"Fitness for Life" is a comprehensive fitness education program
that helps students take responsibility for their own activity,
fitness, and health. Through "Fitness for Life," students are
prepared to be physically active and healthy throughout their adult
lives. This evidence-based and standards-based program follows a
pedagogically sound scope and sequence to enhance student learning
and progress.
What's new in the Sixth Edition
New to this book are three chapters (Strategies for Active
Living, The Science of Active Living, and Lifelong Activity) that
will help students transition from being active in school to
sustaining the skills and motivation to remain active and fit for
their lifetime. These chapters reinforce the Stairway to Lifetime
Fitness concept, which was created by author Chuck Corbin and
served as a guide for physical education standards nationwide. Some
specifics include the following:
- The New Physical Activity Pyramid for teens
- Photos and art to illustrate concepts and engage students
- Video that illustrates self-assessments and exercises
- Information about the sciences on which physical education and
fitness education are based
- Information on scientific analysis of human movement using
biomechanical principles
- Information on simplified scientific method for use in
decision making
- Web icons and content
- Technology features encouraging application as well as
understanding
- Science in Action feature that provides in-depth coverage of
fitness, health, and wellness innovations
- Exercise photos with art illustrating the muscles used
- Taking Action feature that applies concepts and principles in
physical activity
- Planning activities for all activities in the Physical
Activity Pyramid
In addition, the authors went through an exhaustive process in
revising and updating all the chapters to reflect current research
and the new national physical education standards and fitness
education standards. The entire book has been reorganized and
completely rewritten.
Award-Winning Text, Evidence-Based Approach
The evidence-based "Fitness for Life" text earned a Texty Award
for excellence from the Text and Academic Authors Association. It
is based on scientific evidence and meets national and state
physical education standards and national health and physical
education guidelines. Materials have been field tested and used
throughout the United States and the world. This comprehensive,
interactive new resource will help students in the following
ways:
- Meet the national, state, and local grade-level standards and
outcomes developed for K-12 physical education by SHAPE America
based on the new standards outlined in Healthy People 2020 and
published in 2014.
- Learn the values and benefits of lifelong physical activity
through the HELP philosophy, which specifies the goal of promoting
health for everyone with an emphasis on lifetime activity designed
to meet personal needs.
- Become informed consumers on matters related to lifelong
physical activity and fitness.
- Learn self-management skills that lead to adopting healthy
lifestyles.
- Recognize and overcome the barriers to reaching activity and
fitness goals.
- Use technology to promote healthy living.
- Separate fitness facts from fiction.
- Take personal responsibility for program planning and setting
individualized goals.
This best-selling text, written by internationally renowned
authors and educators Charles B. Corbin and Guy C. Le Masurier and
contributing author and educator Karen McConnell, is suited for use
in a general physical education or personal fitness class. It will
help students meet national and state physical education
standards--not only those focused on health-related fitness and
physical activity but also those related to movement skills and
concepts, diversity, and social responsibility.
"Fitness for Life" can be modified to fit any schedule,
including block and accelerated block. It can be taught as
semester-long, yearlong, or multiyear courses.
The HELP philosophy on which the book is based (health for
everyone with an emphasis on lifetime activity designed to meet
personal needs) teaches the value of lifelong physical activity as
well as the idea that physical activity can and should be fun.
The authors use the Stairway to Lifetime Fitness concept to show
the importance of learning decision-making and problem-solving
skills that enable students to develop their own health-related
fitness programs and maintain a physically active lifestyle into
adulthood.
Special Features in Every Chapter
Every chapter of "Fitness for Life, Sixth Edition," includes
self-assessments for the students to perform--including Fitnessgram
assessments--and lessons on self-management skills such as reducing
risk factors, resolving conflicts, setting goals, managing time,
and overcoming barriers to success. The book devotes multiple
lessons to personal program planning, implementation, and
evaluation.
The chapters have a series of prominent features:
- Lesson objectives direct student learning.
- Lesson vocabulary helps students understand multiple uses of
words (definitions in glossary and online).
- New art includes a version of the physical activity pyramid
for teens.
- New photos and design give the chapters a refreshing
student-friendly look with its dynamic four-color design.
- Muscle art identifies the muscles used in each exercise.
- Fit Facts give quick information about relevant topics.
- Quotes from famous people reveal their thoughts on fitness,
health, and wellness.
- Fitness Technology offers opportunities for students to use or
study technology.
- Science in Action provides in-depth coverage of innovations in
fitness, health, and wellness.
- Self-Assessment allows students to evaluate their fitness,
health, and wellness as the first step in
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