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Concepts of Physical Fitness Charles B. Corbin

Concepts of Physical Fitness By Charles B. Corbin

Concepts of Physical Fitness by Charles B. Corbin


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Provides readers with the self-management skills necessary to adopt a healthy lifestyle. This work features activity labs and logs to help students acquire skills that make a positive difference for health, fitness, and wellness. It features conceptual format that presents information in a concise way. It focuses on process or lifestyle changes.

Concepts of Physical Fitness Summary

Concepts of Physical Fitness: Active Lifestyles for Wellness by Charles B. Corbin

Through thirteen editions, Concepts of Physical Fitness has proven itself as the most trusted text in the area of fitness and wellness, providing readers with the self-management skills necessary to adopt a healthy lifestyle. Its time-tested activity labs and logs help students acquire skills that make a positive difference for lifelong health, fitness, and wellness. The text's proven conceptual format (offering brief concepts rather than chapters) presents information in a useful and concise way, and its focus on process or lifestyle changes, with early coverage of planning, enables students to apply the concepts immediately. It is now available in three versions at the same time, each offering a distinct topical emphasis.

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Table of Contents

Section 1 Lifestyles for Health, Wellness, and FItness1 Health, Wellness, Fitness, and Healthy Lifestyles: An Introduction2 Using Self-Management Skills to Adhere to Healthy Lifestyle BehaviorsSection 2 An Introduction to Physical Activity3 Preparing for Physical Activity4 The Health Benefits of Physical Activity5 How Much Physical Activity is Enough?Section 3 The Physical Activity Pyramid6 Learning Self-Planning Skills for Lifetime Physical Activity7 Lifestyle Physical Activity8 Cardiovascular Fitness9 Active Aerobics, Sports, and Recreational Activities10 Flexibility11 Muscle FitnessSection 4 Physical Activity: Special Considerations12 Safe Physical Activity and Exercises13 Body Mechanics: Posture and Care of the Back and Neck14 Performance Benefits of Physical ActivitySection 5 Nutrition and Body Composition15 Body Composition16 Nutrition17 Managing Diet and Activity for Healthy Body FatnessSection 6 Stress Management18 Stress and Health19 Stress Management, Relaxation, and Time ManagementSection 7 Making Informed Choices20 Recognizing Quackery: Becoming an Informed Consumer21 Optimal Health and Wellness: Planning for Healthy Lifestyle ChangeAppendix A Metric Conversion ChartAppendix B Metric Concersion of Selected Charts and TablesAppendix C Calorie Guide to Common FoodsAppendix D Calories of Protein, Carbohydrates, and Fats in FoodsAppendix E Canadian Food Guide

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CIN0073138797G
9780073138794
0073138797
Concepts of Physical Fitness: Active Lifestyles for Wellness by Charles B. Corbin
Used - Good
Paperback
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
20050218
480
N/A
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