Thoroughly revised and updated to be relevant, approachable, and appealing, Total Fitness & Wellness gives you a solid foundation in fitness and lifetime wellness, while teaching them how to make healthy behavioral changes and lifestyle choices. The new Media Update Edition combines the latest research and statistics in exercise science and includes new media. This edition builds on the already expanded coverage of behavior change and provides the most comprehensive supplements package in the market to create a package instructors and students alike will enjoy using. For a focused presentation on fitness, the Brief Edition consists of Chapters 1-10 and 16 from the big book so you receive the basics on fitness, nutrition, cardiovascular disease and stress management. The Media Update features an extensively revised Companion Website with over 80 new exercise videos, ABC News videos, RSS feeds, flashcards, electronic versions of labs and self-assessments, and electronic versions of the Behavior Change Worksheets. The new MyFitnessLab™ features the same updates as the website, as well as Pearson eText with live links, audio clips, and electronic versions of the Eat Right! and Live Right! booklets.
The 8th edition presents current research and high-interest topics such as eating disorders, stress-management strategies, barefoot running, Pilates, diabetes and pre-diabetes, ergogenic dietary supplements, at-home fitness equipment, ...
The vibrant design makes the book more approachable through modern chapter-opening photos, graphs, and detailed exercise photos.
The vibrant design makes the book more approachable through modern chapter-opening photos, graphs, and detailed exercise photos." -- Provided by publisher.
The vibrant design makes the book more approachable through modern chapter-opening photos, graphs, and detailed exercise photos.
The 6th Edition presents current research and topics of student interest such as eating disorders, stress-management strategies, barefoot running, Pilates, diabetes and pre-diabetes, ergogenic dietary supplements, at-home fitness equipment, ...
The book presents the health benefits of exercise and the concept of wellness, then discusses fitness evaluation and principles of exercise for health and fitness; the relationship between nutrition, health, and fitness; exercise, diet, and ...
The vibrant design makes the book more approachable through modern chapter-opening photos, graphs, and detailed exercise photos.
The most common techniques are skinfold thickness; girth measurements; bioelectrical impedance; hydrostatic or underwater weighing; and to a lesser extent, air displacement, and dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA).
QR codes in the book link to actual exercise videos, so you can quickly and easily see proper form and technique videos prior to your own workouts.
QR codes in the book link to actual exercise videos, so you can quickly and easily see proper form and technique videos prior to your own workouts.