Corbin’s Fitness for Life Middle School, Third Edition, is the latest edition of the award-winning Fitness for Life Middle School series. Charles “Chuck” Corbin has been a leader in the field of physical education and physical activity, and his Fitness for Life textbooks have provided resources for thousands of students in physical education courses in the United States and throughout the world. As such, the revised title of this edition is to honor his dedication and life’s work of providing high quality texts that are based on evidence and on standards.

The third edition incorporates the 2024 SHAPE America National Physical Education Standards and a revised physical activity pyramid. It provides a foundation for students to get physically active and remain active throughout their lives by helping them understand the following:

• Physical literacy and their own personal fitness
• Moderate and vigorous physical activity
• Muscle fitness, flexibility, body composition, and nutrition
• Personal and social benefits of physical activity throughout life

• Additional healthy lifestyles, including sound nutrition

   

Skills Developed

New lessons in this edition are aligned with the National Physical Education Standards, physical activity guidelines, FITT formulas, and USDA nutrition guidelines. The skill-building activities will help students further their physical literacy in these topics:

• Motor skills and skill-related fitness
• Locomotor skills
• Self-management skills to use in various situations
• The importance of practice
• Strategies, tactics, planning, and setting goals for active living

In addition, student learning and engagement are enhanced by new student assessments, including new tests for hand grip strength, vertical jumps, and planks. Self-assessment videos are also included for various skills.

Features and Benefits

The text offers students a variety of features and tools to help them learn:

• Self-Management Skills help students learn how to interact with others in various situations and how to plan a personal physical activity program.
• Discussion Questions helps students solve the problem presented in the Self-Management Skills feature and are presented in other features throughout the book.
• Biomechanical Principles help students learn to effectively use their bodies in physical activity.
• Principles in Practice and Applying the Principle sections provide students the opportunity to practice and apply the biomechanical principles being taught.
• Academic Connection sections relate health and physical fitness concepts to other subject areas.
• Science in Action sidebars help students understand how new information is generated using the scientific method.
• Technology Spotlight features introduce technological information related to fitness, health, and wellness.
• Fit Facts offer interesting tidbits of fitness, health, and wellness information.
• Nutrition Matters sidebars provide additional information on food and nutrition topics.
• Consumer Corner features help students become good consumers and avoid quackery.
• Actions and Interactions offer information about social relationships during physical activity.
• Vocabulary terms and definitions are available in both English and Spanish
• Lesson Review sections offer questions at the end of each lesson.
• Chapter Review sections at the end of each chapter contain 15 short-answer, matching, and essay questions.
• Projects are included at the end of each chapter for students to do in class or at home to reinforce chapter content.

• Take It Home sections are activities students can do with friends and family.

   

Student Web Resource
The ebook also comes with a web resource that offers easy access to support materials, including vocabulary terms with English and Spanish definitions as well as audio pronunciations, videos that introduce each lesson and review each chapter, and lesson and chapter reviews. All these resources are integrated seamlessly in the book’s interactive web text.

A comprehensive physical education text featuring personal fitness available for middle school, Corbin’s Fitness for Life Middle School, Third Edition, offers high-quality information on fitness and wellness to help students meet fitness and physical activity goals.

Unit I. Introduction
Chapter 1. Introduction to Physical Fitness and Physical Activity
Lesson 1.1 Introduction to Physical Fitness
Lesson 1.2 Introduction to Physical Activity
Chapter Review

Unit II. Moderate and Vigorous Physical Activity
Chapter 2. Moderate Physical Activity
Lesson 2.1 Moderate Physical Activity: Step 1 of the Physical Activity Pyramid
Lesson 2.2 Health and Wellness Benefits of Physical Activity
Chapter Review

Chapter 3. Vigorous Aerobics
Lesson 3.1 Vigorous Aerobics: Step 2 of the Physical Activity Pyramid
Lesson 3.2 Benefits of Vigorous Physical Activities
Chapter Review

Chapter 4. Vigorous Sports and Recreation and Other Vigorous Activities 
Lesson 4.1 Vigorous Sports and Recreation and Other Vigorous Activities: Step 3 of the Physical Activity Pyramid
Lesson 4.2 Personal and Social Benefits of Physical Activity
Chapter Review

Unit III. Muscle Fitness, Flexibility Exercise, Body Composition, and Nutrition
Chapter 5. Muscle Fitness Exercises
Lesson 5.1 Muscle Fitness Exercises: Step 4 of the Physical Activity Pyramid
Lesson 5.2 Benefits of Muscle Fitness Exercises
Chapter Review

Chapter 6. Flexibility Exercises
Lesson 6.1 Flexibility Exercises: Step 5 of the Physical Activity Pyramid
Lesson 6.2 Benefits of Flexibility and Flexibility Exercises
Chapter Review

Chapter 7. Body Composition, Physical Activity, and Nutrition
Lesson 7.1 Body Composition
Lesson 7.2 Energy Balance: Physical Activity and Nutrition
Chapter Review

Unit IV. Becoming Fit and Active Throughout Life
Chapter 8. Motor Skills and Skill-Related Fitness
Lesson 8.1 Motor Skills and Skill-Related Fitness
Lesson 8.2 Learning Skills for Physical Literacy
Chapter Review

Chapter 9. Practice, Strategy, and Tactics
Lesson 9.1 The Importance of Practice
Lesson 9.2 The Importance of Strategy and Tactics
Chapter Review

Chapter 10. Planning for Active Living
Lesson 10.1 Self-Assessing Physical Activity and Physical Fitness
Lesson 10.2 Setting Goals, Putting It in Writing, and Reassessing
Chapter Review

Glossary
Index

Charles B. (“Chuck”) Corbin, PhD, is a professor emeritus of the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University. He is internationally recognized as an expert in physical activity, health, and wellness promotion and in youth physical fitness. Dr. Corbin has authored or coauthored more than 100 books, including Fitness for Life, Corbin’s Fitness for Life Middle School, Fitness for Life Elementary School, and Concepts of Fitness and Wellness, all of which have earned excellence awards from the Text and Academic Authors Association. He has also published more than 200 journal articles on fitness, health, wellness, and physical activity.

