2014 | ISBN: 1450400221, 1450497535 | English | 496 Pages | PDF | 58 MB
Fitness for Life is a comprehensive fitness education program that helps students take responsibility for their own activity, fitness, and health. Through Fitness for Life, students are prepared to be physically active and healthy throughout their adult lives. This evidence-based and standards-based program follows a pedagogically sound scope and sequence to enhance student learning and progress.
What’s new in the Sixth Edition
New to this book are three chapters (Strategies for Active Living, The Science of Active Living, and Lifelong Activity) that will help students transition from being active in school to sustaining the skills and motivation to remain active and fit for their lifetime. These chapters reinforce the Stairway to Lifetime Fitness concept, created by author Chuck Corbin, to serve as a guide for physical education standards nationwide. Some specifics include the following:
The New Physical Activity Pyramid for teens
Photos and art to illustrate concepts and engage students
Video that illustrates self-assessments and exercises
Information about the sciences on which physical education and fitness education are based
Information on scientific analysis of human movement using biomechanical principles
Information on simplified scientific method for use in decision making
Web icons and content
Technology features encouraging application as well as understanding
Science in Action feature that provides in-depth coverage of fitness, health, and wellness innovations
Exercise photos with art illustrating the muscles used
Taking Action feature that applies concepts and principles in physical activity
Planning activities for all activities in the Physical Activity Pyramid
In addition, the authors went through an exhaustive process in revising and updating all the chapters to reflect current research and the new national physical education standards and fitness education standards. The entire book has been reorganized and completely rewritten.
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