Health and Fitness
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- Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 3e (Flynn et al.)
- This text emphasizes the holistic approach to health, integrating physical fitness, mental well-being, and social health. It explores the significance of physical activity, nutrition, and lifestyle choices in promoting long-term health. The text also highlights the importance of personal responsibility in managing wellness, setting achievable goals, and maintaining a balanced life to improve overall quality of life.
- Contemporary Health Issues (Baker)
- This course focuses on the exploration of major health issues and behaviors in the various dimensions of health. Emphasis is placed on individual responsibility for personal health and the promotion of informed, positive health behaviors. Topics include nutrition, exercise, weight control, mental health, stress management, violence, substance abuse, reproductive health, disease prevention, aging, health care, and environmental hazards and safety.
- Exercise and Nutrition (Markell, Peterson, and Johnson)
- This OER textbook explores components of a healthy lifestyle and methods for incorporating these components into daily life. Fitness assessment, exercise program development, nutrition, weight management, goal setting, and stress management are discussed.
- Health Education (Rienk and Lundin)
- Readers will learn about the nature of health, health education, health promotion and related concepts. This will help to understand the social, psychological and physical components of health.
- Introduction to Health 1e (Falcone)
- The Introduction to Health OER Textbook provides a broad overview of information pertaining to human health and opportunities for improving health and wellness throughout life. The intended goal of the book is to equip the learners with important information needed to better understand their own health and how their daily choices may impact both their quantity and quality of life. Although this is a "health" textbook, it could actually be called a "life" textbook.
- Introduction to Health 2e (Falcone)
- The Introduction to Health OER Textbook provides a broad overview of information pertaining to human health and opportunities for improving health and wellness throughout life. The intended goal of the book is to equip the learners with important information needed to better understand their own health and how their daily choices may impact both their quantity and quality of life. Although this is a "health" textbook, it could actually be called a "life" textbook.
- Lifetime Fitness and Wellness (Lumen)
- This book is an introductory text designed to help individuals understand and achieve physical fitness and wellness. It emphasizes the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle for long-term well-being, focusing on physical activity, nutrition, and mental health.
- Remix: Women’s Health (Markell)
- This openly licensed textbook explores the multidimensional aspects of health and wellness as they overlap the female experience. Reproductive anatomy and physiology (including pregnancy and childbirth), cancer risk, nutrition, fitness, gender and sexuality, self-care, and health ageing are introduced.
Thumbnail: Health is a critical aspect of human life. (CC BY-SA 2.0 Generic;Tulane Public Relations).