Fit to be Well: Essential Concepts

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Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Jan 13, 2015 - Family & Relationships - 439 pages
Each new print copy includes Navigate 2 Advantage Access that unlocks a complete eBook, Study Center, homework and Assessment Center, and a dashboard that reports actionable data. Fit to Be Well: Essential Concepts, Fourth Edition provides simple, easy-to-implement approaches to achieving overall health and fitness, which can be efficiently integrated into a student's lifestyle and schedule. It's content is organized in a succinct, easy-to-navigate manner that will help students become more aware of each aspect of a physically fit lifestyle. Using a wealth of special features and online learning tools, the text encourages students to; improve their eating habits by incorporating healthier foods into their diet, increase their level of physical activity, keep their body composition and weight at a healthy level, increase their self-esteem, and reduce stress. An integrated lab manual, found at the end of the text, helps students build and implement a fitness program that will work with their individual needs and schedules. New & Key Features to the Fourth Edition - New special feature box, Medical News You Can Use - Includes new information on using smartphone apps and other devices for fitness and wellness - Details productive and counterproductive methods to cope with stress - Includes a Body Shape Index for body composition calculation - Emphasizes Health People 2020 objectives
 

Contents

Health Benefits of Physical Activity and Exercise
18
Changing to a Healthy Lifestyle
30
Preparing for Physical Activity and Exercise
48
Cardiorespiratory Endurance
68
Flexibility
96
Muscular Strength and Endurance
112
Nutrition
136
Body Composition and Body Weight
188
Making Informed Decisions
248
Appendix A Injury Care and Prevention
263
Appendix B Dietary Reference Intakes DRIs
279
Appendix C Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
285
Appendix D Knowledge Check Answers
289
Glossary
293
Lab Manual
303
Index
421

Stress Management
226

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About the author (2015)

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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