Innovative and designed to make learning easy, Florida Health Opportunities Through Physical Education, Second Edition, completely integrates physical education and health concepts and skills in a single text to teach students healthy lifestyle behaviors. It was custom-built to meet the requirements of Florida’s Health Opportunities Through Physical Education (HOPE) course.

Part 1 of the text focuses on Personal Fitness, and helps students become physically literate individuals who have the knowledge, skills, and confidence to enjoy a lifetime of healthful physical activity. Students will learn how to take responsibility for setting individualized goals and making their own plans for active living. Elements from part 1 include the following.

• Self-Assessment tools help students evaluate their own fitness.
• Self-Management skills such as goal setting, self-monitoring, and self-planning help students adopt healthy lifestyles and make good decisions.
• Taking Charge features encourage students to consciously take control of decisions that affect their fitness and wellness.
• Taking Action opportunities enable students to put the skills into action.
• Fit Fact features communicate important facts related to fitness, wellness, and healthy living.
• Tech Trends connect technology to the fitness activities emphasized in the section.
• Academic Connection sections integrate concepts from other subject areas within the curriculum, such as science, language, and math.

Part 2 focuses on Health to guide students in making healthy decisions and leading healthful lives. Students learn how to embrace healthy nutrition and stress management strategies, avoid risky behaviors, prevent disease, seek care, build relationships, avoid substance use and abuse, and create healthy and safe communities. Elements from part 2 include the following.

• Skill-Building Challenges and Healthy Living Skills help students develop self-efficacy and pursue lasting good health.
• Action Plan opportunities help students practice setting goals for healthy behavior in their daily lives outside of the classroom.
• Healthy Living Tips communicate important facts for promoting health and wellness.
• STEM in Health sections emphasize technology and accessing information as it relates to fitness and health.
• Cross-Curricular Connections apply concepts from other subject areas to wellness.

With Florida Health Opportunities Through Physical Education, Second Edition, students can develop the skills and behaviors that lead to a life of physical activity, health, and overall wellness.

Introduction

Part 1. Personal Fitness
Touring Part 1

Unit I. Building a Foundation
Chapter 1. Fitness, Health, and Wellness for All
Lesson 1.1 Lifelong Fitness, Health, and Wellness
Lesson 1.2 Developing Health and Physical Literacy

Chapter 2. Physical Activity and Healthy Lifestyles for All
Lesson 2.1 Adopting Healthy Lifestyles
Lesson 2.2 Learning Self-Management Skills

Chapter 3. Goal Setting and Program Planning
Lesson 3.1 Goal Setting
Lesson 3.2 Program Planning

Unit II. Safe and Smart Health-Enhancing Physical Activity
Chapter 4. Safe and Smart Physical Activity
Lesson 4.1 Readiness for Physical Activity
Lesson 4.2 Safe and Injury-Free Physical Activity

Chapter 5. Social, Health, and Wellness Benefits of Physical Activity
Lesson 5.1 Benefits of Social Interactions in Physical Activity
Lesson 5.2 Health and Wellness Benefits of Physical Activity

Chapter 6. How Much Is Enough?
Lesson 6.1 How Much Physical Activity Is Enough?
Lesson 6.2 How Much Fitness Is Enough?

Unit III. Moderate and Vigorous Physical Activity
Chapter 7. Moderate Physical Activity and Avoiding Sedentary Living
Lesson 7.1 Moderate Physical Activity Facts
Lesson 7.2 Preparing a Moderate Physical Activity Plan

Chapter 8. Cardiorespiratory Endurance
Lesson 8.1 Cardiorespiratory Endurance Facts
Lesson 8.2 Building Cardiorespiratory Endurance

Chapter 9. Vigorous Physical Activity
Lesson 9.1 Vigorous Aerobics, Sports, and Recreation
Lesson 9.2 Anaerobic Activities, Mixed Fitness Activities, and Vigorous Activity Planning

