Chapter 1 - Introduction to Wellness, Fitness, and Lifestyle Management
Chapter 2 - Basic Principles of Physical Fitness
Chapter 3 - Cardiorespiratory Endurance
Chapter 4 - Muscular Strength and Endurance
Chapter 5 - Flexibility and Low-Back Health
Chapter 6 - Body Composition
Chapter 7 - Putting Together a Complete Fitness Program
Chapter 8 - Nutrition
Chapter 9 - Weight Management
Chapter 10 - Stress Management and Sleep
Chapter 11 - Cardiovascular Health and Diabetes
Chapter 12 - Wellness for Life
Appendix A - Nutritional Content of Popular Food Items
Appendix B - Monitoring Your Progress
Behaviour Change Workbook - Available online
Index
The Sixth Canadian Edition of is a market-leading resource recognized for its expert knowledge of physical fitness and wellness. What sets this resource apart is its emphasis on making informed choices to achieve a healthier way of life. This is achieved by offering readers the latest in exercise physiology, nutrition, and coverage of current health-related issues. This includes content on Covid-19 and the 2020 24-Hour Movement Guidelines, as well as a variety of self-assessments and lab activities. Additionally, the Sixth Canadian Edition has been fully revised to include updated Canadian examples, references, data, and statistics.
The Sixth Canadian edition?of?Fit & Well is available in Connect. Connect is an award-winning digital teaching and learning solution designed to enhance your teaching style. It allows you to deliver, personalize and measure your course with ease. Plus, Connect can integrate with your LMS system to provide a seamless experience for you and your students.
24-Hour Movement Guidelines. The 2020 24-Hour Movement Guidelines are fully described in this edition. These guidelines replace the Physical Activity Guidelines and seek to help students understand how and what you do across the full 24-hour day. This includes an in-depth discussion about physical activity, reducing sedentary time, and getting sufficient sleep.
Current Content. The Sixth Canadian edition of Fit & Well has been completely revised to include relevant references to areas that may be affected by COVID-19, updated Canadian examples, references, data, and statistics. Information about Canada’s 24-Hour Movement Guidelines the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiologists testing protocol, along with career information from the Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (CAHPERD), are all included in this updated version.
Expanded Mental Wellness Content. Included in many chapters are Strengthening Mental Wellness boxes, which aim to incorporate information and tips on challenging the mental wellness dimension in each chapter topic.?New topics have been added to this edition, such as the impact of resistance training.
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A Holistic Health and Wellness Resource.?Fit &?Well?is written by experts in the fields of exercise science, physical education, and health education. Key health and fitness topics are covered?across multiple disciplines?to ensure?students have the information they need to start their fitness and wellness journey.?
Canadian Perspective. Canadian references, examples, statistics and research are included to help students relate to fitness and wellness concepts.
Application Focus.?Applied information is included?throughout the Sixth Canadian?Edition?in the form of?box features?to highlight?key content. Box feature topics?include:?Critical Consumer, Diversity Matters, The Evidence for Exercise, In Focus, Take Charge, Wellness in the Digital Age, Fitness and Wellness tips, Career Options In…, and Strengthening Mental Wellness.?
Connect with SmartBook. The Sixth Canadian Edition of Fit & Well is available in Connect. Connect is McGraw Hill’s award-winning digital teaching and learning solution designed to enhance your teaching style. It allows you to deliver, personalize and measure your course with ease. Plus, Connect can integrate with your LMS system to provide a seamless experience for you and your students.?Within Connect, students have access to a variety of learning tools, including?SmartBook. SmartBook is an adaptive learning and reading tool that personalizes content to each student’s unique needs.
Application-Based Activities. To help students apply the principles of fitness and wellness to their own lives,?Fit & Well?includes Application-Based Activities in Connect. Application-Based Activities are highly interactive and automatically graded application- and analysis-based exercises wherein students immerse themselves in a health and wellness environment, analyze the situation, and apply their knowledge of health strategies. Students progress from understanding basic concepts to assessing and solving complex real-world scenarios.
