Fitness for Life (6th ed.)
"Fitness for Life (6th ed.)" is a high school physical-education text to teach concepts and self-management skills that promote good fitness, health and wellness throughout life. This evidence-based program includes 21 chapters designed to help students master self-management skills such as self-assessment, planning and monitoring, goal setting, time management, and personal portfolio creation. The book emphasizes the many types of physical activity in the Physical Activity Pyramid and explores the FITT Formula (Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type) for each. Other healthy lifestyles such as eating well and managing stress are also highlighted.
Based on the HELP philosophy (Health for Everyone for Lifetime in a very Personal way), the text uses the Stairway to Fitness, Health and Wellness to illustrate the need for helping students move from dependence to independent problem solving and decisions making. Versions of the book have been in publication since 1979. The text earned the Texty Award for excellence from the Text and Academic Authors Association.
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Charles B. (Chuck) Corbin is an ASU professor emeritus with more than 100 books and over 200 journal articles to his credit. An internationally recognized expert in physical activity, health and wellness, his honors include induction into the SHAPE America Hall of Fame and the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition Lifetime Achievement Award.
An ASU doctoral grad, Guy C. Le Masurier is professor of physical education at Victoria Island University, British Columbia. He has published numerous articles and is widely sought as a speaker on topics related to youth physical activity and physical education in the United States and Canada. He is senior author of "Fitness for Life: Canada" and several other books.