Unit IV. Muscle Fitness and Flexibility
Chapter 10. Muscle Fitness Basics
Lesson 10.1 Muscle Fitness Facts
Lesson 10.2 Building Muscle Fitness

Chapter 11. Muscle Fitness Applications
Lesson 11.1 Core Fitness, Posture, and Back Care
Lesson 11.2 Muscle Fitness Exercise Planning and Ergogenic Aids

Chapter 12. Flexibility
Lesson 12.1 Flexibility Facts
Lesson 12.2 Preparing a Flexibility Exercise Plan

Unit V. Skills, Skill-Related Fitness, Body Composition, and Program Planning
Chapter 13. Skill-Related Fitness, Skills, Tactics, and Strategy
Lesson 13.1 Skill-Related Physical Fitness and Skills
Lesson 13.2 Strategy and Tactics

Chapter 14. Body Composition and Energy Balance
Lesson 14.1 Body Composition Facts
Lesson 14.2 Energy Balance: Nutrition and Physical Activity

Chapter 15. Planning and Maintaining Active Lifestyles
Lesson 15.1 Preparing a Comprehensive Physical Activity Plan
Lesson 15.2 Maintaining Active Lifestyles

Unit VI. Moving Through Life
Chapter 16. Stress Management
Lesson 16.1 Facts About Stress
Lesson 16.2 Managing Stress

Chapter 17. Making Good Consumer Choices
Lesson 17.1 Health and Fitness Quackery
Lesson 17.2 Evaluating Health Clubs, Equipment, Media, and Internet Materials

Chapter 18. The Science of Active Living
Lesson 18.1 Moving Your Body
Lesson 18.2 Moving Implements and Objects

Chapter 19. Taking Advantage of Opportunities
Lesson 19.1 Active Living Opportunities
Lesson 19.2 Physical Education and Career Opportunities

Part 2. Health
Touring Part 2

Unit VII. Foundations of Living Well
Chapter 20. Understanding My Health
Lesson 20.1 Exploring Health and Wellness
Lesson 20.2 Developing Skills for Healthy Living
Lesson 20.3 My Immune System
Lesson 20.4 Communicable Diseases
Lesson 20.5 Noncommunicable Diseases

Chapter 21. Personal and Consumer Health
Lesson 21.1 Personal Health Habits
Lesson 21.2 Healthy Vision and Hearing
Lesson 21.3 Healthy Sleep and Rest
Lesson 21.4 Being a Healthy Consumer

Chapter 22. Health Equity and Public Health
Lesson 22.1 Understanding Health Equity
Lesson 22.2 Disability and Inclusion
Lesson 22.3 Public Health

Unit VIII. Eating Well
Chapter 23. Food and Your Health
Lesson 23.1 Understanding Foods and Nutrients
Lesson 23.2 Energy Balance, Hunger, and Appetite
Lesson 23.3 Tips and Tools for Eating Well
Lesson 23.4 The Digestive and Urinary Systems
Lesson 23.5 Making Healthy Nutrition Decisions

Chapter 24. Managing Good Nutrition
Lesson 24.1 Eating Well Across the Lifespan
Lesson 24.2 Food Access and Safety
Lesson 24.3 Maintaining a Healthy Weight
Lesson 24.4 Your Body Image
Lesson 24.5 Your Nutrition Plan

Unit IX. Your Emotional, Mental, and Social Well-Being
Chapter 25. Emotional Health and Wellness
Lesson 25.1 Your Emotional Health and Wellness
Lesson 25.2 Building Self-Awareness
Lesson 25.3 Developing Emotional Health and Mental Toughness
Lesson 25.4 Recognizing and Managing Stress
Lesson 25.5 Understanding Grief and Loss

Chapter 26. Mental Health
Lesson 26.1 Understanding and Treating Mental Disorders
Lesson 26.2 Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders
Lesson 26.3 Depression and Mood Disorders
Lesson 26.4 Self-Harm and Suicide

Chapter 27. Relationships and Social Health and Wellness
Lesson 27.1 Relationships and Communication Skills
Lesson 27.2 Family Relationships
Lesson 27.3 Friendships

