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Frontlist Talking Points Ebk Pub Date: August 25, 2017
Gale Encyclopedia of Fitness, 2 nd Ed. Print Pub Date: August 25, 2017
Teaching Points (From President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition, HHS.gov)
Only one in three children are physically active every day.
Less than 5% of adults participate in 30 minutes of physical activity
each day.
More than 80% of adults do not meet the guidelines for both aerobic
and muscle-strengthening activities, and more than 80% of
adolescents do not do enough aerobic physical activity to meet the
guidelines for youth.
At a Glance
Print Price: $520; Ebk Price: $572
2 volumes; 1200 total pages
Full color
270 total entries
200 photos and illustrations
Ebk ISBN: 9781410379764 Print ISBN: 9781410363046
Market Needs
Regular physical activity and proper nutrition remain the most highly recommended avenues to maintaining
long-term health. Physical fitness has proven to help prevent, delay, or relieve certain diseases, both physical
and mental, and provides benefits to people of all ages.
Markets
Public: The informational titles in the well-established Gale Encyclopedia of … product family are designed to
give laypersons clear, accurate, and easy-to-use information. Many public-library patrons, across all
generations, seek authoritative but accessible information on fitness and health topics.
School: The accessible coverage of topics affecting students---including youth sports, makes this title suitable
for school libraries.
Academic: Basic foundational content on fitness and health topics make this title suitable for university and
community college health-related programs.
Description and Key Features:
A second edition of this successful 2012 title, the two volume Gale Encyclopedia of Fitness (GEOF) is a
comprehensive and easy-to-use reference source with a collection of fitness topics ranging from sports, body
systems, the body’s reaction to physical fitness, and exercise activities to diseases and conditions, treatments,
fitness tests, and other health-related issues pertaining to exercise and fitness. This edition will consist of
approximately 270 entries and will be supplemented by over 200 illustrations and a comprehensive subject
index.
270 entries covering fitness and health topics. Examples: Adventure Racing, Bikram Yoga, Body Mass
Index, Diabetes and Exercise, Fitness Myths, Mindful Eating, and Recess and Unstructured Play.
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