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Product Description Total Fitness and Wellness, Canadian Edition, by Powers/Dodd/Thompson/Condon, provides an authoritative and research-based overview of physical fitness and wellness with an increased emphasis on wellness and healthy behaviour change. Review “This text brings fitness into perspective and teaches its concepts in an effective manner.” “Very good changes that make this text deserving of the 'Canadian Edition' label.”Ilsa E. WongUniversity of Lethbridge “This is an excellent introductory text for health and physical activity courses, that covers key concepts in an accessible and readable way.”Kim GammageBrock University “This is a text that offers the student comprehensive information without being overwhelming and champions some of the good work being done on this side of the 49th!”Dave KatoGrant MacEwan College About the Author Angela M. ThompsonAngela M. Thompson obtained a BSPE, M.Sc. in physical education and a Ph.D. in kinesiology from the University of Saskatchewan. She currently teaches in the Department of Human Kinetics at St. Francis Xavier University. An Outstanding Teacher Award recipient in 2005, Angie teaches Principles of Human Movement, Personal Health and Wellness, Qualitative Research Methods, Child Growth and Development, and Health Education. She is an avid researcher who focuses on physical activity, physical fitness, and health, primarily in children and youth. Community contributions include committee work with the University Research Ethics Board, Library, and Senate, as well as participation in the wider community with the Nova Scotia Alliance for Healthy Eating and Physical Activity and with the Active Kids, Healthy Kids communities. She also makes various presentations, including keynote addresses, to groups focused on early childhood development, child and youth services, chronic disease prevention, behaviour change, and education. Although a reviewer of many textbooks, the Canadian edition of Total Fitness and Wellness is her first contribution to textbook publishing.PublicationsThompson, A.M. & Chad, K.E. (2005). Selected antecedents that put young females at risk for an eating disorder. Trends in Eating Disorder Research. Nova Science Publishers, Inc.Thompson, A.M., Rehman, L.A. & Humbert, M.L. (2005). Factors influencing physical activity in children and youth: A qualitative study. Leisure Sciences 27(5).Wadsworth, L.A. & Thompson A.M. Media literacy: A crucial role for Dieticians (2005). Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research 66(1), 30–36.Vossen, D.P., McArel, H., Vossen, J.F. & Thompson, A.M. (2004). Physical activity and the common cold in undergraduate students: Implications for health professionals. Health Education Journal. 63(2), 145–157.Thompson, A.M., Baxter-Jones, A.D.G., Mirwald, R.L., & Bailey, D. A. (2003). Comparison of physical activity in male and female children: Does maturation matter? Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 35(10), 1684–1690.Thompson, A.M., Humbert, M.L. & Mirwald, R.L. (2003). A longitudinal study of childhood and adolescent physical activity experiences on adult physical activity perceptions and behaviors. Qualitative Health Research 13(3), 357–377.Rehman, L.A., Campagna, P., Kirby, I., Ness, G.W., Murphy, R.J.L., Rasmussen, R., Thompson, A., Porter, J., Droesbeck, C. & Arthur, M. (2003). “I just want to have fun, but can I?”: Examining leisure constraints and negotiation by children and adolescents. World Leisure Journal 45(2), 22–31.Campagna, P.D., Rehman, L.A., Nordqvist, D., Murphy, R., Ness, G., Porter, J., Rasmussen, R., & Thompson, A. (2002). Children’s participation in physically active leisure: Income, gender, and regional differences. The Journal of Park and Recreation Administration 20(4), 170–184.Thompson, A.M., Baxter-Jones, A.D.G., Mirwald, R.L. & Bailey, D.A. (2002). A generational comparison of the development of fatness during childhood and adolescence. American Journal of Human