Fit to Be Well: Essential Concepts, Fourth Edition provides simple, workable approaches to achieving overall health and fitness, which can be easily integrated into a students lifestyle and schedule. Its content is organized in a succinct, easy-to-navigate manner that will help students become more aware of each aspect of a physically fit lifestyle. Using a wealth of special features and online learning tools, the text encourages students to improve their eating habits by incorporating healthier foods into their diet, increase their level of physical activity, keep their body composition and weight at a healthy level, increase their self-esteem, and reduce stress. An integrated lab manual, found at the end of the text, helps students build and implement a fitness program that will work with their individual needs and schedules.