Introduction
Sport plays an important role in the maintenance of people health. However, the sport and fitness activities can be harmful if people do not adhere to the specific regimes, pace, or do not know about the contradictory evidence for certain sport activities.
That is why the specialized literature can help a lot to know how to engage in sports without harm for your health. The book Fit and Well: Core Concepts and Labs in Physical Fitness and Wellness by Thomas D. Fahey, Paul M. Insel and Walton T.Roth is one of the best guides for the followers of the healthy way of life.
The Brief Content of the Book
The book Fit and Well: Core Concepts and Labs in Physical Fitness and Wellness encompasses a broader look at the physical activity and its specific features than many other works on the topic. In particular, the authors of the book tried to explain the causes of major diseases and to describe the necessary sport activities to prevent and overcome them.
hey expressed the medical point of view in the book. Besides, they referred to the statistical data making their conclusions and advice more persuasive and valuable. In particular, the presented summary of the leading clauses of the death in the United States in 2009 were characterized by the lifestyle factors contributing to them. The analysis allowed formulating the principles of the healthy way of life to which everyone should adhere.
The behavior approach to wellness is one of the main concepts introduced in the book. It can be described as “moving in the direction of wellness means cultivating healthy behaviors and working to overcome unhealthy ones” (Fahey et al. 12).
This concept applies even to the fitness activities and the authors of the book explain how to create a Behavior Change Workbook and to make daily fitness enjoyable for you. Fitness can be defined as a good state of the organism and healthy physical condition, primarily due to the proper nutrition and exercise (Fitness par. 1).
The benefits of physical activity are numerous: the increase in the muscles strength, the reduction of the risk of depression, the improvement of the circulation of the blood, and many others (The Benefits of Physical Activity n. pag.).
Thanks to the conception developed by the authors of the book, I used to manage my wellness more effectively. After reading the book, I became more conscious towards my health and the advice presented by the authors helped me to recognize that all you have to do is to have a system in training and physical exercise. In my opinion, the Daily Fitness and Nutrition Journals are really useful as it allow me regulating my daily allowance and fitness.
Conclusion
The book Fit and Well: Core Concepts and Labs in Physical Fitness and Wellness by Thomas D. Fahey, Paul M. Insel and Walton T.Roth represents a modern view on the physical exercises. The authors introduced their behavior approach to the wellness which focuses on the psychological aspect of management of the daily activity.
In addition, they suggested the effective tools of implementing the proposed system including the Daily Fitness and Nutrition Journals and Behavior Change Workbook. In my opinion, Fit and Well: Core Concepts and Labs in Physical Fitness and Wellness will be useful for everyone who is not indifferent to their own health and wellness.
Works Cited
Fahey, Thomas D., Insel, Paul M. and Walton T.Roth. Fit and Well: Core Concepts and Labs in Physical Fitness and Wellness, New York: McGraw Hill, 2010. Print.
Fitness. Web.
The Benefits of Physical Activity. Web.