Fit to be Well: Essential Concepts by Alton L Thygerson

Fit to be Well: Essential Concepts by Alton L Thygerson

This text aims to increase student awareness of each aspect of a physically fit lifestyle and provides information for healthy behavioral change. Fit to be Well: Essential Concepts offers simple, workable approaches for being healthy and fit that can easily be added into the lifestyle and schedule of a student. Throughout each chapter there are easy to follow guidelines for: Modifying lifestyle behaviors, Increasing self-esteem and creating a more positive self-image, Eating a balanced and nutritional diet, Keeping body composition and weight at a healthy level, Improving physical endurance, strength, and flexibility, and Managing stress. By adding self-assessments and related labs to each of the chapters, this text becomes an interactive guide to building and implementing a fitness program that will work with individual needs and schedules.

Dr. Alton L.Thygerson was born and raised in Texas where as a high school senior he won the Texas State 100-yard and 220-yard dashes. He attended BYU on an athletic scholarship and was a conference champ in the 100-yard dash. As of 2006 he has taught a total of 43 years: BYU, Chabot College (CA), and Cambell Union High School Disctrict (CA). His five sons have all gone into a health or safety related field. He has authored over 40 books for various organizations such as--the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), National Safety Council, Wilderness Medical Society, American Heart Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Thygerson has also authored 1,200 Deseret News weekly articles. Dr. Steven M. Thygerson is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Science at Brigham Young University. Prior to his appointment at BYU, he worked for 9 years in various occupational and environmental health settings, including the Occupational Safety and Health Administration as a researcher, Eastman Kodak Company as the site industrial hygienist and safety engineer and most recently at the Workers Compensation Fund as the Senior Safety and Health Consultant. Steve is now excited to train students in occupational safety and health systems and programs in order to provide a safer workplace for people throughout the world. Steve is affiliated with national associations such as the American Industrial Hygiene Association and the American Society of Safety Engineers. He received his B.S. in Zoology from BYU, his MSPH from the University of Utah and his Ph.D. in environmental health from Colorado State University. He is also certified in the comprehensive practice of industrial hygiene (CIH). His wife Adrianne is a graduate of BYU in conservation biology. Together, they have 4 children: Jakob, Tanner, McKinley and Anders. Hobbies include hiking, camping, skiing, rock climbing, golfing, home projects and geocaching.

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ISBN 13	9780763760151
ISBN 10	0763760153
Title	Fit to be Well: Essential Concepts
Author	Alton L Thygerson
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
Year published	2009-02-04
Number of pages	376
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