Fitness and Wellness

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

Av Werner Hoeger, Sharon Hoeger, Werner (Boise State University) Hoeger, Inc.) Hoeger, Sharon (Fitness and Wellness

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Create your own personal fitness and wellness success stories with Hoeger and Hoeger’s FITNESS AND WELLNESS. This text helps you take control of your personal fitness and wellness by providing current, practical information and tips that you can incorporate to start living a healthier life. This succinct nine-chapter text offers balanced coverage on health-related physical fitness components with valuable information on wellness. The authors emphasize motivation and behavior modification to help you make a constant and deliberate effort to stay fit and realize your highest potential for good health. Use the interactive study tools to extend your learning beyond the text. FITNESS AND WELLNESS offers you the most current coverage and practical guidelines to take charge of your health.

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Utgivningsdatum2016-01-14
Mått198 x 17 x 248 mm
Vikt521 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor352
Upplaga12
FörlagCengage Learning
ISBN9781305638013

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Dr. Werner W.K. Hoeger is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Kinesiology at Boise State University and a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and the Research Consortium of SHAPE America (Society of Health and Physical Educators). Dr. Hoeger received his master’s degree at age 20 and his doctorate degree at age 24, both in exercise science. A former Winter Olympian and All-American athlete, Dr. Hoeger developed many of the popular fitness assessment tools in use today, including the modified sit and reach, total body rotation, shoulder rotation, muscular endurance, muscular strength and endurance, and soda pop coordination tests. Recipient of the Presidential Award for Research and Scholarship at Boise State, and a renowned expert and lecturer, Dr. Hoeger continues to be active in the areas of exercise physiology, physical fitness, and wellness. He has published multiple editions of his fitness and wellness titles, including the Cengage texts FITNESS & WELLNESS, PRINCIPLES AND LABS FOR FITNESS & WELLNESS, PRINCIPLES AND LABS FOR PHYSICAL FITNESS, LIFETIME PHYSICAL FITNESS & WELLNESS, WELLNESS: GUIDELINES FOR A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, and WATER AEROBICS FOR FITNESS AND WELLNESS. Sharon A. Hoeger is Vice President of Fitness and Wellness, Inc. in Boise, Idaho and holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from Brigham Young University. Co-author of five Cengage texts, Sharon Hoeger researches current scientific information for revisions and develops accompanying interactive software applications -- innovations that set the standard for fitness and wellness software today. The Hoeger husband-and-wife team has been working, innovating, and training together for four decades. Sharon A. Hoeger is Vice President of Fitness and Wellness, Inc. in Boise, Idaho and holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from Brigham Young University. Co-author of five Cengage texts, Sharon Hoeger researches current scientific information for revisions and develops accompanying interactive software applications -- innovations that set the standard for fitness and wellness software today. The Hoeger husband-and-wife team has been working, innovating, and training together for four decades.

1. Introduction to Physical Fitness and Wellness.2. Assessment of Physical Fitness.3. Exercise Prescription.4. Evaluating Fitness Activities.5. Nutrition for Wellness.6. Weight Management.7. Stress Management.8. A Healthy Lifestyle Approach.9. Relevant Fitness and Wellness Issues.Appendix A: Strength-Training Exercises.Appendix B: Flexibility Exercises.Appendix C: Exercises for the Prevention and Rehabilitation of Low Back Pain.Appendix D: Contraindicated Exercises.Appendix E: Selective Nutrient Content of Common Foods.Answer Key.Glossary.Index.