Fit & Well, Brief: Core Concepts and Labs in Physical Fitness and Wellness [Paperback]

Thomas Fahey (Author), Paul Insel (Author), Walton Roth (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0073325651 | ISBN-13: 978-0073325651 | Publication Date: February 15, 2008 | Edition: 8

Fit and Well, Brief Edition offers an outstanding text and teaching package designed to help students incorporate fitness and wellness into their daily lives. It provides accurate, up-to-date coverage of the five components of health-related fitness, along with coverage of nutrition. It also gives students the practical tools they need to take charge of their wellness-related behaviors and adopt a healthier lifestyle. Chapters 1-8 of the full version of Fit and Well (15 chapters) are included in the Brief Edition.

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About the Author

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

Paul Insel, PhD is Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He has been the principal investigator of numerous NIH studies involving health education, mental health, blood pressure, cardiovascular disease and nutrition. He has authored 14 books and more than 100 articles.

Walton T. Roth, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine, and Chief of the Psychiatric Consultation Service at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. He is author of over 150 research articles about how the body reacts to stress and psychological disorders. His clinical specialties are the treatment of anxiety disorders and psychiatric consultation in the general hospital.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 8 edition (February 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0073325651
• ISBN-13: 978-0073325651
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,738 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars ebook lacks page number support / easy printing, February 20, 2011

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This review is from: Fit & Well: Core Concepts and Labs in Physical Fitness and Wellness (Kindle Edition)

This book is used for a 2 credit mandatory course.

I bought this ebook for my kindle because the real book was ridiculously more overpriced. After i bought it; amazon released actual page numbers, and found this book to not be compatible... ehh ok no big deal i can still search.

I had no idea how many of the labs my instructor wanted us all to "rip" out of our book and fill out + turn in. I downloaded kindle for PC and found no easy way to print. was left to either make xerox copies (old school) from someone else's book or rip out the DRM and then save the book as html.

Before you but this in ebook make sure your instructor is not asking you to fill out every last chart (there are plenty).

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything you were afraid to ask about health, May 19, 2004

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This review is from: Fit & Well: Core Concepts and Labs in Physical Fitness and Wellness (Paperback)

This is a solid book for teaching you the basics of leading a healthy life. For people not well educated on basic wellness ideas, this can be a godsend: it will guide you through many topics that are considered common knowledge but, unfortunately, probably aren't as well-known and properly understood as they should be.

Topics covered here include:
- basic methods to studying and eliminating unhealthy habits
- stress sources and management
- strength exercises, including photos and descriptions of many common ones: good for an exercise novice who'd like to avoid the embarrassment of looking totally confused at the gym (though there's no substitute to a trainer who knows what he's doing)
- healthy eating habits, and detailed analysis of carbs, fats, and other things food is made up of
- coverage of diseases, including STDs and other chronic illnesses

This book is great for independent study, which was the method I used it. Augmenting it with help from a teacher could highlight other areas the book doesn't go quite as in-depth into; in my class's studies, many web sites had to be visited, which added some good knowledge outside the book's scope. Also, each chapter seems to be a little long; splitting some chapters up into shorter sections would have made me feel like I was moving through the book quicker.

However, this is a quality-written book from McGraw Hill. It could be good for anyone, young or old, who doesn't know much but wants to learn how to live a healthy life. If you're looking to get into shape for the summer, but have never paid attention to your health habits before, this book can actually be quite a good starting point: it can help point out how certain foods will affect your body, and give you a quick overview of many common, effective, good exercises. Very recommended for either class or independent study.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Used Fit & Well, September 14, 2011

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This review is from: Fit & Well Brief Edition: Core Concepts and Labs in Physical Fitness and Wellness (Paperback)

I purchased this book used not realizing it was also a lab book. It has pages missing and of course the lab pages I needed. Probably not a good idea to buy it used if you need the lab pages.