About the Authors
Dr. Charles B. ("Chuck") Corbin has been a professor at Arizona State University for more than 20 years. He is currently a member of the faculty in the department of exercise and wellness at Arizona State University-East. He is the senior or sole author of more than 70 books. Fitness for Life (winner of the Texty Award of the Text and Academic Authors Association), Concepts of Physical Fitness (winner of the McGuffey Award), and Concepts of Fitness and Wellness are the most widely adopted high school and college texts in the area of fitness and wellness.
Two of Dr. Corbin's video programs have earned Telly Awards for Excellence for educational videos. He was first author of the national physical activity standards for children, published by the Council on Physical Education for Children (COPEC) and the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE).
Dr. Corbin is acknowledged as the father of the conceptual physical education movement that he pioneered at both the secondary school and college levels. He is internationally recognized as an expert in physical activity, health and wellness promotion, and youth physical fitness. Dr. Corbin demonstrates his commitment to physical education by sharing his work at state alliance for health, recreation and dance (AHPERD) meetings. He has been the keynote speaker at more than 35 state AHPERD conventions and has made major addresses in Brazil, Ireland, England, Australia, and various European countries. He has presented numerous named lectures including the Cureton Lecture at the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) convention, the Hanna and Sargent Lectures at the National Association for Physical Education in Higher Education (NAPEHE) convention, the Prince Phillip Lecture at the British Physical Education Association convention, and the Weiss Lecture at an American Alliance for Health, Recreation and Dance convention.
Dr. Corbin has published more than 200 professional, research, and popular articles. He is a former president and fellow of the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education. Among the awards he has received are the Healthy American Fitness Leaders Award (President's Council, National Jaycees), AAHPERD Honor Award, Physical Fitness Council Honor Award, the COPEC Hanson Award, and the Distinguished Service Award of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. He is a lifetime member of AAHPERD and a 30-year member and fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine. Dr. Corbin was named Alliance Scholar by AAHPERD, and Distinguished Scholar of NAPEHE. Dr. Corbin served as editor of several periodicals, including Quest and the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sport (PCPFS) Research Digest. He is a member of the scientific advisory board of the PCPFS President's Challenge Program and is a charter member of the FITNESSGRAM/ACTIVITYGRAM advisory board.
Ruth Lindsey, PhD, was a professor emeritus at California State University at Long Beach and a recognized leader in physical activity and fitness with special expertise in biomechanics, kinesiology, questionable exercises, nutrition, and physical activity for senior adults. She was the author of numerous research and professional publications. Dr. Lindsey authored or coauthored more than 20 books, including Fitness for Life, which received the Text and Academic Authors Association's Texty Award, and Concepts of Physical Fitness, which received their McGuffey Award for excellence over a long period.
The Fitness for Life Editorial Board
Phil Abbadessa, MEd
Physical Education Department Chair
Mountain Pointe High School
Phoenix, Arizona
Rick Amundson
Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Specialist
Webster School District
Webster, New York
Marybell Avery, PhD
Curriculum Specialist for Health and Physical Education
Lincoln Public Schools
Lincoln, Nebraska
Chris F. Corley
Physical Education Coordinator
Vista Ridge High School
Leander, Texas
Donna L. Cunningham, MS
Boy Scouts of America
Venturing Division
Amarillo, Texas
Darren Dale, PhD
Assistant Professor
Eastern Connecticut State University
Willimantic, Connecticut
Doris Dorr
Health Fitness Teacher
Toppenish School District
Toppenish, Washington
Jim Hart, EdD
K-12 Physical Education Specialist
Eugene School District 4J
Eugene, Oregon
Richard C. Hohn
Professor Emeritus
Department of Physical Education
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Martha Hyder
Clinical Instructor
Southern Utah University
Cedar City, Utah
Ray D. Martinez, EdD
Department of Exercise & Sport Science
University of Wisconsin at La Crosse
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Guy C. Le Masurier, PhD
Arizona State University
Mesa, Arizona
Karen E. McConnell, PhD, CHES
Associate Professor
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, Washington
Marilu D. Meredith, EdD
Vice-President, IT
Project Director, FITNESSGRAM
The Cooper Institute
Dallas, Texas
Julio Morales, PhD
Department of Health and Kinesiology
Lamar University
Beaumont, TX
Sarajane V. Quinn
Coordinator of Health, Physical Education, and Dance
Baltimore County Public Schools
Baltimore County, Maryland
Janet A. Seaman, PED, MBA, CAPE
Executive Director
American Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness
A national association of AAHPERD
Reston, Virginia
Joan Van Blom
Physical Education Curriculum Leader
Long Beach Unified School District
Long Beach, California
Robert A. Widen
Adjunct Faculty
Prescott College
Prescott, Arizona