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

• Pubblicazione: Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (363 p.)
• Disciplina: 612/.044
• Soggetto topico: Exercise - Physiological aspects; Sedentary behavior - Health aspects; Sedentary behavior - Complications
• Altri autori: AinsworthBarbara Ellen MaceraCaroline A
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Physical activity and public health practice
• ISBN: 0-429-10999-7; 1-4665-5078-3; 1-280-12219-6; 9786613526052; 1-4398-4952-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910799907803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II