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Understanding Fitness How Exercise Fuels Health and Fights Disease
Julie K. Silver, Christopher Morin
Book Code: C9494
ISBN: 0-275-99494-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-99494-5
240 pages, photos, tables, figures
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 4/30/2008
List Price: $39.95 (UK Sterling Price: £22.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: We've all heard the mantra, "exercise for good health." In fact, exercise, or lack of it, may be the most important factor in avoiding, or surviving and recovering from, the top three killers across developed countries--heart disease, cancer, and stroke. But few of us understand exactly how different forms of exercise work--physiologically speaking--to keep us healthy and prevent or treat disease. Here, two nationally known exercise experts lead a stellar team explaining, in reader-friendly terms, what exercise does to our bodies and how it spurs beneficial biological actions. In addition to explaining how and why exercise powers us and promotes longer life, Understanding Fitness includes a review of social factors affecting exercise. Exercise for specific conditions--from arthritis to cancer, diabetes, fibromyalgia, and osteoporosis, is also addressed.
Table of Contents:
  • Dedication
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1 Historical Exercise Traditions from a Health Perspective
  • Chapter 2 Cardiovascular Health Benefits
  • Chapter 3 Pulmonary Health Benefits
  • Chapter 3a Strength Training Health Benefits
  • Chapter 4 Flexibility Health Benefits
  • Chapter 5 Functional Training Health Benefits
  • Chapter 6 Sport Specific Health Benefits Exercise in Specific Medical Conditions
  • Chapter 7 Exercise and Obesity
  • Chapter 8 Exercise and Diabetes
  • Chapter 9 Exercise and Arthritis
  • Chapter 10 Exercise and Osteoporosis
  • Chapter 11 Exercise and Fibromyalgia
  • Chapter 12 Exercise and Cancer
  • Chapter 13 Exercise and Gastrointestinal Disorders
  • Index
  • About the Editors and Contributors
LC Card Number: 2008000237
LCC Class: RA781
Dewey Class: 613
PDF Catalogs:
Praeger Health and Wellness Spring 2008.pdf
Praeger Public Library Spring 2008.pdf
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