Physical Education for Lifelong Fitness: Physical Best Tchr Gd-2e

This book covers all the bases that teachers need for implementing a health-related physical education curriculum to promote lifelong fitness. It is for use with a K-12 physical education curriculum. In the simplest terms, it's a teacher's guide that's based on current science and is very up-to-date. One thing I especially like about the guide is that it gives the teacher cautions about certain exercises. For example, there are resistance training cautions. A PE teacher certainly does not want to be responsible for allowing a student to injure himself. So you learn how to develop a fitness program that is safe while, at the same time, providing powerful benefits. The authors say, ". . . You should . . . seek additional training specific to working with children and adolescents in developing muscular strength and endurance in a safe and effective manner." Here is a look at the contents . . . Part 1. Foundations of Health-Related Fitness and Physical Activity Chapter 1. Introduction to Physical Best Chapter 2. Physical Activity Behavior and Motivation Chapter 3. Basic Training Principles Chapter 4. Nutrition Part II. Components of Health-Related Fitness Chapter 5. Aerobic Fitness Chapter 6. Muscular Strength and Endurance Chapter 7. Flexibility Chapter 8. Body Composition Part III. Curriculum and Teaching Methods Chapter 9. Curriculum Development for Health-Related Physical Fitness Education Chapter 10. Teaching Styles and Strategies Chapter 11. Including Everyone Part IV. Foundations of Assessment in Health-Related Fitness and Physical Activity Chapter 12. Principles of Assessment Chapter 13. Assessing Health-Related Physical Fitness Chapter 14. Assessing Fitness Knowledge, Self-Responsibility, and Attitudes Appendix A: Worksheets and Reproducibles Appendix B: Nutrient Content Claims Appendix C: Exercises for Prepuberty Appendix D: Alternatives for Questionable Exercises Appendix E: Body Mass and Composition Measures Appendix F: CDC's Guidelines for School and Community Programs to Promote Lifelong Physical Activity Among Young People Appendix G: Student Asthma Action Card Appendix H: Middle School Assessment Example: P.E.--L.I.F.E. Assessment Project Glossary References Index About Physical Best According to the publisher, Human Kinetics, "The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE), a nonprofit professional organization, is an association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. NASPE is dedicated to educating the general public about the importance of physical education for all young people. Through its members as well as corporate and public partnerships, NASPE develops and supports sport and physical activity programs that promote healthy behaviors and individual well-being. NASPE's 20,000 members include K-12 physical educators, college and university faculty, researchers, coaches, athletic directors, and trainers." The book is well edited and nicely laid out in a mann