Get Fit - Stay Fit

by William E. Prentice

This brief, user-friendly text is designed for students with little or no background in developing a personal fitness program. Topics covered in Get Fit, Stay Fit include principles of cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, limiting body fat, and nutrition. Key points have been emphasized to explain why certain aspects of physical fitness should be important to individuals, and how to become an informed consumer of physical fitness equipment and services

320 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Brian Tooley · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughter used this textbook in her college P.E. class and suggested that I read it. As an avid runner, this was a simple book filled with great information. I liked the chapters that spoke about nutrition, how to chose a gym and different exercises to do and to avoid.

[Shaun · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read it for a class years ago. Eh.