Dr. Corbin has presented keynote addresses at more than 40 HPERD state conventions, made major addresses in more than 15 countries, and presented numerous named lectures. He is a lifetime member of SHAPE America and has received several of its most prestigious awards, including the Hall of Fame Award, the Luther Halsey Gulick Award, and the Scholar Award. Dr. Corbin served the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition in many capacities and earned their Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a past president of the National Academy of Kinesiology (NAK) and the recipient of its highest award: the Hetherington Award. In addition, he is a fellow of several national organizations, including the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education (NAKHE), and the North American Society of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance Professionals (NAS). He served for more than 20 years as a member of the science board of FitnessGram. In 2023, Dr. Corbin received the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award from the President of the United States.

Benjamin A. Sibley, PhD, is a professor and the associate dean for academics at Appalachian State University. Previously he served as chair in the department of recreation management and physical education. Dr. Sibley received a BS in exercise science from Wake Forest University, an MAT in physical education from the University of South Carolina, and a PhD in sport and exercise psychology from Arizona State University. He is designated as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), is certified as a CrossFit Trainer (CF-L3), and has served as a NASPE Physical Best Instructor. He has been a member of SHAPE America since 2003, currently serving on the SHAPE America Professional Preparation Council; has served on the editorial board of Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (JOPERD); and is a member of the board of directors of the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education. Dr. Sibley has published and presented numerous papers on physical activity among children and adults, in particular addressing motivation for physical activity and the relationship between physical activity and cognitive performance.

Guy C. Le Masurier, PhD, is a professor of kinesiology at Vancouver Island University in British Columbia, Canada. Dr. Le Masurier has published numerous articles related to youth physical activity and physical education, and he has given more than 50 research and professional presentations at national and regional meetings. He is the lead author of Fitness for Life Canada and coauthor of Fitness for Life, Seventh Edition, Health Opportunities Through Physical Education, Corbin’s Fitness for Life Middle School, and Fitness for Life Elementary School. Dr. Le Masurier has served as an editorial board member for Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport and International Journal of Physical Education, and he reviews research for numerous professional journals. Dr. Le Masurier is a research fellow of SHAPE America.

Dolly D. Lambdin, EdD, is a clinical professor emerita of the department of kinesiology and health education at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Lambdin taught K-8 physical education for 16 years before serving at the university level for over 40 years. In addition, Dr. Lambdin served as the president of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) and of SHAPE America. She also served on numerous local, state, and national committees, including the writing teams for the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Physical Education, the NASPE Beginning Teacher Standards, and the NASPE Appropriate Practices document.

For more than a decade, Dr. Lambdin served on the FitnessGram science board. She has been recognized with the NASPE Physical Education Teacher Education Honor Award and NASPE Outstanding Leadership Award. She also received the Texas AHPERD Honor Award, Distinguished Service Award, and David K. Brace Award. She is a fellow of the North American Society of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Professionals. Dr. Lambdin is the coauthor of Fitness for Life Middle School and Fitness for Life Elementary School, both Texty Award winners, as well as Putting Research to Work in Elementary Physical Education: Conversations in the Gym, written with Dr. Lawrence F. Locke. Her passion is inspiring teachers to empower their students with the skills, knowledge, habits, and desire to enjoy physical activity and make healthy choices now and for the rest of their lives.

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The extensive teacher pack of resources is even more robust in its third edition and is available to teachers and school systems that adopt the student text. The updated resources are built for easy implementation, making it simple for teachers to pick and choose content to tailor the interactive web text (IWT) to the needs of their students.

The IWT is delivered through HKPropel*, and teachers can assign content for students down to the lesson level, allowing for maximum flexibility. With a complete set of modifiable resources, this ready-to-go approach to curriculum allows teachers to more easily create instruction plans and assess their students’ knowledge. The teacher pack includes the following:

• Instruction planner
• Five lessons per chapter plus supplemental activity lessons for chapters 8 and 9 (56 lessons total)
• PowerPoint presentations for every lesson
• Student worksheets, note-taking guides, differentiated option worksheets, and English language learner (ELL) worksheets for every lesson
• Resources like activity cards, task cards, signs, and charts to help deliver activity lessons
• Rubrics for assessing student work and class participation
• Teen interview videos that promote class discussion and introduce each lesson
• Chapter review videos
• Take It Home activities to reinforce lesson concepts
• Newsletter templates for use with parents
• Lesson quizzes and tests for all 10 chapters in the student textbook
• An online test bank that allows you to create your own chapter tests, unit tests, or course exams

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The digital elements include pop-up definitions, audio pronunciations for vocabulary terms, self-assessments, and other interactive lesson-specific components to engage students in the chapter content. Additionally, videos are integrated within the interactive web text and can be used as prompts for student discussions and reflection.

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*HKPropel is a digital content delivery and learning platform. It can be integrated with any learning management system that supports Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) 1.3 and provides LTI Advantage services such as Assignment and Grade Services and Deep Linking.

All student-facing resources are available in Spanish. This includes a complete, unabridged Spanish version of the ebook or interactive web text as well as worksheets, tests, quizzes, and PowerPoint presentations used for classroom lectures.

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