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

ISBN10: 1266356606 | ISBN13: 9781266356605

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

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

ISBN10: 1266356606
ISBN13: 9781266356605
By Thomas Fahey, Paul Insel and Walton Roth
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Fit & Well provides students with insightful information and skill-building tools to help them make meaningful and lasting behavior changes. The latest science-based research pairs with tested digital learning tools to improve students’ exercise, eating, and stress management habits. Fit & Well is written by experts who work in the fields of exercise science, physical education, and health education and address not just fitness topics but issues related to mind-body health. The 16th edition was thoroughly revised to reflect more inclusive language and diverse examples when discussing people and groups, to present a full picture of how diverse populations experience healthcare, and to ensure that all students see themselves in Fit & Well. 

Other changes to this edition include an extensive updating of research and statistics, the latest data on the ongoing impacts of Covid-19, and expanded coverage of health disparities and other critical topics. 


1 Introduction to Wellness, Fitness, and Lifestyle Management
2 Principles of Physical Fitness
3 Cardiorespiratory Endurance
4 Muscular Strength and Endurance
5 Functional Movement: Mobility, Flexibility, and Stability
6 Body Composition
7 Healthy Thinking About Weight
8 Putting Together a Complete Fitness Program
9 Nutrition 
10 Stress Management and Sleep
11 Cardiovascular Health and Diabetes
12 Cancer
13 Substance Use and Misuse
14 Sexual Wellness
15 Environmental Health


APPENDIXES
A Injury Prevention and Personal Safety
B Monitoring Your Progress


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About the Author

Thomas Fahey

Thomas D. Fahey (Ed.D.,University of California, Berkeley) is Professor of Kinesiology at California State University, Chico, where he teaches Exercise Physiology and Principles of Strength and Conditioning. In addition to writing college textbooks and trade books on exercise physiology, wellness, and athletic training, he has written hundreds of articles for scholarly journals and popular magazines and is a contributing editor and writer for several fitness magazines. A volunteer assistant coach with the track and field team at Chico, he is a world-class masters discus thrower and has won many international awards and medals. He is a former competitor in powerlifting, highland games, alpine skiing, and tennis.

Paul Insel

Paul Insel, Ph.D. is Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He has been the principal investigator of numerous NIH studies involving health education, mental health, blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, and nutrition. He has authored 14 books and more than 100 articles.

Walton Roth

Walton T. Roth, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine, and Chief of the Psychiatric Consultation Service at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. He is author of over 150 research articles about how the body reacts to stress and psychological disorders. His clinical specialties are the treatment of anxiety disorders and psychiatric consultation in the general hospital.

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