Get Fit, Stay Well! Brief Edition

Name: Get Fit, Stay Well! Brief Edition
Brand: Pearson Education
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AvJanet Hopson,Rebecca Donatelle

Pearson Education

2018

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Helping students find the path to lifelong fitness.

Pearson eText for Get Fit, Stay Well! gives students the targeted, personalized guidance they need to get started, keep motivated, and approach the next level in their own fitness and wellness. With dynamic media and content that activates learning, Pearson eText for Get Fit, Stay Well! takes a personalized approach to fitness and wellness that students can apply for life. Maintaining the highly praised hallmarks of previous editions--integrated case studies, three-pronged labs, graphics-rich design, and extensive strength training and flexibility photos and videos--the 4th Edition further engages students with new and vibrant infographics, programs, and activities to inspire thinking and discussion.

The Brief Edition contains chapters 1-10 of the "full edition" of Get Fit, Stay Well!, with a focus on fitness topics, nutrition, weight, stress, and preventing cardiovascular disease.

For courses in Fitness and Wellness.

Pearson eText offers an affordable, simple-to-use, mobile reading experience that lets instructors and students extend learning beyond class time. Students can study, highlight, and take notes in their Pearson eText on Android and iPhone mobile phones and tablets – even when they are offline. Educators can also add their own notes and highlights directly in the eTextbook so that students see what is important for their particular course.

NOTE: This ISBN is for the Pearson eText access card. For students purchasing this product from an online retailer, Pearson eText is a fully digital delivery of Pearson content and should only be purchased when required by your instructor. In addition to your purchase, you will need a course invite link, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Pearson eText.

Produktinformation

Märke:Pearson Education
Utgivningsdatum:2018-03-14
Höjd:216 x 279 x 2 mm
Vikt:14 g
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:544
Upplaga:4
Förlag:Pearson Education
EAN:9780134880280

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Janet L. Hopson is a full-time science writer who has written or co-authored nine books, including two popular nonfiction books on human pheromones and human brain development, and six textbooks on general biology for college and high school students. She teaches science writing at San Francisco State University and University of California Santa Cruz. She holds BA and MA degrees from Southern Illinois University and the University of Missouri. Hopson has won awards for magazine writing, and her articles have appeared in Smithsonian, Psychology Today, Science Digest, Science News, Outside, and others. Dr. Rebecca J. Donatelle is an Emeritus Associate Professor of Health Promotion and Behavior Coordinator of the Public Health Promotion and Education Programs in the College of Health and Human Sciences at Oregon State University. She has a PhD in Community Health/Health Education, a Master of Science degree in Health Education, and a Bachelor of Science degree with majors in both Health/Physical Education and English. She is also a Certified Health Education Specialist. She teaches courses in Health Behaviors, Infectious Diseases, Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, and Violence and Public Health, and has taught thousands of students in health-related fields over the years. As a researcher and behavioral scientist with an emphasis on intervention science, much of her work has focused on women’s health and the health of elderly populations. Her research has been published in numerous journals, and she has been a guest speaker and presenter at professional conferences throughout the country. Donatelle is also the author of the highly successful introductory health textbooks Access to Health and Health: The Basics, published by Benjamin Cummings. Dr. Tanya R. Littrell is a full-time faculty member in Fitness Technology and Physical Education at Portland Community College in Portland, Oregon. Littrell worked as a fitness director for many years before attending graduate school at Oregon State University, where she earned both a master’s degree in Human Performance/Exercise Physiology and a doctoral degree in Exercise Science/Exercise Physiology. Littrell has been teaching lifetime fitness classes for undergraduates since 1998.

Innehållsförteckning

Brief Table of Contents Changing Personal Behaviors for Optimal WellnessUnderstanding Fitness PrinciplesConditioning Your Cardiorespiratory SystemBuilding Muscular Strength & EnduranceMaintaining Flexibility & Back HealthUnderstanding Body CompositionImproving Your NutritionManaging Your WeightManaging StressReducing Your Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Putting It All Together: Your Total Fitness ProgramAppendix: Answers to End-of-Chapter Questions References Photo Credits Index