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Incorporating updated material, this edition emphasizes a proactive, balanced body/mind/spirit approach to health and fitness. The introductory textbook includes self-assessments, a nutritional analysis of foods from selected fast-food restaurants, the latest USDA food guide, a self-care guide for common ailments, and color graphics. An auxiliary o
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This text uses the foundations of the wellness movement - responsibility for oneself, behavior change and risk reduction, and health-care consumer awareness - to introduce students to the content needed for today's wellness courses. Offering balanced coverage of fitness and wellness topics, the seventh edition is also accompanied by an Online Learning Center.
This text uses the foundations of the wellness movement—responsibility for oneself, behavior change and risk reduction, and health-care consumer awareness—to introduce students to the content needed for today's wellness courses. Offering balanced coverage of fitness and wellness topics, the sixth edition is also accompanied by an Online Learning Center.
Abstract: This book discusses the connection between exercise and physical fitness, and wellness and disease prevention. Topics included are a discussion of risk factors for particular diseases, exercise motivational strategies, guidelines for exercise programs, and good nutrition as a factor in wellness. Numerous illustrations, graphs charts and assessment worksheets are included.
In Teaching the Whole Musician: A Guide to Wellness in the Applied Studio, author Paola Savvidou empowers applied music instructors to honor and support their students' wellness through compassion-filled conversation tools, hands-on activities for injury prevention, mental health protection, and recovery support. Many music students are facing devastating injuries and emotional peril as they navigate the transition from student to professional. Experts are sounding the alarm for the need to educate students on the negative effects of habits such as postural misalignments, sleep deprivation, and over exertion. In this book, music teachers will learn how to help students develop skills and lea...
Using an informal, anecdotal style, author Jerrold Greenberg helps you to understand the scientific foundations underlying stress in the Ninth Edition. He discusses the latest research findings on the physical, psychological, sociological, and spiritual aspects of stress, and covers appropriate coping skills to help you manage stress in everyday life. With this edition you can: Use laboratory assessment activities and exercises to relate concepts to your own life and to help identify coping strategies. The text is now perforated for easy removal of the labs, allowing you to easily develop your own stress portfolio. Explore new research findings about managing stress with humor in Chapter 7, spirituality and stress in Chapter 8, and helpful breathing exercises and the value of pets in managing stress in Chapter 12. Learn how to assist in decreasing stress levels in your community through "Getting Along in Your Community" boxes that show how to apply the chapter content to related community projects. Book jacket.