Physical activity and health
By: Claude Bouchard, Steven N. Blair, and William L. Haskell, editors
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Champaign, IL
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780736095419
Subjects: Health; Physiology; Exercise; Physical Fitness
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why study physical activity and health? / Claude Bouchard, Steven N. Blair, and William Haskell; title: Historical perspectives on physical activity, fitness, and health / Russell R. Pate; title: Physical activity and fitness with age, sex, and ethnic differences / Peter T. Katzmarzyk; title: Sedentary behavior and inactivity physiology / Marc Hamilton and Neville Owen; title: Metabolic, cardiovascular, and respiratory responses to physical activity / Edward T. Howley; title: Acute response to physical activity and exercise / Adrianne E. Hardman; title: Hormonal response to regular physical activity / Peter A. Farrell; title: Skeletal muscle adaptation to regular physical activity / Howard J. Green; title: Response of liver, kidney, and other organs and tissues to regular physical activity; title: Roy J. Shephard; title: Physical activity, fitness, and mortality rates / Michael J. LaMonte and Steven N. Blair; title: Physical activity, fitness, and cardiac, vascular, and pulmonary morbidities / Ian Janssen; title: Physical activity, fitness, and obesity / Robert Ross and Ian Janssen; title: Physical activity, fitness, and diabetes mellitus / R. Jan-Willem Middelbeek, Oscar Alcazar, and Laurie J. Goodyear; title: Physical activity, fitness, and cancer / I-Min Lee; title: Physical activity, fitness, and joint and bone health / Jennifer Hootman; title: Physical activity, fitness, and children / Thomas Rowland; title: Risks of physical activity / Evert A.L.M. Verhagen, Esther M.F. van Sluijs, and Willem van Mechelen; title: Physical activity, fitness, and aging / Loretta DiPietro; title: Physical activity and brain functions / Kirk I. Erickson; title: Exercise and its effects on mental health / John S. Raglin and Gregory S. Wilson; title: Dose response issues in physical activity, fitness, and health / William L. Haskell; title: From science to physical activity guidelines / Mark S. Tremblay and William L. Haskell; title: Genetic differences in the relationships among physical activity, fitness, and health / Tuomo Rankinen and Claude Bouchard; title: An integrated view of physical activity, fitness, and health / William L. Haskell, Steven N. Blair, and Claude Bouchard.