Fit & Well ALTERNATE EDITION: Core Concepts and Labs in Physical Fitness and Wellness, Loose Leaf

Roth, Walton,Insel, Paul,Fahey, Thomas

ISBN 10: 1259751252 / ISBN 13: 9781259751257

Editore: McGraw-Hill Education, 2016

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• Titolo: Fit & Well ALTERNATE EDITION: Core Concepts and Labs in Physical Fitness and Wellness, Loose Leaf
• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1259751252
• ISBN 13: 9781259751257
• Rilegatura: Loose Leaf
• Condizione: Acceptable

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Fit & Well gives students the knowledge and skills they need to make meaningful and lasting behavior change. The new edition combines proven science-based content and digital teaching and learning tools to help students improve their activity, eating, and stress management habits.

•Fit & Well motivates students through science - Fit & Well provides accurate, reliable, current information on key health and fitness topics while also addressing issues related to mind-body health, research, diversity, gender, and consumer health. Fit & Well’s authoritative, science-based information is written by experts who work and teach in the field of exercise science, physical education, and health education.

•Fit & Well motivates students through personal engagement – The Fit & Well learning system uses the digital tools that have become an integral part of student’s college experience. Fit & Well builds research, critical thinking, and behavior change skills through engaging self-assessments, video activities, sample programs, and tools and tips for making positive changes.

•Fit & Well motivates students through Connect – Tied to core student learning outcomes and objectives, Connect provides a highly interactive learning environment designed to help students connect to the resources they need to achieve success in the course.

Informazioni sugli autori

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.

Paul Insel, Ph.D. is Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He has been the principal investigator of numerous NIH studies involving health education, mental health, blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, and nutrition. He has authored 14 books and more than 100 articles.

Walton T. Roth, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine, and Chief of the Psychiatric Consultation Service at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. He is author of over 150 research articles about how the body reacts to stress and psychological disorders. His clinical specialties are the treatment of anxiety disorders and psychiatric consultation in the general hospital.