitness

Chapter 3. Cardiorespiratory Endurance

Chapter 4. Muscular Strength and Endurance

Chapter 5. Flexibility and Low-Back Health

Chapter 6. Body Composition

Chapter 7. Putting Together a Complete Fitness Program

Chapter 8. Nutrition

Chapter 9. Weight Management

Chapter 10. Stress

Chapter 11. Cardiovascular Health

Chapter 12. Cancer

Chapter 13. Substance Use and Abuse

Chapter 14. Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Chapter 15. Wellness for Life

Appendix A Injury and Personal Safety A-1

Appendix B Nutritional Content of Common Foods B-1

Appendix C Nutritional Content of Popular Items from Fast Food Restaurants C-1

Appendix D Monitoring Your Progress D-1

Behavior Change Workbook W-1

Index

Su questa edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0073252085
• ISBN 13: 9780073252087
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 442