Fahey's Fit and Well is the best-selling Fitness/Wellness textbook series in the higher education market, know for its accuracy, labs, and rigor. The 9th edition of Fit and Well will be available with the Connect online learning management system, featuring assignable labs, videos, Internet exercises, pre and post tests, an interactive ebook, and more. Teaching the Fitness/Wellness class in a hybrid or online format has never been easier.
Fahey's Fit and Well is designed to motivate students to take their health seriously. It helps them understand why they should make healthy choices and how they can change unhealthy patterns. And it gives them the tools to do it.
Fit and Well motivates students through science - Fit and Well provides the information students need to start their journey to fitness and wellness not the random, unreliable information found on the Internet but authoritative, science-based information from experts who work and teach in the field.
Fit and Well motivates students through personal engagement - Fit and Well provides the foundation and the resources students need to create personalized fitness programs, including exercise guidelines, self-assessments, lab activities, descriptions and illustrations of exercises, sample programs, and a wealth of behavior change tools and tips.
Fit and Well motivates students through Connect Fit and Well - McGraw-Hill's Connect, a new web-based assignment and assessment platform, connects students with their coursework and with their instructors.
Fahey's Fit and Well is the best-selling Fitness/Wellness textbook series in the higher education market, know for its accuracy, labs, and rigor. The 9th edition of Fit and Well will be available with the Connect online learning management system, featuring assignable labs, videos, Internet exercises, pre and post tests, an interactive ebook, and more. Teaching the Fitness/Wellness class in a hybrid or online format has never been easier.
Fahey's Fit and Well is designed to motivate students to take their health seriously. It helps them understand why they should make healthy choices and how they can change unhealthy patterns. And it gives them the tools to do it.
Fit and Well motivates students through science - Fit and Well provides the information students need to start their journey to fitness and wellness not the random, unreliable information found on the Internet but authoritative, science-based information from experts who work and teach in the field.
Fit and Well motivates students through personal engagement - Fit and Well provides the foundation and the resources students need to create personalized fitness programs, including exercise guidelines, self-assessments, lab activities, descriptions and illustrations of exercises, sample programs, and a wealth of behavior change tools and tips.
Fit and Well motivates students through Connect Fit and Well - McGraw-Hill's Connect, a new web-based assignment and assessment platform, connects students with their coursework and with their instructors.
1 Introduction to Wellness, Fitness, and Lifestyle Management2 Basic Principles of Physical Fitness3 Cardiorespiratory Endurance4 Muscular Strength and Endurance5 Flexibility and Low-Back Health6 Body Composition7 Putting Together a Complete Fitness Program8 Nutrition9 Weight Management10 Stress11 Cardiovascular Health12 Cancer13 Substance Use and Abuse14 Sexually Transmitted Diseases15 Wellness for LifeAppendix A Injury and Personal Safety A-1Appendix B Exercise Guidelines for People with Special Health Concerns B-1Appendix C Monitoring Your Progress C-1Behavior Change Workbook W-1Index
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 Uni-versity 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 disor-ders and psychiatric
consultation in the general hospital.
|
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
