Fitness and Wellness or Caring and Coping When Your Loved One is Seriously Ill

Fitness and Wellness (with Profile Plus 2007 and Personal Daily Log)

Author: Wener WK Hoeger

FITNESS AND WELLNESS, Seventh Edition is a colorful, concise, less expensive option for instructors who value the powerful instruction that is the hallmark of the Hoegers' fitness and wellness texts. If you want the beauty found in the more comprehensive fitness and wellness text, the large ancillary package (see the "Ancillaries" section for a full listing), but are concerned about price and/or do not have enough time to get through the material, then this is your text! FITNESS AND WELLNESS, packaged with the Profile Plus 2007 CD-ROM, concentrates on health-related physical fitness components, with beneficial information about wellness. Inside, you'll also find discussions on motivation and behavior modification with an emphasis on teaching individuals how to take control of their personal fitness, health and lifestyle habits so they can make a constant and deliberate effort to stay healthy and realize their highest potential for well-being.

Table of Contents:

1. The Importance of Physical Fitness and Wellness. 2. Assessment of Physical Fitness. 3. Exercise Prescription. 4. Evaluating Fitness Activities. 5. Nutrition for Wellness. 6. Weight Management. 7. Stress Management and Assessment. 8. A Healthy Lifestyle Approach. 9. Relevant Questions and Answers about Fitness and Wellness. Appendix A: Strength-Training Exercises; Strength-Training Exercises Without Weights; Strength-Training Exercises With Weights. Appendix B: Flexibility Exercises. Appendix C: Exercises for the Prevention and Rehabilitation of Low-Back Pain. Appendix D: Caloric, Protein, Fat, Saturated Fat, Cholesterol, and Carbohydrate Content of Selected Foods.

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Caring and Coping When Your Loved One is Seriously Ill

Author: Earl A Grollman

When someone you care about develops a serious illness, your own world is often turned upside down as well. In his gentle, straightforward style, Earl Grollman shows how you can best support the person who is ill—and handle your own emotions, too. A completely updated resource section lists organizations throughout the United States and Canada.