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Principles and Labs for Fitness & Wellness

By Werner W.K. Hoeger, Sharon A. Hoeger, Andrew Meteer, Cherie I. Hoeger

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Now in an updated 16th Edition, the market-leading PRINCIPLES AND LABS FOR FITNESS AND WELLNESS drives students toward personal goals while inspiring them to help others reach theirs. Connecting the dots between fitness, health and happiness, this book makes living an active lifestyle a reality by offering behavior modification techniques, sensible approaches and practical ways to incorporate changes into everyday routines. Friendly language and high quality visuals support the wellness mindset, while features such as "FAQs," "Personal Profiles" and "Behavior Modification Planning” highlight important practices that transform bodies and minds. Designed to inspire interest in fitness careers, this book also empowers readers to create a personal exercise program, make solid nutrition choices and lead an active lifestyle.

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Now in an updated 16th Edition, the market-leading PRINCIPLES AND LABS FOR FITNESS AND WELLNESS drives students toward personal goals while inspiring them to help others reach theirs. Connecting the dots between fitness, health and happiness, this book makes living an active lifestyle a reality by offering behavior modification techniques, sensible approaches and practical ways to incorporate changes into everyday routines. Friendly language and high quality visuals support the wellness mindset, while features such as "FAQs," "Personal Profiles" and "Behavior Modification Planning” highlight important practices that transform bodies and minds. Designed to inspire interest in fitness careers, this book also empowers readers to create a personal exercise program, make solid nutrition choices and lead an active lifestyle.

Practical Problems: "Critical Thinking" features ask students to apply wellness concepts to issues they will face in their personal life or on the job and then challenges them to develop realistic solutions.

Values Focus: Leveraging the Hoeger focus on personal values, students are asked to create exercise plans around their needs and priorities when choosing exercise types, amounts and frequencies.

Academic Fitness: Instructors can select among the largest variety of labs available in a fitness text, each with classroom or homework activities to complete with the text or online using the MindTap learning platform.

Healthy Steps: Included with all Hoeger fitness and wellness texts, “Behavior Modification Planning” features boost fitness and wellness by replacing poor habits with new, healthy behaviors.

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Chapters

Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Preface
Brief Author Biographies
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Physical Fitness and Wellness*Preview this chapter
Chapter 2. Behavior Modification
Chapter 3. Nutrition for Wellness
Chapter 4. Body Composition
Chapter 5. Weight Management
Chapter 6. Cardiorespiratory Endurance
Chapter 7. Muscular Fitness
Chapter 8. Muscular Flexibility
Chapter 9. Personal Fitness Programming
Chapter 10. Stress Assessment and Management Techniques
Chapter 11. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Chapter 12. Cancer Prevention
Chapter 13. Addictive Behavior
Chapter 14. Sexually Transmitted Infections Prevention
Chapter 15. Lifetime Fitness and Wellness
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Chapter 1. Physical Fitness and WellnessPreview this chapter ↗

1.1
The Wellness Challenge for You Today ↗
1.2
Life Expectancy
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The Gender Gap in Life Expectancy ↗
The Need to Prevent Disease, Not Only Cure It ↗
1.3
Leading Health Problems in the United States
Preview this section ↗
Diseases of the Cardiovascular System ↗
Cancer ↗
Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease ↗
Accidents ↗
Medical Error in U.S. Hospitals: An Untracked Mortality Risk ↗
1.4
Physical Activity Affects Health and Quality of Life
Preview this section ↗
Exercise Is Medicine ↗
1.5
Additional Benefits of a Comprehensive Fitness Program
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Health Benefits ↗
Exercise and Brain Function ↗
1.6
Sitting Disease ↗
1.7
Physical Activity and Exercise Defined ↗
1.8
Types of Physical Fitness ↗
1.9
Fitness Standards: Health Versus Physical Fitness
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Health Fitness Standards ↗
Physical Fitness Standards ↗
Which Program Is Best? ↗
1.10
Federal Guidelines for Physical Activity
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Adults Between 18 and 64 Years of Age ↗
1.11
Monitoring Daily Physical Activity
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Activity Trackers ↗
Recommended Steps Per Day ↗
1.12
Economic Benefits of Physical Activity ↗
1.13
Wellness
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The Seven Dimensions of Wellness ↗
Physical Wellness ↗
Emotional Wellness ↗
Mental Wellness ↗
Social Wellness ↗
Environmental Wellness ↗
Occupational Wellness ↗
Spiritual Wellness ↗
1.14
Meeting the Challenge for Our Day ↗
1.15
Wellness Education: Using This Book
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A Personalized Approach ↗
Exercise Safety ↗
1.16
Assessment of Resting Heart Rate and Blood Pressure
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Heart Rate ↗
Blood Pressure ↗
Assess Your Behavior ↗
Assess Your Knowledge ↗
Lab 1A. Daily Physical Activity Log ↗
Lab 1B. Wellness Lifestyle Questionnaire ↗
Lab 1C. Health History Questionnaire ↗
Lab 1D. Resting Heart Rate and Blood Pressure ↗
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