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Record Nr.

UNINA9910799907803321

Titolo

Physical activity and public health practice / / edited by Barbara E. Ainsworth and Caroline A. Macera

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2012

ISBN

0-429-10999-7

1-4665-5078-3

1-280-12219-6

9786613526052

1-4398-4952-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (363 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AinsworthBarbara Ellen

MaceraCaroline A

Disciplina

612/.044

Soggetti

Exercise - Physiological aspects

Sedentary behavior - Health aspects

Sedentary behavior - Complications

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A CRC title."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Editors; Contributor List; Chapter 1: History of Physical Activity Contributions to Public Health; Chapter 2: Physiological Adaptations to Moderate-Intensity Aerobic Exercise; Chapter 3: The Unique Influence of Sedentary Behavior on Health; Chapter 4: Physical Activity in Chronic Disease Prevention; Chapter 5: Physical Activity and Injury Prevention; Chapter 6: Physical Activity in Treatment of Chronic Conditions; Chapter 7: Physical Activity in Growth and Development; Chapter 8: Physical Activity and Healthy Adulthood

Chapter 9: Physical Activity and Healthy AgingChapter 10: Physical Activity and Obesity; Chapter 11: Physical Activity Measurement; Chapter 12: National Guidelines for Physical Activity; Chapter 13: Surveillance of Physical Activity; Chapter 14: Physical Activity Promotion in Underserved Communities; Chapter 15: Built Environmental Supports for Walking; Chapter 16: Physical Activity Promotion in Worksites; Chapter 17: Promotion of Physical Activity in Schools; Chapter 18: Policy for Physical Activity Promotion; Back Cover



Sommario/riassunto

Physical activity remains a critical area of research as we consider cost-effective measures for lowering the chronic disease epidemic worldwide. In our increasingly automated society, many adults and children are not active at health-enhancing levels. In Physical Activity and Public Health Practice, a panel of respected researchers summarizes essential topics in physical activity and community health and guides public health practitioners and researchers in understanding the positive impact that physical activity has on a host of disease states.Foc