Unit X. Destructive and Damaging Behaviors
Chapter 28. Violence and Conflict
Lesson 28.1 Understanding Violent Behavior
Lesson 28.2 Anger, Aggression, and Conflict
Lesson 28.3 Bullying and Hazing
Lesson 28.4 Violence, Weapons, and Gangs
Lesson 28.5 Relationships and Violence

Chapter 29. Alcohol
Lesson 29.1 Alcohol Use, Effects, and Consequences
Lesson 29.2 Influences and Alcohol
Lesson 29.3 Treating Alcohol Use Disorders

Chapter 30. Tobacco and E-Cigarettes
Lesson 30.1 Tobacco Products and Vaping
Lesson 30.2 Regulations and Influences on Tobacco Product Use
Lesson 30.3 Avoiding and Quitting Tobacco Product Use

Chapter 31. Legal and Illicit Drugs
Lesson 31.1 Over-the-Counter and Prescription Drugs
Lesson 31.2 Illicit Drugs
Lesson 31.3 Influences on the Use of Drugs
Lesson 31.4 Prevention, Treatment, and Being Drug-Free

Unit XI. Protecting Yourself
Chapter 32. Injury Prevention, Safety, and First Aid
Lesson 32.1 Injury Prevention and Safety at Home
Lesson 32.2 Safety in the Community
Lesson 32.3 Safety Online
Lesson 32.4 First Aid and Emergency Procedures

Chapter 33. The Environment and Your Health and Wellness
Lesson 33.1 Air, Water, and Noise Pollution
Lesson 33.2 Chemicals, the Environment, and Your Health

Chapter 34. Reproductive Health and Disease Prevention
Lesson 34.1 Abstinence
Lesson 34.2 Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Charles B. ("Chuck") Corbin, PhD, is a professor emeritus in the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University. He began his career as an elementary school physical educator in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after graduating from the University of New Mexico. He received his master’s degree from the University of Illinois and his doctorate from the University of New Mexico. He is internationally recognized as an expert in physical activity, health, and wellness promotion and youth physical fitness. Dr. Corbin authored or coauthored more than 100 books, including Fitness for Life, 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 Textbook and Academic Authors Association. He has also published more than 200 journal articles on fitness, health, wellness, and physical activity; 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 Gulick Award, and the Scholar Award.

Dr. Corbin served the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition in many capacities and earned the Council’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a past president of the National Academy of Kinesiology and the recipient of its highest award, the Hetherington Award. In addition, 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.

Karen E. McConnell, PhD, a professor at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, is a certified health education specialist. She has taught at the university level for more than 25 years in areas related to health and fitness education, curriculum and assessment, and exercise science. She has written or contributed to over a dozen book chapters and texts, including Live Well Middle School Health, Live Well High School Health, and Health Opportunities Through Physical Education, as well as the teacher resources for the fifth and sixth editions of Fitness for Life. She is a past recipient of the Dr. G. Arthur Broten Young Scholars Award and has received the University Professional of the Year Award from the Washington Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (now SHAPE Washington) for contributions made to state standards in health and fitness.

Terri D. Farrar, PhD, is an associate professor and director of the kinesiology teacher education program at Pacific Lutheran University. She has taught health and fitness education at the middle school and high school levels for over 29 years and has taught health and fitness pedagogy at Pacific Lutheran University for over 10 years. She coauthored the Live Well Middle School Health and Live Well High School Health textbooks and teacher resources. She is a member of SHAPE America and of the Washington chapter of SHAPE America. She was SHAPE Washington’s Meritorious Service Award winner in 2021, University Professor of the Year in 2019 and is the Executive Director for SHAPE Washington.

Darla M. Castelli, PhD, is a professor and chair in the department of physical therapy, movement, and rehabilitation sciences at Northeastern University. She received a bachelor’s degree from Plymouth State University, a master’s degree from Northern Illinois University, and a doctorate from the University of South Carolina. Dr. Castelli is the author of several texts, including a coauthor of Fitness for Life. She has received teaching awards in both the public school setting (Maine Physical Education Teacher of the Year) and higher education (University of Illinois Teaching Excellence Award and University of Texas at Austin Kinesiology and Health Education Graduate Teaching Award).

