Principles and Labs for Physical Fitness / Edition 8

by Wener W.K. Hoeger, Sharon A. Hoeger

Overview

Illustrated by color photographs, this textbook describes activities for establishing a lifelong program that will improve fitness and promote preventive health care. The 30 labs are primarily worksheets for recording the student's personal health habits. The fifth edition adds two labs, reflects the 2005 dietary guidelines, and incorporates the results of recent research. The CD-ROM contains video clips, more assessment tools, and quizzes. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781111425609
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	01/01/2011
Series:	Available Titles Diet Analysis Plus Series
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	480
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.80(d)
Lexile:	1290L (what's this?)

About the Author

Dr. Werner W.K. Hoeger is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Kinesiology at Boise State University and a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and the Research Consortium of SHAPE America (Society of Health and Physical Educators). Dr. Hoeger received his master s degree at age 20 and his doctorate degree at age 24, both in exercise science. A former Winter Olympian and All-American athlete, Dr. Hoeger developed many of the popular fitness assessment tools in use today, including the modified sit and reach, total body rotation, shoulder rotation, muscular endurance, muscular strength and endurance, and soda pop coordination tests. Recipient of the Presidential Award for Research and Scholarship at Boise State, and a renowned expert and lecturer, Dr. Hoeger continues to be active in the areas of exercise physiology, physical fitness, and wellness. He has published multiple editions of his fitness and wellness titles, including the Cengage texts FITNESS & WELLNESS, PRINCIPLES AND LABS FOR FITNESS & WELLNESS, PRINCIPLES AND LABS FOR PHYSICAL FITNESS, LIFETIME PHYSICAL FITNESS & WELLNESS, WELLNESS: GUIDELINES FOR A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, and WATER AEROBICS FOR FITNESS AND WELLNESS.


Sharon A. Hoeger is Vice President of Fitness and Wellness, Inc. in Boise, Idaho and holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from Brigham Young University. Co-author of five Cengage texts, Sharon Hoeger researches current scientific information for revisions and develops accompanying interactive software applications — innovations that set the standard for fitness and wellness software today. The Hoeger husband-and-wife team has been working, innovating, and training together for four decades.

Table of Contents

1. Why Physical Fitness? 2. Behavior Modification. 3. Nutrition for Wellness. 4. Body Composition. 5. Weight Management. 6. Cardiorespiratory Endurance. 7. Muscular Fitness: Strength and Endurance. 8. Muscular Flexibility. 9. Skill Fitness and Fitness Programming. 10. Stress Assessment and Management Techniques. 11. A Healthy Lifestyle.