Instant Recess: Building a Fit Nation 10 Minutes at a Time

by Toni Yancey

Book Overview

This lively, inspiring, and informative book zeroes in on the state of American fitness--persistently sedentary, plagued by obesity--and issues a clarion call to action that reaches across economic, racial, and educational lines. Toni Yancey finds that despite our best intentions and repeated resolutions to exercise, as well as a 40-year investment in fitness education and counseling, physical activity in all levels of society continues to plummet...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520263766
• ISBN13: 9780520263765
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"