Physical Activity and Health explains clearly, systematically
and in detail the relationships between physical activity, health
and disease, and examines the benefits of exercise in the
prevention and treatment of a wide range of important
conditions.
Now in a fully updated and revised third edition, and still the
most complete and engaging textbook on this important subject,
Physical Activity and Health offers a balanced examination of the
very latest evidence linking levels of physical activity with
disease and mortality. The book offers a wide-ranging assessment of
the importance of inactivity as a factor in major diseases and
health conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes,
obesity, cancer and osteoporosis, and now also includes a full
chapter on exercise and mental health. The book is designed to help
the reader evaluate the quality and significance of the scientific
evidence, and includes an invaluable discussion of common study
designs and the inherent difficulties of measuring physical
activity. It explores every contemporary theme in the study of
exercise and health, such as the hazards of exercise; exercise and
the elderly; children s health and exercise; physical activity and
public health policy; and also a critical appraisal of current
recommendations for physical activity.
Containing useful features throughout, such as chapter
summaries, study tasks, guides to supplementary reading and
definitions of key terms, and richly illustrated with supporting
tables, figures and plates, Physical Activity and Health is an
essential course text. Now supported by a companion website
featuring self-test questions, PowerPoint slides for lecturers,
additional learning activities and web links, this book is vital
reading for degree-level students of sport and exercise science,
public health, physical therapy, medicine and nursing. "
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