Concepts of Physical Fitness: Active Lifestyles for Wellness

Dr. Charles B. Chuck Corbin is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Exercise and Wellness at Arizona State University. He has published more than 200 journal articles and is the senior author, sole author, contributor to, or editor of more than 70 books including Concepts of Physical Fitness (14th ed.), winner of the McGuffey Award (TAA); Concepts of Fitness and Wellness (7th ed.); Fundamental Concepts of Fitness and Wellness (2nd ed.); and Fitness for Life (5th ed.), winner of the Texty Award (TAA). His books are the most widely adopted college and secondary school texts in the area of fitness and wellness. Dr. Corbin is internationally recognized as an expert in physical activity, health and wellness promotion, and youth physical fitness. He has keynoted more than 35 state AHPERD Conventions, made major addresses in more than 15 different countries, and presented numerous named lectures (Cureton Lecture, ACSM; Hanna, Sargent, and Distinguished Scholar, NAKPEHE; Prince Phillip, British PEA; and Weiss and Alliance Scholar, AAHPERD). He is past president and Fellow of AAKPE, Fellow of ACSM, and Fellow of the North American Society of HPERDP. He is a life member of AAHPERD. Among his awards are the Healthy American Fitness Leaders Award (President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports-PCPFS, National Jaycees), AAHPERD Honor Award, Physical Fitness Council Honor Award, the COPEC Hanson Award, and the Distinguished Service Award of the PCPFS. Dr. Corbin was named the Alliance Scholar by AAHPERD and the Distinguished Scholar of NAKPEHE. He is a member of the Advisory Board of Fitnessgram, was the first chair of the Science Board of the PCPFS, and was recently elected to the NASPE Hall of Fame.

Concepts of Physical Fitness: Active Lifestyles for Wellness provides readers with self-management skills necessary to adopt a healthy lifestyle. This well established text uses a proven conceptual format, brief concepts rather than chapters, to provide information in a useful and concise way, and is organized to focus on "process" or lifestyle changes with early coverage of planning so students can apply the concepts immediately.

Section 1: Lifestyles for Health, Wellness, and Fitness1: Health, Wellness, Fitness, and Healthy Lifestyles: An Introduction2: Self-Management and Self-Planning Skills for Health Behavior Change Section II: An Introduction to Physical Activity3: Preparing for Physical Activity4: The Health Benefits of Physical Activity5: How Much Physical Activity Is Enough? Section III: The Physical Activity Pyramid6: Lifestyle Physical Activity: Being Active in Diverse Environments7: Cardiovascular Fitness8: Active Aerobics, Sports, and Recreational Activities9: Flexibility and Stretching Exercises10: Muscle Fitness and Resistance Exercises Section IV: Physical Activity: Special Considerations11: Body Mechanics: Posture, Questionable Exercises, and Care of the Back and Neck12: Performance Benefits of Physical Activity Section V: Nutrition and Body Composition13: Body Composition14: Nutrition15: Managing Diet and Activity for Healthy Body Fatness Section VI: Stress Management16: Stress and Health17: Stress Management, Relaxation, and Time Management Section VII: Making Informed Choices18: Recognizing Quackery: Becoming an Informed Consumer19: Toward Optimal Health and Wellness: Planning for Healthy Lifestyle Change