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With content targeted specifically toward the college-age population, Fitness and Wellness: A Way of Life With HKPropel Access presents evidence-based physical and mental health guidance to point students toward healthy choices that will develop into healthy lifestyles.
Authors Carol K. Armbruster, Ellen M. Evans, and Catherine M. Laughlin have more than 80 years of combined health and wellness professional experience, the majority of which has focused on the college population. This enables them to present the material in a contemporary manner that is easily relatable and understood by students.
Relevant information on topics such as cardiovascular exercise, strength training, stretching, nutrition, weight management, stress management, substance abuse and addiction, and sexual health will start students on the path to developing a healthy mind and body, which can lead to a better quality of life. Additionally, because Fitness and Wellness: A Way of Life emphasizes behavior modification to develop desired habits, students are armed with the tools they need to make healthy lifestyle changes—for both the present and future: Related online learning tools delivered through HKPropel offer 48 video clips and practical learning activities to provide real-life context to the materialBehavior Check sidebars help students integrate health and wellness concepts into their daily livesNow and Later sidebars encourage students to consider how their actions today will affect them in the futureThe Functional Movement Training section shows exercises to strengthen specific muscles and explains their importance for common activitiesInfographics, evidence-based tables, and figures illustrate and reinforce key concepts so they are easy to understand The online activities in HKPropel offer students the unique opportunity to engage directly with the content and practice the exercises and strategies presented. In addition to the 48 exercises demonstrating proper exercise technique, lab activities for each chapter will guide students in completing individual assessments, setting goals, and identifying the pros and cons of modifying their behavior. The labs may be assigned by instructors and tracked within HKPropel, and chapter quizzes (assessments) that are automatically graded may also be assigned to gauge student comprehension of the content.
The primary goal of Fitness and Wellness: A Way of Life is to provide a personal, evidence-based tool to help students embrace living well. They will learn how to make healthy choices and positive behavior changes to lead and sustain healthier, happier, and more productive lives, now and in the future.
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From the Publisher
Audiences: Primary textbook for undergraduate courses related to lifelong wellness, health, lifestyle management, and physical fitness.
Help students attain a lifetime of healthy living
With its evidence-based physical and mental health information, Fitness and Wellness: A Way of Life will point college students toward making consistent healthy choices that will develop into healthy lifestyles. The coverage of topics such as cardiovascular exercise, strength training, stretching, nutrition, weight management, stress management, substance abuse and addiction, and sexual health will help students understand the necessity of developing a healthy mind and body.
Learning activities Functional movement training exercises Sidebars that provide tips for integrating health-oriented strategies into daily life A web study guide with 48 video clips and practical learning activities A full suite of ancillaries: a presentation package plus image bank, test package, chapter quizzes, and instructor guide
Functional movement training: Lower back strengthening and stretching
Body weight
Lie on your belly on the ground. With your arm fully extended (like Superman), simultaneously lift the right arm and the left leg and keep the hip bone on the ground. Repeat with the left arm and the right leg.
Variable resistance machine
Use the lower back extension machine. Sit back into the seat before starting. Be careful to stay within the recommended range of motion for a back extension (20 to 45 degrees).
Free weights
Using a back-extension bench, flex the spine 20 to 45 degrees and then extend the lower back into an upright posture.
Stretch
Lie on your back with knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Gently pull one knee toward your chest until you feel a stretch in your lower back. If you are comfortable, you can put your hands behind both knees, pull them to your chest, and hold.
Publisher : Human Kinetics; First Edition (July 27, 2018)
Language : English
Paperback : 416 pages
ISBN-10 : 1492552666
ISBN-13 : 978-1492552666
Reading age : 18 years and up
Item Weight : 2.55 pounds
Dimensions : 8.5 x 0.75 x 10.75 inches
