| Description |
viii, 223 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
The Praeger series on contemporary health and living, 1932-8079 |
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Praeger series on contemporary health and living.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Historical exercise traditions from a health perspective / James Whorton -- Cardiovascular health benefits / Matthew N. Bartels -- Pulmonary health benefits / Jason E. Frankel and Nicholas S. Hill -- Strength training health benefits / Daniel Dodd and Brent Alvar -- Flexibility health benefits / Jason E. Frankel -- Functional training health benefits / Jeffrey C. Ives and Betsy Keller -- Sport-specific health benefits / Jennifer Baima and William Mosi Jones -- Exercise and obesity / Daniel S. Rooks and George L. Blackburn -- Exercise and diabetes / Jacqueline Shahar and Osama Hamdy -- Exercise and arthritis / Philip Blount -- Exercise and osteoporosis / Christopher Morin and Jennifer Morin -- Exercise and fibromyalgia / Kim Dupree Jones, Janice H. Hoffman, and Diane G. Adams -- Exercise and cancer / Kathleen Y. Wolin -- Exercise and gastrointestinal disorders / Gerard Mullin and Ghazaleh Aram. |
| Subject |
Physical fitness.
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Exercise -- Health aspects.
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Exercise. |
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Physical Fitness. |
| Added Author |
Silver, J. K. (Julie K.), 1965-
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Morin, Christopher, 1964-
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| ISBN |
9780275994945 (alk. paper) |
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0275994945 (alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
NZ1 12068656 |
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AU@ 000042554400 |
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