Product Description

PRINCIPLES AND LABS FOR PHYSICAL FITNESS AND WELLNESS, SEVENTH EDITION, guides students through the development of an attainable and enjoyable fitness and wellness program. With over 150 pieces of art to make this text truly engaging, it also gives students the motivation and techniques they need to apply their learning experiences and knowledge received from their fitness and wellness course. Perforated laboratory worksheets found at the end of each chapter allows readers to analyze and understand the concepts that they have learned, and move to the next state of behavioral modification. The emphasis is on teaching individuals how to take control of their personal health and lifestyle habits so they can make a constant and deliberate effort to stay healthy and realize their highest potentials for well being. In addition to the strength of the text, PRINCIPLES AND LABS FOR PHYSICAL FITNESS AND WELLNESS comes with a wide-range of teaching and learning resources unlike any other to support your course! Besides the exclusive offerings of the CNN® Video Today series and InfoTrac College Edition, or the extensive PowerPoint and WebTutor Advantage Online teaching support, each copy of the text comes packaged FREE with the exciting and interactive PROFILE PLUS CD-ROM. Unique to any learning tutorial, this CD-ROM includes self-paced, guided assessments, exercise prescriptions and logs, nutrition analysis, and a text-specific study guide appropriate for all health students. Whether supporting active learning or active teaching, this text has it all!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1097564 in Books
• Published on: 2003-04-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 480 pages

Review
"All the basic topic areas of fitness and wellness is discussed using the latest information available. The placement of the labs at the end of the chapters are consistent with the information in that chapter. The strongest element of the textbook is that it is easy to read."

"The book offers expert knowledge based on the latest findings in health, fitness and wellness along with the tools for health risk self assessments and wellness guidelines."

About the Author
Werner W.K. Hoeger is the most successful Fitness and Wellness college textbook author. Hoeger is a full-time professor at Boise State University who uses his knowledge and personal experiences to write engaging, informative books that thoroughly address today's fitness and wellness issues in a format accessible to students. Hoeger has written several textbooks for Thomson/Wadsworth, including PRINCIPLES AND LABS FOR PHYSICAL FITNESS, Fourth Edition; LIFETIME PHYSICAL FITNESS AND WELLNESS, Seventh Edition; FITNESS AND WELLNESS, Fifth Edition; WELLNESS: GUIDELINES FOR A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, Third Edition; and WATER AEROBICS FOR FITNESS AND WELLNESS, Third Edition (with Terry-Ann Spitzer Gibson). Hoeger was the first author to write a college fitness textbook that incorporated the 'wellness' concept. In 1986, with the release of the First Edition of LIFETIME PHYSICAL FITNESS AND WELLNESS, Hoeger introduced the principle that to truly improve fitness, health, quality of life, and achieve 'wellness,' a person needed to go beyond the basic health-related components of physical fitness. His work was so well received that most fitness authors immediately followed his lead in the field. As an innovator in the area, Hoeger has developed many fitness and wellness assessment tools, including new tests such as the shoulder rotation and the modified sit and reach. Proving that he 'practices what he preaches,' Werner Hoeger, at 48, was the oldest qualifier in the sport of luge for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. He competed with his son Christopher (the youngest competitor) in the men's singles event.

Customer Reviews

A good book to have, even if you're not taking the class!
I took the class that used this book last semester, and I really love this book. It's easy to read (although at times it goes into a little too much detail), doesn't sugar-coat anything, has great pictures, and has labs at the end of each chapter to help you apply the information. From proper nutrition to cancer prevention to strength training to STD prevention, this book has it all covered. I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in health.

Great customer
Book is great compared to the price, bent corners but everything else is fine...Will be back for more

Fitness and Wellness
the book over all is very easy to follow. It also very interesting. I seems a bit dated though it gets the job done.