Fitness for life / Charles B. Corbin, Arizona State University, Darla M. Castelli, The University of Texas at Austin, Benjamin A. Sibley, Appalachian State University, Guy C. Le Masurier, Vancouver Island University.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: Champaign, IL, : Human Kinetics, 2022.Edition: Seventh editionDescription: xvii, 526 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmISBN:- 9781492591528
- 9781492591535
- 613.7 23 COR
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Includes index.
Unit I: Building a foundation. Fitness, health, and wellness for all
Physical activity and healthy lifestyles for all
Goal setting and program planning
Unit II: Safe and smart health-enhancing physical activity. Safe and smart physical activity
Social, health, and wellness benefits of physical activity
How much is enough?
Unit III: Moderate and vigorous physical activity. Moderate physical activity and avoiding sedentary living
Cardiorespiratory endurance
Vigorous physical activity
Unit IV: Muscle fitness and flexibility. Muscle fitness basics
Muscle fitness applications
Flexibility
Unit V: Skills, skill-related fitness, body composition, and program planning. Skill-related fitness, skills, tactics, and strategy
Body composition and energy balance
Planning and maintaining active lifestyles
Unit VI: Living well: making healthy choices. Choosing nutritious food
Stress management
Making healthy choices and planning for health and wellness
Unit VII: Moving through life. Making good consumer choices
The science of active living
Taking advantage of opportunities
"Fitness for Life is a comprehensive fitness education high school textbook that helps students take responsibility for their own activity, fitness, and health. Through Fitness for Life, students are prepared to be physically active and healthy throughout their adult lives. This evidence-based and standards-based program follows a pedagogically sound scope and sequence to enhance student learning and progress. Fitness for Life specifically helps students understand and apply important concepts and principles of fitness, health, and wellness; understand and use self-management skills that promote healthy lifestyles for a lifetime; be an informed consumer and critical user of fitness, health, and wellness information; and adopt healthy lifestyles now and later in life"--
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