Scott Powers holds the title of distinguished professor, and is also director of the Center for Exercise Science at the University of Florida. He has been teaching for over 20 years, and was named Teacher of the Year at UF in 1992. Scott served as president of the Southeastern Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine in 1986, and is the co-author of another textbook, Exercise Physiology, 6th edition, published by McGraw-Hill. As a member of the Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI) Sports Medicine Review Board and the editorial board for the Journal of Applied Physiology, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, the International Journal of Sports Medicine, and the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, he is a well-known and highly respected individual in the field of exercise physiology.

Stephen Dodd is the Chair of the Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology at the University of Florida. He has been teaching for more than 20 years, and has won numerous awards, including the Teacher of the Year award in 1997. He has won the annual “Instructional Resources Grant” from UF every year since 1991, allowing him to make innovations in use of multimedia in his classroom. He has held numerous chairs in committees at UF.

1. Understanding Fitness and Wellness                                                                 
2. General Principles of Exercise for Health and Fitness                          
3. Cardiorespiratory Endurance: Assessment and Prescription        
4. Improving Muscular Strength and Endurance                                              
5. Improving Flexibility    
6. Body Composition                                                                             
7. Creating Your Total Fitness and Wellness Plan  
8. Nutrition, Health, and Fitness                                                      
9. Achieving Optimal Body Weight 
10. Preventing Cardiovascular Disease
11. Stress Management                                                                                                                                              

The Powers/Dodd,  Total Fitness & Wellness, Brief, Fifth Edition, includes eleven total chapters consisting of Chapters 1—11 of the full Total Fitness & Wellness Plus MasteringHealth with eText--Access Card Package, Seventh Edition, (0134153154 / 9780134153155).

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