Charles B. Corbin, PhD, has dedicated his life to promoting fitness and physical activity for people of all ages, with a special emphasis on youth. Chuck Corbin is respected by researchers and teachers alike. He has keynoted more than 35 state HPERD conventions and was named an Alliance Scholar by AAHPERD, and a Distinguished Scholar by NAPEHE. He was recognized in the Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance as one of the most respected scholars in his field, and he has received the Healthy American Fitness Leader Award from the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, the national Jaycees, and All State Insurance.

Corbin has delivered keynote speeches in more than 10 different countries and has presented seminars at more than 80 universities worldwide. He has authored more than 200 professional and research publications and more than 30 books, including Concepts of Physical Fitness , tenth edition (a college text that received the prestigious McGuffey Award) and Fitness for Life , (available from Human Kinetics), a best-selling high school physical education text that received the Textbook Authors Association's Texty Award. These books have been used by hundreds of thousands of students worldwide for more than 35 years.

Corbin is a fellow and a T.K. Cureton lecturer of the American College of Sports Medicine as well as a charter member of the FITNESSGRAM Advisory Board, former president of the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education, and former editor of Quest. His many honors and awards include the AAHPERD Honor Award, AAHPERD's Physical Fitness Council Award, and the Better Health and Living National Award.

Currently a professor in the department of exercise and wellness at Arizona State University, Corbin also serves as a curriculum consultant to multiple school districts and as coeditor of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Research Digest. He enjoys playing basketball, tennis, and slow pitch softball in his free time. He and his wife, Cathie, live in Phoenix, Arizona.