Fit and Well

The 3rd Canadian Edition of Fit & Well:

• focuses on motivation and application
• provides comprehensive advice on wellness-related behaviour
• motivates students to take their health seriously, and provides the tools to do it
• integrates behaviour change throughout the text
• contains authoritative, science-based information from experts who work and teach in the field
• provides the foundation and resources students need to create personalized fitness programs; including exercise guidelines, self-assessments, lab activities, descriptions and illustrations of exercises, sample programs, and a wealth of behavior change tools and tips

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Ilsa Wong is a Faculty member in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University of Lethbridge. Originally from Toronto, she completed her BSc (Co-op) Kinesiology at the University of Waterloo and her BEd. at the University of Toronto before completing her MSc. at the University of Oregon. Ilsa's interest in wellness and physical activity was piqued while a Graduate Teaching Fellow at the UO working with students in the required first-year course on that very topic. Since then, she has taught close to 3000 students about the dimensions of wellness and the ways in which we can incorporate healthy, positive lifestyle habits into our everyday lives.

Walton T. Roth, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine, and Chief of the Psychiatric Consultation Service at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. He is author of over 150 research articles about how the body reacts to stress and psychological disorders. His clinical specialties are the treatment of anxiety disorders and psychiatric consultation in the general hospital.

Thomas D. Fahey, Ed.D., is professor of Kinesiology at California State University, Chico, where he teaches Exercise Physiology and Principles of Strength and Conditioning . He also volunteers as an assistant coach with the track and field team. He received his doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Fahey has written college textbooks and trade books on exercise physiology, wellness, athletic training, weight training, personal training, golf, and ergogenic aids. He has also written hundreds of articles for scholarly journals and popular magazines. He is a contributing editor and writes monthly research columns for Muscular Development, Fitness RX for Women and Fitness RX for Men magazines. His interests include travel, skiing, golf, tennis, weight training, hiking, and discus throwing. Dr. Fahey is a world-class masters discus thrower and was an All-American discus thrower in college. He won eleven straight US National Masters Championships, five medals at the World Masters Championships (including world champion in 2003), and three gold medals in the World Masters Games. He is a former competitor in powerlifting, highland games, alpine skiing, and tennis.

Paul Insel, PhD is Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He has been the principal investigator of numerous NIH studies involving health education, mental health, blood pressure, cardiovascular disease and nutrition. He has authored 14 books and more than 100 articles.