Dr. Castelli has worked with school-age youth in physical activity settings for more than 25 years, leading several physical activity interventions, including Kinetic Kidz, FITKids1, and Fitness 4 Everyone. She is a fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology and of the SHAPE America Research Council. A past recipient of the Young Scholar Award from the National Association for Kinesiology and Physical Education in Higher Education and the International Organization for Physical Education in Higher Education, her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Department of Education, and several foundations. She has presented her work at U.S. Congress and Senate briefings in Washington, D.C., in support of the FIT Kids Act. Dr. Castelli has been a member of two Institute of Medicine committees (fitness measures and health outcomes in youth physical activity and physical education in the school environment).

Benjamin A. Sibley, PhD, is a professor in the department of recreation management and physical education at Appalachian State University. He received a bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University, a master’s degree in teaching from the University of South Carolina, and a doctorate from Arizona State University. Dr. Sibley has taught health and physical education at the university level for over 20 years. He 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. He coauthored Fitness for Life and Fitness for Life: Middle School. He has been a member of SHAPE America for more than 20 years and is a fellow of the North American Society of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance Professionals.

Dr. Sibley has served on the SHAPE America Professional Preparation Council and the editorial board for the Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (JOPERD). In his leisure time, Dr. Sibley enjoys exercising, playing guitar, woodworking, and spending time with his wife and two children.

Guy C. Le Masurier, PhD, is a teaching award–winning professor of kinesiology at Vancouver Island University in British Columbia, Canada. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Victoria and his doctorate from Arizona State University. Dr. Le Masurier has published numerous articles related to youth physical activity and physical education and has given more than 50 research and professional presentations at regional, national, and international meetings. He has coauthored several texts, including Fitness for Life: Elementary School, Fitness for Life: Middle School, Fitness for Life, and Fitness for Life Canada. Dr. Le Masurier is a SHAPE America research fellow.

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All you need to easily implement Florida’s HOPE course!

An extensive Teacher Pack of resources is available to teachers and school systems that adopt the student text. The pack features a teacher’s guide with detailed lesson plans, lesson planning guides, ideas for differentiated instruction, and best practices for delivering the content. Extensive resources for use by teachers are customizable to best suit your context and your students. Chapters can be assigned via HKPropel* and student progress can be tracked to see at a glance whether the chapter is not started, in progress, or completed. Resources include:

• PowerPoint presentations for every classroom lesson
• Note-taking guides for every classroom lesson
• Student worksheets for every classroom lesson
• Student quizzes for every classroom lesson
• Self-assessments and activity lessons
• Parent newsletters for each chapter
• Chapter tests for all 34 student textbook chapters
• Unit tests for all 11 units
• An online test bank that allows you to create your own chapter tests, unit tests, or course exams
• Teen interview videos that promote class discussion
• Video clips demonstrating all the self-assessment exercises
• Video clips demonstrating all the exercises in chapters 10, 11, 12, and 16
• Teen interview videos that promote class discussion in part 2

*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.

Choose the format that works best for your students.

The interactive web text combines the textbook with the features available in the student web resource in one convenient place. Embedding the digital elements within the text provides exceptional engagement designed to enhance the learning experience of students.

The digital elements include pop-up definitions, audio pronunciations for vocabulary terms, and other interactive lesson-specific components to engage students directly in the chapter context. Additionally, videos are readily accessible and demonstrate self-assessments and exercises for different aspects of fitness. Similarly, student interview videos are integrated within the interactive web text and can be used as prompts for student discussions and reflection.

The interactive web text in HKPropel* is a powerful, unparalleled tool that students can access from a computer, tablet, or mobile device. To learn more, watch the student text video above (interactive web text discussed at the 2:04 minute mark).

*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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