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Total Fitness and Wellness, Brief Edition Scott Powers

Total Fitness and Wellness, Brief Edition By Scott Powers

Total Fitness and Wellness, Brief Edition by Scott Powers


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Total Fitness and Wellness, Brief Edition Summary

Total Fitness and Wellness, Brief Edition by Scott Powers

For courses in Health and Fitness. Strengthen students' core knowledge of fitness and wellness Total Fitness and Wellness gives students a solid foundation in fitness and wellness, while providing them with the tools they need to make healthy behavioral changes and lifestyle choices. The easy-to-use text provides students with a clear learning path through practical fitness information they can incorporate into their lives. 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, antioxidants, and emotional health. Total Fitness and Wellness now provides access to MyDietAnalysis -- a diet and activity tracking tool that gives students an easy way to analyze their physical activity and daily nutrient intake. MyDietAnalysis is powered by ESHA Research, accessible on all devices, and included at no extra charge with Mastering Health. Also available as a Pearson eText or packaged with Mastering Health: Pearson eText is a simple-to-use, mobile-optimized, personalized reading experience that can be adopted on its own as the main course material. It lets students highlight, take notes, and review key vocabulary all in one place, even when offline. Seamlessly integrated videos and other rich media engage students and give them access to the help they need, when they need it. Educators can easily share their own notes with students so they see the connection between their eText and what they learn in class - motivating them to keep reading, and keep learning. If your instructor has assigned Pearson eText as your main course material, search for: 0135627214 / 9780135627211 Pearson eText Total Fitness and Wellness, Brief Edition -- Access Card, 6/e OR 0135627257 / 9780135627259 Pearson eText Total Fitness and Wellness, Brief Edition -- Instant Access, 6/e Also available with Mastering Health By combining trusted author content with digital tools and a flexible platform, Mastering personalizes the learning experience and improves results for each student.With a variety of activities available, students can actively learn, understand, and retain even the most difficult personal health and fitness concepts. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and Mastering Health, search for: 0135268958 / 9780135268957 Total Fitness and Wellness, Brief Edition, Plus Mastering Health with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package Package consists of: 0135258294 / 9780135258293 Total Fitness and Wellness, BRIEF EDITION 0134990536 / 9780134990538 Mastering Health with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card -- for Total Fitness and Wellness Note: You are purchasing a standalone book; Pearson eText and Mastering Health do not come packaged with this content. Students, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.

About Scott Powers

Scott K. Powers is currently the UAA Endowed Professor and a Distinguished professor within the Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology at the University of Florida. Dr. Power's research focuses upon the effects of exercise and inactivity on the health of both cardiac and skeletal muscles. Collectively, Dr. Power's research has resulted more than 255 peer-reviewed publications and many of these publications are widely cited in the literature. Importantly, Professor Powers is also an accomplished teacher as indicated by the fact that he has won numerous teaching awards and has been inducted by the University of Florida as a member of the Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars. Moreover, Scott Powers has also been recognized by the University of Florida as the Teacher/Scholar of the year in 2017. Stephen Dodd is a professor in the Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology at the University of Florida. He has been teaching graduate and undergraduate courses such as exercise physiology, environmental exercise physiology, clinical exercise physiology and assessment in kinesiology at the university for more than 25 years. He has won numerous teaching awards and served two terms as department chair. His research has focused on how skeletal muscle adapts to an increase / decrease in exercise.

Table of Contents

1 Understanding Fitness and Wellness 2 General Principles of Exercise for Health and Fitness 3 Cardiorespiratory Endurance: Assessment and Prescription 4 Improving Muscular Strength and Endurance 5 Improving Flexibility 6 Body Composition 7 Creating Your Total Fitness and Wellness Plan 8 Nutrition for Health and Fitness 9 Achieving and Maintaining a Healthy Body Weight 10 Preventing Cardiovascular Disease 11 Stress Management 12 Special Considerations Related to Exercise and Injury Prevention 13 Cancer 14 Sexually Transmitted Infections 15 Addiction and Substance Abuse The Powers/Dodd, Total Fitness & Wellness, Brief, 6th Edition, includes eleven total chapters consisting of Chapters 1-11 of the full Total Fitness & Wellness, 8th Edition, (0134988434 / 9780134988436).

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CIN0135258294VG
9780135258293
0135258294
Total Fitness and Wellness, Brief Edition by Scott Powers
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pearson Education (US)
20190104
432
N/A
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