Health and Fitness Through Physical Education (book)
Making the case for health-related physical education DESCRIPTION In this book 30 of the foremost authorities on health-related fitness make a strong case for restructuring school-based physical education programs to emphasize lifelong fitness and health. A must read for every physical education teacher and administrator, Health and Fitness Through Physical Education examines the current role of health-related fitness in the physical education curriculum and shows how that curriculum can be redesigned to teach lifetime fitness skills and attitudes. Part I explores the foundations of health-related physical education, including such topics as the status of fitness programming in our nation s schools, the relationship between exercise and health, and determinants of physical activity behavior in children. Part II describes specific physical education curriculum methods designed to enhance fitness in children and promote healthy habits they will carry into adulthood. In Part III, theory becomes practice as the authors present case studies of fitness programs used in the physical education curricula at five elementary schools. AUDIENCE A reference for K-12 physical educators and administrators, physical education curriculum development specialists, researchers in exercise science and physical education, and others interested in the future of the physical education CONTENTS Introduction: A Contemporary Mission for Physical Education, Russell R. Pate and Richard C. Hohn Part I: Foundations of Health-Related Physical Education The Exercise-Health Relationship: Does It Apply to Children and Youth?, Steven N. Blair and Marilu D. Meredith