The Biology of Physical Activity
Author : D. W. Edington
Publisher :
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 21,79 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Medical
ISBN :
Author : D. W. Edington
Publisher :
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 21,79 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Medical
ISBN :
Author : D. W. Edington
Publisher :
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 15,33 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Exercise
ISBN : 9780395188019
Author : Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 41,6 MB
Release : 2013-11-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309283140
Physical inactivity is a key determinant of health across the lifespan. A lack of activity increases the risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteoporosis, anxiety and depression and others diseases. Emerging literature has suggested that in terms of mortality, the global population health burden of physical inactivity approaches that of cigarette smoking. The prevalence and substantial disease risk associated with physical inactivity has been described as a pandemic. The prevalence, health impact, and evidence of changeability all have resulted in calls for action to increase physical activity across the lifespan. In response to the need to find ways to make physical activity a health priority for youth, the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment was formed. Its purpose was to review the current status of physical activity and physical education in the school environment, including before, during, and after school, and examine the influences of physical activity and physical education on the short and long term physical, cognitive and brain, and psychosocial health and development of children and adolescents. Educating the Student Body makes recommendations about approaches for strengthening and improving programs and policies for physical activity and physical education in the school environment. This report lays out a set of guiding principles to guide its work on these tasks. These included: recognizing the benefits of instilling life-long physical activity habits in children; the value of using systems thinking in improving physical activity and physical education in the school environment; the recognition of current disparities in opportunities and the need to achieve equity in physical activity and physical education; the importance of considering all types of school environments; the need to take into consideration the diversity of students as recommendations are developed. This report will be of interest to local and national policymakers, school officials, teachers, and the education community, researchers, professional organizations, and parents interested in physical activity, physical education, and health for school-aged children and adolescents.
Author : Claude Bouchard
Publisher : Human Kinetics Publishers
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 44,79 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780736095419
Grade level: 10,11, 12, s.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 22,18 MB
Release : 1974
Category :
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Author : Society for the Study of Human Biology. Symposium
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 29,86 MB
Release : 1992-12-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521415514
This book presents a wide-ranging account of the key issues of the biology of physical activity and health.
Author : Edmund O. Acevedo
Publisher : Human Kinetics
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 24,31 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Cognitive psychology
ISBN : 9780736055369
This title addresses psychobiologic factors and how they relate to sport and exercise. The authors summarise cutting edge research and provide researchers and scholars with the most up-to-date information.
Author : Jerzy A. Zoladz
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 13,59 MB
Release : 2018-11-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 0128145943
Muscle and Exercise Physiology is a comprehensive reference covering muscle and exercise physiology, from basic science to advanced knowledge, including muscle power generating capabilities, muscle energetics, fatigue, aging and the cardio-respiratory system in exercise performance. Topics presented include the clinical importance of body responses to physical exercise, including its impact on oxygen species production, body immune system, lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, cardiac energetics and its functional reserves, and the health-related effects of physical activity and inactivity. Novel topics like critical power, ROS and muscle, and heart muscle physiology are explored. This book is ideal for researchers and scientists interested in muscle and exercise physiology, as well as students in the biological sciences, including medicine, human movements and sport sciences. Contains basic and state-of-the-art knowledge on the most important issues of muscle and exercise physiology, including muscle and body adaptation to physical training, the impact of aging and physical activity/inactivity Provides both the basic and advanced knowledge required to understand mechanisms that limit physical capacity in both untrained people and top class athletes Covers advanced content on muscle power generating capabilities, muscle energetics, fatigue and aging
Author : Daniel Lieberman
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 29,38 MB
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 1524746983
The book tells the story of how we never evolved to exercise - to do voluntary physical activity for the sake of health. Using his own research and experiences throughout the world, the author recounts how and why humans evolved to walk, run, dig, and do other necessary and rewarding physical activities while avoiding needless exertion. Drawing on insights from biology and anthropology, the author suggests how we can make exercise more enjoyable, rather that shaming and blaming people for avoiding it
Author : C. G. Nicholas Mascie-Taylor
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 50,45 MB
Release : 2005-09-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780521019354
The unique contribution made by biological anthropology to human welfare lies in the fundamental understanding it can provide of the dynamic interrelationships between physical and social factors. By understanding these patterns, we can interpret the significance of variation in such measures of human well-being in terms of the incidence of disease and mortality rates. Topics covered in this book include reproductive ecology and fertility, nutritional status in relation to health, and the effects of pollution on individual growth. In later chapters, the concepts of physiological adaptation and Darwinian fitness and their relation to individual physical fitness are explored.