Wellness: With Healthquest CD and Powerweb / OLC Bind-in Card
Concepts and Applications
McGraw Hill Higher Education (Publisher)
5th Edition
Published on 11. June 2004
Book
Mixed media product
528 pages
978-0-07-302837-8 (ISBN)
Description
"Wellness: Concepts and Applications" uses the foundations of the wellness movement: self-responsibility, behavior change and risk reduction, and health-care consumer awareness, to introduce students to the content of wellness. Balanced coverage of fitness and wellness topics ensures that this text provides the content needed for today's wellness courses. Now comes packaged with the latest version of "ealthQuest" to help students apply concepts to their own lives.
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Edition
5th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 274 mm
Width: 215 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
1102 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-302837-8 (9780073028378)
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Persons
David Anspaugh is Chairman of the Sports Management Department at Tri-State University in Angola, Indiana. He received his B.S. from Albion College, his M.S. from Eastern Michigan University, his P.E.D. from Indiana University and Ed.D. from the University of Tennessee. He is a certified Fitness/wellness instructor from the American College of Sports Medicine. In addition to being widely published in scholarly refereed journals, Dr. Anspaugh is co-author of the best-selling wellness text Wellness: Concepts and Applications and Developing Health Promotion Programs, both published by McGraw-Hill. Dr. Hamrick is Professor and Coordinator of Graduate Studies & Research in the Department of Human Movement Sciences and Education at the University of Memphis. In addition to his Ed.D. from the University of Tennessee, he received both his B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Memphis. He is a Certified Health Education Specialist. Dr. Hamrick has taught numerous course in health education including Personal Health, Materials and Methods in Health Education, Fitness and Wellness, School Health Education, and Assessment and Evaluation. He is widely published in professional journals as well in books and manuals. He has served widely in professional organizations, public and private agencies and in the university. He is the 1994 recipient of the Robert H.Kirk Distinguished Doctoral Alumni Award from the University of Tennessee. Frank Rosato is a Professor in the Deaprtment of Human Movement Sciences and Education at the University of Memphis. He received both his Ed.D. and M.S. from the University of Tennessee and his B.S. from Troy State University. Professor Rosato teaches a number of courses on fitness and wellness as well as a research planning course. He is a past Tennesse AAHPERD Scholar and has recieved teaching awards.
Content
1 Wellness and Fitness for Life2 Preventing Cardiovascular Disease3 Increasing Cardiorespiratory Endurance4 Building Muscular Strength and Endurance5 Improving Flexibility6 Forming a Plan for Good Nutrition 7 Understanding Body Composition8 Achieving a Healthy Weight9 Coping with and Managing Stress10 Taking Charge of Your Personal Safety 11 Taking Responsibility for Drug Use12 Preventing Sexually Transmitted Diseases13 Reducing Your Risk of Cancer14 Managing Common Conditions15 Becoming a Responsible Health Care ConsumerAppendix Food Composition Table