| Description |
xii, 212 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Note |
"The papers included in this book were previously published in The President's Council for Physical Fitness and Sport research digest." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Readiness for physical activiety / Roy J. Shephard -- Heredity and health related fitness / Claude Bouchard -- Personalizing physical activity prescription / B. Don Franks -- Influences on physical activity of children, adolescents, and adults / James F. Sallis -- Physical activity and intrinsic motivation / James R. Whitehead -- Health benefits of physical activity / Charles B. Corgin and Robert P. Pangrazi -- Surgeon General's Report on physical activity and health / Charles B. Corgin and Robert P. Pangrazi -- Physical activity and women's health / Christine L. Wells -- Physical activity in the prevention and management of coronary heart disease / William L. Haskell -- Physical activity and cancer / I-Min Lee -- Physical activity and the prevention of type II (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes / Andrea Kriska -- Osteoporosis and physical activity / Janet M. Shaw and Christine Snow -- Physical fitness and healthy low back function / Sharon Ann Plowman -- Resistance training for health / Michael L. Pollock and Kevin R. Vincent -- Exercise, obesity, and weight control / Jack H. Wilmore -- Influence of exercise on mental health / Daniel M. Landers -- Economic benefits of physical activity / Larry R. Gettman -- Toward an understanding of appropriate physical activity levels for youth / Charles B. Corbin, Robert P. Pangrazi, and Greg J. Welk -- Health benefits of physical activity during childhood and adolescence / Oded Bar-Or -- Youth sports in America : an overview / Vern D. Seefeldt and Martha E. Ewing -- Psycho-physiological contributions of physical activity and sports for girls / Linda K. Bunker -- Nutritional ergogenics and sports performance / Melvin Williams. |
| Subject |
Exercise.
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Physical fitness.
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Health.
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| Added Author |
Corbin, Charles B.
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Pangrazi, Robert P.
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| ISBN |
1890871087 |
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