Christian Paths to Health and Wellness
Peter Walters author John Byl author
Format:Loose-leaf
Publisher:Human Kinetics Publishers
Published:11th Jun '20
Should be back in stock very soon
This loose-leaf is available in another edition too:
- Paperback£76.00(9781492567752)
God created people to be well in body, mind, and spirit—a unified and healthy whole. Christian Paths to Health and Wellness, Third Edition, helps undergraduate students explore key topics that affect their health and well-being and apply what they learn to their daily lives.
This updated text examines wellness from a holistic perspective, delving into how students can thrive in body, mind, and spirit. Students will learn how to
- more fully understand God, themselves, and their purpose in life;
- have strong and healthy relationships with others;
- develop cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular fitness, and flexibility and mobility;
- have a healthy attitude toward their bodies, eat well, and manage weight properly;
- understand and apply good sleep hygiene to maximize alertness; and
- adopt emotionally healthy habits and deal with stress in a constructive way.
Written by highly respected Christian academics, the text includes chapter objectives, a glossary that defines key terms from each chapter, and easy-to-read charts that highlight specific information. This latest edition also features a new web study guide that makes Christian Paths to Health and Wellness a particularly valuable and unique resource. For each chapter in the text, the web study guide supplies readers with
- an introductory self-assessment activity on the chapter’s topic;
- application and learning activities;
- self-reflection writing prompts to help students process the chapter’s content;
- suggested websites and readings for further exploration of the topic; and
- an interactive key terms quiz.
Christian Paths to Health and Wellness offers instructors free access to online ancillaries, including an instructor guide, a presentation package, and a test package.
“This text,” says coauthor Peter Walters, “is a book about accepting our God-given roles and capacities. Then empowered by the Spirit of God, we can make healthy choices regarding our mind, body, and soul. The end result is what ancients called ‘the good life,’ current academics call ‘human flourishing,’ and what scriptures...
ISBN: 9781492599388
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 885g
264 pages
Third Edition