Fitness and wellness : a way of life / Carol K. Armbruster, Ellen M. Evans, Catherine M. Laughlin.

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Armbruster, Carol K [author]

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Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, c2019.Description: xiv, 401 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

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9781492552666 (paperback)

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RA781 Ar5 2019

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Contents:

Staying health and well throughout life -- Functional fitness and movement choices -- Successfully managing healthy behavior change -- Cardiorespiratory fitness -- Muscular fitness -- Flexibility, neuromotor fitness, and posture -- Body composition -- Fundamentals of healthy eating -- Weight management -- Stress management -- Remaining free from addiction -- Sexuality and health -- Reducing the risks for metabolic syndrome -- Reducing the risks for cancer -- Fitness and wellness: today and beyond.

Summary: "Fitness and Wellness: A Way of Life presents evidence-based physical and mental health concepts to point readers toward healthy choices that will develop into healthy lifestyles. The authors have more than 80 years of combined health and wellness professional experience, and they present the material in a contemporary manner that is easily relatable and understood by college students. Relevant information on topics such as cardiovascular exercise, strength training, stretching, nutrition, weight management, stress management, substance abuse and addiction, and sexual health will start students on the path to developing a healthy mind and body, which can lead to a better quality of life. With an emphasis on long-term behavior modification, this text arms students with tools to make healthy lifestyle changes, for both the present and future: A web study guide offers 48 video clips, practical learning exercises, and lab activities to provide real-life context to the material Behavior check sidebars help students integrate health and wellness concepts into their daily lives Now and Later sidebars encourage students to consider how their actions today will affect them in the future The functional Movement Training section shoes exercises to strengthen specific muscles and explains their importance for common activities Infographics, evidence-based tables, and figures illustrate and reinforce key concepts With Fitness and Wellness: A Way of Life, students will learn how to make positive behavior changes to lead and sustain healthier, happier, and more productive lives. Instruction and student ancillaries are available at www.HumanKinetics.com/FitnessAndWellness."--Back cover

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	URL	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Reserve Section	Non-fiction	RUS RA781 Ar5 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Link to resource	Room use only	79187		00080766

Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-390) and index.

"Fitness and Wellness: A Way of Life presents evidence-based physical and mental health concepts to point readers toward healthy choices that will develop into healthy lifestyles. The authors have more than 80 years of combined health and wellness professional experience, and they present the material in a contemporary manner that is easily relatable and understood by college students.
Relevant information on topics such as cardiovascular exercise, strength training, stretching, nutrition, weight management, stress management, substance abuse and addiction, and sexual health will start students on the path to developing a healthy mind and body, which can lead to a better quality of life. With an emphasis on long-term behavior modification, this text arms students with tools to make healthy lifestyle changes, for both the present and future:

A web study guide offers 48 video clips, practical learning exercises, and lab activities to provide real-life context to the material
Behavior check sidebars help students integrate health and wellness concepts into their daily lives
Now and Later sidebars encourage students to consider how their actions today will affect them in the future
The functional Movement Training section shoes exercises to strengthen specific muscles and explains their importance for common activities
Infographics, evidence-based tables, and figures illustrate and reinforce key concepts

With Fitness and Wellness: A Way of Life, students will learn how to make positive behavior changes to lead and sustain healthier, happier, and more productive lives.
Instruction and student ancillaries are available at www.HumanKinetics.com/FitnessAndWellness."--Back cover

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