Corbin's Concepts of Fitness And Wellness: A Comprehensive Lifestyle Approach: 2026 Release ISE

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Corbin's Concepts of Fitness and Wellness provides a comprehensive and evidence-based approach to teaching principles of healthy living. Foundational elements include an integrated instructional HELP philosophy that focuses on self-management skills … Read More
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Section I Lifestyles for Health, Wellness, and Fitness

1. Health, Wellness, Fitness, and Healthy Lifestyles: An Introduction

2. Determinants of Lifelong Health, Wellness, and Fitness

3. Self-Management Skills for Health Behavior Change

Section II Foundations of Physical Activity

4. Preparing for Physical Activity

5. The Health Benefits of Physical Activity

6. How Much Physical Activity Is Enough

Section III Engaging in Regular Physical Activity

7. Adopting an Active Lifestyle

8. Cardiorespiratory Endurance

9. Vigorous Aerobic, Anaerobic, Sport, and Recreational Activities

10. Muscle Fitness and Resistance Exercise

11. Flexibility and Stretching Activities

12. Advanced Fitness Training

Section IV Establishing Healthy Eating Habits

13. Body Composition and Health

14. Nutrition and Principles of Healthy Eating

15. Principles of Effective Weight Control

Section V Managing Stress

16. Stress and Health

17. Stress-Management Strategies

Section VI Avoiding Destructive Behaviors

18. The Use and Abuse of Tobacco and Other Nicotine Products

19. The Use and Abuse of Alcohol

20. The Use and Abuse of Other Drugs

Section VII Adopting Preventative Habits

21. Preventing Sexually Transmitted Infections

22. Cancer, Diabetes, and Other Health Threats

23. Body Mechanics and Care of the Back

24. Making Informed Consumer Choices

25. Toward Optimal Health and Wellness: Planning for Healthy Lifestyle Change

Appendixes

A Metric Conversion Charts

B Calories of Protein, Carbohydrates, and Fats in Foods

References

Index

Corbin's Concepts of Fitness and Wellness provides a comprehensive and evidence-based approach to teaching principles of healthy living. Foundational elements include an integrated instructional HELP philosophy that focuses on self-management skills for sustained lifestyle change, a concepts-based framework designed for achieving well-defined learning objectives, and an engaging, student-centered approach to learning that accommodates various learning preferences and methods. Each release of Corbin's Concepts of Fitness and Wellness incorporates new research and findings about healthy lifestyles.