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An Illustrated History of Health and Fitness, from Pre-History to our Post-Modern World
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1077

An Illustrated History of Health and Fitness, from Pre-History to our Post-Modern World

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2014-11-27
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  • Publisher: Springer

This book examines the health/fitness interaction in an historical context. Beginning in primitive hunter-gatherer communities, where survival required adequate physical activity, it goes on to consider changes in health and physical activity at subsequent stages in the evolution of “civilization.” It focuses on the health impacts of a growing understanding of medicine and physiology, and the emergence of a middle-class with the time and money to choose between active and passive leisure pursuits. The book reflects on urbanization and industrialization in relation to the need for public health measures, and the ever-diminishing physical demands of the work-place. It then evaluates the attitudes of prelates, politicians, philosophers and teachers at each stage of the process. Finally, the book explores professional and governmental initiatives to increase public involvement in active leisure through various school, worksite, recreational and sports programmes.

Obesity: A Kinesiology Perspective
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 292

Obesity: A Kinesiology Perspective

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2018-07-27
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  • Publisher: Routledge

There have been many books written on the subject of obesity, but most have approached the topic from the standpoint of the nutritionist, concluding from the somewhat fallacious evidence of changes in body mass that exercise has little place in the prevention or the treatment of obesity. This new volume, written by an exercise physiologist, approaches the topic through a thoughtful lens, suggesting that regular physical activity plays an important role in preventing the development of obesity, is a valuable adjunct therapy in the treatment of the established condition, and makes a solid contribution to the maintenance of weight loss once target weights have been achieved. In addition to deta...

Obesity
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 292

Obesity

There have been many books written on the subject of obesity, but most have approached the topic from the standpoint of the nutritionist, concluding from the somewhat fallacious evidence of changes in body mass that exercise has little place in the prevention or the treatment of obesity. This new volume, written by an exercise physiologist, approaches the topic through a thoughtful lens, suggesting that regular physical activity plays an important role in preventing the development of obesity, is a valuable adjunct therapy in the treatment of the established condition, and makes a solid contribution to the maintenance of weight loss once target weights have been achieved. In addition to deta...

Physical Activity and the Gastro-Intestinal Tract
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 244

Physical Activity and the Gastro-Intestinal Tract

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2016-12-19
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  • Publisher: Routledge

The organs of the gastro-intestinal tract play an essential role in sustained physical activity, but their consideration in exercise-related literature has, to this point, been limited. Physical Activity and the Gastro-Intestinal Tract is the first book to explain the function and response to exercise of the gastro-intestinal system, in cases of both health and disease, and helps to shed light on the role they play in acute and chronic exercise. Professor Roy Shephard synthesises previously disparate research to explain the physiology, function, pathology of disease and role of exercise in both health and chronic disease, covering topics including: physical activity and the oesophagus gastro...

Physical Activity and the Abdominal Viscera
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 344

Physical Activity and the Abdominal Viscera

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2017-08-07
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  • Publisher: Routledge

Physical Activity and the Abdominal Viscera is the first book to examine the response of the visceral organs to acute and chronic physical activity, in cases of both health and disease. Bringing together a previously disparate body of research, Professor Roy Shephard sets out the physiology, function during exercise, pathology of disease, and role of physical activity in preventing and managing disease in the visceral organs. Working systematically through the viscera, the book first identifies the response to exercise and pathologies of the liver, gall bladder and biliary tract, then goes on to examine the function of the kidneys and bladder, and finally covers issues including the spleen, sickle cell disease and prostate cancer. Providing a clear and well-structured guide to the relationship between the visceral organs and physical activity, Physical Activity and the Abdominal Viscera is a vital reference text for academics and upper-level students in sports medicine and clinical exercise physiology, and for health professionals in preventive medicine.

A History of Health & Fitness: Implications for Policy Today
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 516

A History of Health & Fitness: Implications for Policy Today

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2017-09-18
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  • Publisher: Springer

This book provides a unique and succinct account of the history of health and fitness, responding to the growing recognition of physicians, policy makers and the general public that exercise is the most potent form of medicine available to humankind. Individual chapters present information extending from the earliest reaches of human history to the present day, arranged in the form of 30 thematic essays covering topics from the supposed idyll of the hunter-gatherer lifestyle and its posited health benefits to the evolution of health professionals and the possible contribution of the Olympic movement to health and fitness in our current society. Learning objectives are set for each topic, and...

Physical Activity and Aging
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 378

Physical Activity and Aging

This rewritten and updated comprehensive text explores how to improve adaptation to aging through personal fitness.

Physical Activity and Aging
  • Language: en

Physical Activity and Aging

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2024-05-03
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  • Publisher: Routledge

In the late 1980s, the relationship between physical activity or exercise and aging was of great interest. The first edition of this book was a major review of the field. In this second edition, originally published in 1987, the author shows how far we can improve our adaptation to the aging process through an increase in personal fitness.

Optimizing Physical Performance During Fasting and Dietary Restriction
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 301

Optimizing Physical Performance During Fasting and Dietary Restriction

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2015-08-18
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  • Publisher: CRC Press

Optimizing Physical Performance During Fasting and Dietary Restriction examines the effects of sustained fasting and food restrictions on metabolism and physical performance in athletes. It provides broad coverage including both religious and non-religious fasting and dietary restrictions.This practical and evidence-based guide outlines recent find

Endurance Fitness
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 402

Endurance Fitness

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1977
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  • Publisher: Heritage

Endurance Fitness provides detailed coverage of the scientific principles on which the general theories of physical fitness are based. It treats the subject from a sound physiological and medical point of view/ This second edition has beenrewritten to reflect recent advances in the field.