Active Living Every Day: 20 Weeks to Lifelong Vitality - Softcover

Dunn, Andrea L., Ph.D.; Marcus, Bess H., Ph.D.; Carpenter, Ruth Ann; Jaret, Peter; Blair, Steven N.

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9780736037013: Active Living Every Day: 20 Weeks to Lifelong Vitality

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ISBN 10: 0736037012 ISBN 13: 9780736037013

Publisher: Human Kinetics, 2001

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This is not just another exercise book; it is a 20-step program developed to help get you off the couch and onto your feet!

Active Living Every Day is a self-paced course that uses checklists, charts, four-color illustrations, and photos to make the information clear and easy for you to use anytime, anywhere. This book is the text for Active Living courses offered at health and medical education agencies across the country and is supported with additional interactive exercises on the Internet.

In just 20 weeks this new guide, developed by scientists and presented by leading health writers, will have you on the road to a long life of good health, a fit body, and effective weight control.

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From the Publisher:

”I am so excited about this book. In it you will find the information, encouragement, and skill-building strategies that will help you build physical activity into your life. Top scientists at The Cooper Institute and Brown University have teamed up with a leading health writer to translate what we have tested through research into a practical, step-by-step guide. Active Living Every Day treats you to a state-of-the-art, proven program for improving your health and well-being through physical activity. We know that it works - people just like you have done it!”

Kenneth H. Cooper, MD, MPH President and Founder The Cooper Institute Dallas, Texas

About the Author:

Steven N. Blair was the senior scientific editor of the Surgeon General’s Report on Physical Activity and Health in 1996 and received the Surgeon General’s Medallion for his work. He was one of very few people outside the U.S. Public Health Service to receive this award. Blair is director of research at The Cooper Institute.

He has served as the president of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity. Blair has two honorary doctorates, a 1994 doctor honoris causa from the Free University of Brussels and a 1996 doctor of health science, from Lander University.

Blair enjoys reading, jogging, and gardening in his leisure time. He and his wife, Jane P. Blair, PhD, live in Dallas, Texas.

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