Lifetime Physical Fitness and Wellness

Werner Hoeger (kinesiology, Boise State U.) and Sharon Hoeger, a fitness and wellness specialist and author, show students how to implement a lifetime physical fitness and wellness program by taking control of their lifestyle habits. Along with revisions and updates to all chapters, this edition has review and application activities; updated guidelines, techniques, and statistics, including data on the obesity epidemic and its causes in the US; and new information on the role of exercise for weight loss and management, especially light-intensity vs. vigorous-intensity exercise, research studies linking physical activity and health lifestyle habits to health, longevity, and premature mortality, and the causes of death attributable to leading risk factors. It has updates to sections on spiritual wellness, wellness, fitness, and longevity, secondhand smoke, excessive alcohol consumption, health/fitness club memberships, the best time to stretch and its relationship to injuries, and personal trainers; a new section on the brain and habits; more on the role of physical activity in cancer prevention and modes of stretching; and an expanded section on preventing and rehabilitating low back pain. It also has new information on the immediate benefits of exercise, advanced glycation end products, premature illness and mortality risks associated with a large waist circumference, the health effects of excessive sitting, advances in resistance-training principles from the American College of Sports Medicine, high-intensity interval training programs, current fitness trends, shoeless running, the effects of substituting saturated fat with refined carbohydrates or polyunsaturated fat on disease risk, lowering salt intake to decrease blood pressure and disease and mortality risk, treating diabetes, the role of aspirin in preventing cancer, mindless meditation and tai chi for stress management, trends in drug abuse, the marijuana-like drug "spice," inhalant abuse, human papillomavirus infections and cervical cancer vaccines, complementary and alternative medicine therapies, and integrative medicine. Online access to flashcards, quizzes, an interactive ebook, a glossary, crossword puzzles, and other resources is included. Annotation c2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)