Fitness for Life 5th Edition Cloth,New

Motivate students to become informed consumers in matters related to lifelong physical activity and fitness; learn selfmanagement skills that lead to adopting healthy lifestyles; learn lifelong fitness and physical activity concepts; take personal responsibility for program planning and setting individualized goals; recognize and overcome the barriers to reaching their activity and fitness goals; use technology to promote healthy living and to separate fact from fiction; and assess personal progress using a variety of tools, including FITNESSGRAM/ACTIVITYGRAM.Fitness for Life, the original and bestselling middle and high school text for teaching lifelong health and fitness, just got better. Authors Charles B. Corbin and Ruth Lindsey raised the bar several notches for middle and high school fitness texts, retaining the strengths from their previous edition and adding numerous new features and enhancements.So what's new?For starters, Fitness for Life is fully updated with increased emphases on personal responsibility for program planning, individualized goal setting, recognizing and overcoming barriers to regular exercise, and using technology to benefit physical fitness and health rather than detract from it. In addition, this text is supported by a comprehensive new set of support materials, including detailed lesson plans, readytouse assessments and teacher resources, worksheets for creating student workbooks, videos, music, graphics packages, a Spanishtranslation ebook on CD, and more. We've even added complete Web support through a new site that provides expanded information for students and teachers, allowing more indepth coverage of topics of the teacher's choice.Here's an overview of all the new features of Fitness for Life:New Book and Course StructureNew pedagogically sound format including lesson objectives that are consistent with state and national health and fitness goalsChapter and unit structure consistent with schoolyear structureNew Text FeaturesWeb icons in text to direct students to a variety of quality Internet resources on the Fitness for Life Web siteNew anatomical art designed to teach students the benefits of specific exercisesNew content based on input from an experienced editorial boardPhysical activity features that are fun and educationalTaking Charge, a feature that allows students to help one another learn selfmanagement skills though active discussionSelfassessments for each chapterFITNESSGRAM/ACTIVITYGRAM assessments embedded in the selfassessment programExtensive chapter review materialsIncreased Emphasis on Adapting Lifelong Healthy BehaviorA greater focus on teens' taking personal responsibility for their own fitness and physical activity, and showing them how to do soNew instruction on selfmanagement skills that promote active and healthy behaviorA recognition of the barriers to regular exercise and how to overcome those barriersGuidance on individualized goal settingWays to use technology to implement the course and help students improve their levels of fitnessNew Art and DesignNew unit openers, adding more color to an already bright and attractive bookExtensive new art and photos that appeal to teen readers, including new anatomical art designed to teach students the benefits of specific exercisesEnhanced Teaching AidsFitness for Life Web site features additional contentWeb icons in textbook flag content that can be explored in greater depth on the Web siteHighlighted lesson vocabulary with Spanish translations on the Web siteExtensive ancillary materials to facilitate teaching and student learningActivity cards for exercise circuits and selfassessmentsVocabulary cards to help teach key concepts and termsWe have expanded the ancillaries to meet all the instructional needs of teachers. These ancillaries include Fitness for Life Lesson Plans, Fitness for Life Teacher Resources (including chapter and unit tests