Fit & Well: Core Concepts and Labs in Physical Fitness and Wellness

by Paul M. Insel, Walton T. Roth, Thomas D. Fahey, et al.

Book Overview

Fit and Well Brief offers an outstanding text and teaching package designed to help students incorporate fitness and wellness into their daily lives. It provides accurate, up-to-date coverage of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0072844221
• ISBN13: 9780072844221
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 430 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.

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Great Book

I'm a Sports Science major with a concentration in Physical Therapy and this book was used for a undergrad Lifetime physical fitness class. Man, a lot of books lack key information needed in this field but this book is right on. The chapters are well put together in a great order. No skipping around chapters. It's a great beginners good. two thumbs up!

Everything you were afraid to ask about health

This is a solid book for teaching you the basics of leading a healthy life. For people not well educated on basic wellness ideas, this can be a godsend: it will guide you through many topics that are considered common knowledge but, unfortunately, probably aren't as well-known and properly understood as they should be.Topics covered here include:- basic methods to studying and eliminating unhealthy habits- stress sources and management- strength exercises, including photos and descriptions of many common ones: good for an exercise novice who'd like to avoid the embarrassment of looking totally confused at the gym (though there's no substitute to a trainer who knows what he's doing)- healthy eating habits, and detailed analysis of carbs, fats, and other things food is made up of- coverage of diseases, including STDs and other chronic illnessesThis book is great for independent study, which was the method I used it. Augmenting it with help from a teacher could highlight other areas the book doesn't go quite as in-depth into; in my class's studies, many web sites had to be visited, which added some good knowledge outside the book's scope. Also, each chapter seems to be a little long; splitting some chapters up into shorter sections would have made me feel like I was moving through the book quicker. However, this is a quality-written book from McGraw Hill. It could be good for anyone, young or old, who doesn't know much but wants to learn how to live a healthy life. If you're looking to get into shape for the summer, but have never paid attention to your health habits before, this book can actually be quite a good starting point: it can help point out how certain foods will affect your body, and give you a quick overview of many common, effective, good exercises. Very recommended for either class or independent study.

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