A Wellness Way of Life - Softcover

Robbins, Gwen; Powers, D.; Burgess, S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0697259153 ISBN 13: 9780697259158

Publisher: Brown (William C.) Co ,U.S., 1997

Synopsis

Provides students with the relevant information needed to make responsible decisions about their own personal health and well being. The text covers all dimensions of fitness including physical fitness, nutrition, stress management and substance use. An instructor's manual along with test files, microtest and transparencies is also available.

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Product Description

The Wellness Way Of Life

From the Publisher

Gives students additional insight to wellness topics, with Top Ten boxes throughout each chapter, which include such topics as "Top Ten Ways to Protect Your Heart" and "Top Ten Tips for Fast Food."
Highlights interesting facts such as how many people are diagnosed with diabetes every day in Wellness Flash boxes throughout the text.
Uses Diversity Issues boxes throughout the text to discuss such topics as the nutritional value of foods from different countries, and the occurrence of heart disease among different genders and races.
Helps integrate technology into wellness courses with HealthQuest Activities that appear as a separate lab at the conclusion of each chapter.
Encourages lifetime wellness with a new chapter 4, Pursuing Lifetime Exercise Activities, that explains various exercise programs, how to get started, and how to track progress. Includes such programs as walking, jogging, elliptical exercisers, roller blading.
Includes a nutritional value table on fast food restaurants helping students better track what they eat.
Enhances student learning with a new full color design.
Helps students get started exercising by packaging free with new texts a Theraband Exercise band. The back cover includes a suggested exercise program, which is perforated for easy removal.
Includes an extensive On-line Learning Center providing additional content and tied to the Fitness & Wellness super site.
Includes Lab Activities conveniently found at the end of each chapter.
Weaves Prochaska et al's behavioral change strategy throughout the text enabling students to use a concrete model to identify their current stages of change and decide what they can do to progress to the next level.
Provides pull-out exercise routines for flexibility series, free weight series and healthy back.
COMP GUIDELINES Comp to wellness courses and fitness and wellness courses that want more health topics covered. Ask departments about new courses. This is the first edition of this book in full color.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brown (William C.) Co ,U.S.
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0697259153
• ISBN 13: 9780697259158
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 464