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Reference for elementary physical education teachers, elementary classroom teachers who teach health or physical education, and elementary health educators.

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Author:   Chris Hopper ,  Bruce Fisher ,  Kathy Munoz
Publisher:   Human Kinetics Publishers
Imprint:   Human Kinetics
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.134kg
ISBN:  

9780736065382

ISBN 10:   0736065385
Pages:   392
Publication Date:   22 July 2008
Recommended Age:   From 18 to 99 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction: Warm-Up, Cool-Down, and Stretching Exercises Section 1 Energy Connection Calories Lesson 1: Fueling Up Lesson 2: Calorie Calculator Energy Balance Lesson 3: Turbo Charged Lesson 4: In and Out Diner Heart Structure Lesson 5: Heart Facts I Lesson 6: Follow the Red and Blue Road Lesson 7: Take It to Heart Heart Function Lesson 8: Heart Facts II Lesson 9: Circulation Patterns Lesson 10: Chamber Circuit Heart Rate Lesson 11: Body Beats Lesson 12: Windows of Opportunity Pacing Lesson 13: Training Heart Rate Lesson 14: Pacing Practice Section 2 Food for a Workout Fat Lesson 15: Where's the Fat? Lesson 16: Feeling Fats Lesson 17: Skim and Trim Carbohydrate Lesson 18: Carbohydrate Loading Lesson 19: Supermarket Sweep Keep Moving Lesson 20: O2 (Oh-Two) Lesson 21: Aerobic Kickball Lesson 22: Cardio Hoops Cardiorespiratory Fitness Lesson 23: What's in a Workout? Lesson 24: Challenge Course Lesson 25: Station to Station Frequency, Intensity, and Time Lesson 26: FIT Lesson 27: 7-5-3 Lesson 28: Moving With Moo Specificity Lesson 29: Target Practice Lesson 30: Aerobic Voyage Section 3 Power Fitness Protein Lesson 31: Protein Power Chains Lesson 32: Pump It Up With Protein Fluid Lesson 33: Water Logged Lesson 34: Do Yourself a Flavor Exercise Progression Lesson 35: Better, Stronger, Quicker Lesson 36: Fitness Challenge Lesson 37: Probability Fitness Types of Flexibility Lesson 38: The Bends Lesson 39: Personal Flexibility Routine Lesson 40: Flex Moves Muscles and Bones Lesson 41: Extreme Muscle Measures Lesson 42: Build a Better Body Overload Lesson 43: Overload Lesson 44: Back Yourself Up Section 4 Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle Active Living Lesson 45: My Physical Activity Pyramid Lesson 46: Healthy Living Lesson 47: Aerobic Bowling Lesson 48: Jump for Life Food Guide Pyramid Lesson 49: Pyramid Power Lesson 50: Stack 'Em Up Food Portions Lesson 51: How Do You Measure Up? Lesson 52: Sizing Up Our Servings Balanced Diets Lesson 53: Rate Your Plate Lesson 54: The Case of the Label Connection Body Systems Lesson 55: Follow the Food Lesson 56: Oxygen Grab Goal Setting Lesson 57: Checking In on Height and Weight Lesson 58: Push-Up Challenge Lesson 59: Cooperative Games Lesson 60: Keep on Walking About the Authors CD-ROM User Instructions

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Christopher A. Hopper, PhD , is associate dean for teacher preparation and credentialing and a professor of kinesiology at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California. He has degrees from the University of Exeter in England and the University of Oregon. Dr. Hopper is a specialist in adapted physical education and has helped promote active lifestyles for children with disabilities. He has played and coached soccer at the high school and college levels. Dr. Hopper has authored six other books and has served on numerous curriculum and advisory committees for Humboldt State University and has written dozens of articles and chapters in books. He has served as a consultant to school districts on promoting health and physical activity. Bruce Fisher, BA , is an instructor at Humboldt State University focusing on teaching math and science in the elementary curriculum. He has also served as a fieldwork coordinator, supervisor of student teachers, and seminar instructor. He was a distinguished teacher in residence at Humboldt State from 1997 to 2000. Mr. Fisher is coordinator and trainer for Humboldt County Beginning Teacher Support and has been an elementary teacher, instructional services teacher, and teacher of the severely disabled. He has written three other books with the coauthors of this book, has written and published many articles, and has received numerous professional honors, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Humboldt County Office of Education and a National Educator Award. He has been a member of Computer-Using Educators, the National Teacher of the Year Association, the California Science Teachers Association, and the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development. Kathy D. Munoz, EdD, RD , is a professor of nutrition and chair of the department of kinesiology and recreation administration at Humboldt State University. She is a member of the American Dietetic Association (ADA) and the California Dietetic Association (CDA) and has completed the certification in Adult Weight Management. She has published in Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, Children's Health Care, Journal of Nutrition Education, and International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise. With the coauthors of this book, she has written a series of curriculum guides for elementary teachers, which is published by Human Kinetics. She is currently coauthoring a college-level textbook for beginning nutrition majors. Dr. Munoz has been recognized for her research in and development of asynchronous learning with an award from the Bbionic Course Contest, an international competition sponsored by Blackboard, Inc., which helps universities host classes online.

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