Concepts of Fitness and Wellness: A Comprehensive Lifestyle Approach, 7/e
Charles B. Corbin,
Arizona State University--Tempe Gregory J. Welk,
Iowa State University William R. Corbin,
Yale University Karen A. Welk,
Mary Greeley Medical Center
ISBN: 0073523593 Copyright year: 2008
About the Authors
Charles B. Corbin is a professor in the Department of Exercise and Wellness at Arizona State University. He has over 200 published papers and more than 30 books, including the award-winning texts Concepts of Physical Fitness and Concepts of Fitness and Wellness, co-authored with Greg Welk, Will Corbin, and Karen Welk. In addition to print publication success, Corbin has written and produced more than 50 videos on physical activity and dozens of different computer software packages. Corbin, who received his PhD from the University of New Mexico in 1965, is recognized as a world leader, lecturer, and innovator in physical activity and fitness promotion. He was named Alliance Scholar by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD). In addition, Corbin is a member of the Fitnessgram Advisory Board and was the first chair of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Science Board. He was recently inducted into the National Association for Sport and Physical Education Hall of Fame and has many other honors, including the Distinguished Scholar award from the National Association for Physical Education in Higher Education, the AAHPERD Honor Award, the Physical Fitness Council Honor Award (AAHPERD), Better Health and Living National Award, Centennial Distinguished Alumnus Award (University of New Mexico), and Healthy American Fitness Leader (President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, Allstate Co., and the National Jaycees). Home email: chuckcorbin@qwest.net
Greg Welk is an associate professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance at Iowa State University (ISU). He received his master’s degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Iowa and his doctorate (PhD) in Exercise and Wellness from Arizona State University. Prior to coming to ISU, Welk worked at Eastern Michigan University, where he developed a fitness and wellness course that was required for all students. Welk was later employed at the Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research in Dallas, where he directed the Childhood and Adolescent Health Division and contributed to the development of the FITNESSGRAM youth fitness program. He continues to serve as the Scientific Director of the FITNESSGRAM program and is active in local, state, and national efforts to promote physical activity in youth. Welk’s research focuses on the development and validation of tools to assess physical activity behavior and on understanding factors that influence physical activity behavior. He has over 50 publications in peer-reviewed journals/books and has made more than 70 presentations at national and regional meetings.
William R. Corbin is a recognized expert in health and wellness. He is well published in the areas of behavioral medicine and addictive behaviors, with expertise in high-risk behaviors. He received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Georgia and completed his residency training at the Medical University of South Carolina. Corbin completed a three-year postdoctoral fellowship funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) at the University of Texas in Austin. He is currently an assistant professor and the Director of Clinical Training at Yale University. Corbin’s longitudinal research, funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), focuses on the relationship between alcohol use and other high-risk behaviors (i.e., drug use, unsafe sexual practices, and aggression) during adolescence and early adulthood. Corbin also conducts experimental research on the effects of alcohol on cognition and behavior and is actively involved in alcohol prevention with college students. Corbin is an experienced teacher in the areas of health psychology, clinical psychology, and addictive behaviors.
Karen Welk received her master’s degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Iowa (1989). She has worked professionally as a physical therapist in a variety of settings and states. She is currently working in an outpatient physical therapy clinic for Mary Greeley Hospital in Ames, Iowa. Welk specializes in manual therapy and aquatic therapy and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). Her interest in sports and physical development has led her to conduct independent reviews on back health and back pain. Welk also has considerable experience related to safe and contraindicated exercises, and she applies this experience in her professional practice.
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