Author Description

This pioneering personal wellness text combines the most current health and fitness research with the most effective model for behavior change. It uses the stages of change model developed by psychologists James Prochaska and Carlo DiClemente to help readers assess their own readiness for change and develop a personalized behavior change program, with the goal of adopting and maintaining a lifestyle of wellness. The book begins by describing the components of wellness and its relationship to fitness, then provides specific information on cardiorespiratory endurance, flexibility, muscular strength and endurance, proper nutrition, body composition, body weight control, stress management, healthy relationships, disease prevention, and substance abuse avoidance. For anyone interested in developing a wellness lifestyle that will last a lifetime.