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Physical Activity and Health: The Evidence Explained [Hardback]

(Loughborough University, UK), (Loughborough University, UK)
  • Formāts: Hardback, 340 pages, height x width: 246x174 mm, weight: 794 g, 109 Line drawings, black and white; 14 Halftones, black and white; 32 Tables, black and white
  • Izdošanas datums: 21-Aug-2003
  • Izdevniecība: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 0415270707
  • ISBN-13: 9780415270700
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  • Formāts: Hardback, 340 pages, height x width: 246x174 mm, weight: 794 g, 109 Line drawings, black and white; 14 Halftones, black and white; 32 Tables, black and white
  • Izdošanas datums: 21-Aug-2003
  • Izdevniecība: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 0415270707
  • ISBN-13: 9780415270700
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Physical Activity and Health explains clearly, systematically and in detail the relationships between physical activity, health and disease, and examines the benefits of exercise in the prevention and treatment of a wide range of important conditions.









Now in a fully updated and revised edition, and still the most complete and engaging textbook on this important subject, Physical Activity and Health offers a balanced examination of the very latest evidence linking levels of physical activity with disease and mortality. It offers a wide-ranging assessment of the importance of inactivity as a factor in major diseases and health conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, cancer and osteoporosis. The book is designed to help the reader evaluate the quality and significance of the scientific evidence, and includes an invaluable discussion of common study designs and the inherent difficulties of measuring physical activity. It also explores the full range of contemporary themes in the study of exercise and health, such as the hazards of exercise; exercise and the elderly; childrens health and exercise, and physical activity and public health policy, and a critical appraisal of current recommendations for physical activity.









Containing useful features throughout, such as chapter summaries, study tasks, guides to supplementary reading and definitions of key terms, and richly illustrated with supporting tables, figures and plates, Physical Activity and Health is an essential course text. Now supported by a companion website featuring self-test questions, Powerpoint slides for lecturers, additional learning activites and web links, this book is vital reading for degree-level students of sport and exercise science, public health, physical therapy, medicine and nursing.









Visit the companion website for Physical Activity and Health at www.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415421980

Recenzijas

"I wish I had had this textbook as a student it would have made learning about the health benefits of physical activity much easier! By housing a comprehensive variety of topics in a single volume, the textbook is a wonderful resource for anyone, whether student or exercise or health professional, wanting to find out more about physical activity and health."









- I-Min Lee, MBBS, MPH, ScD; Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health









"Drs. Stensel and Hardman have prepared an excellent second edition to their book on physical activity and health. The book is comprehensive, the literature review is extensive and up to date, and is well written. The book covers topics relevant to persons across the age range, from children to older adults. The closing chapter presents a strong rationale for the urgent need to incorporate physical activity policies and promotion into public health strategies."



- Steven N. Blair, PED; Professor, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina. Former president of the American College of Sports Medicine









"Anyone who seeks to examine the body of evidence linking physical activity and health should consult this splendid book...At once authoritative and a pleasure to read, it is clearly the result of many years spent in research and teaching."



- Professor Ronald J. Maughan; Secretary of the Nutrition Working Group of the International Olympic Committee



"This is an excellent text, which is much needed in the field of physical activity and health. The authors scrupulously examine the case for exercise with the most rigorous evidence from around the world. This makes the text a valuable resource for information about physical activity and health for students and established researchers worldwide."



- Professor Steve Bird; School of Human Movement, Recreation and Performance, Victoria University, Melbourne

List of figures x
List of tables xvi
List of boxes xviii
Foreword xix
Authors' preface xxi
Personal acknowledgements xxii
Illustrations acknowledgements xxiii
Conversion factors for commonly used units xxvii
Part I Assessing the evidence 1(52)
1 Introduction
3(14)
Early observations
3(1)
Modern trends
4(2)
Physical activity levels in populations
6(6)
Temporal changes in physical activity
12(1)
National surveys of fitness
13(1)
Definitions of key terms
14(1)
Summary
15(1)
Study tasks
15(1)
Notes
16(1)
Further reading
16(1)
2 Nature of the evidence
17(19)
Introduction
17(1)
What is epidemiology?
18(5)
Assessment of physical activity and fitness in epidemiology
23(4)
Laboratory-based research
27(3)
Error: nature, sources and implications
30(3)
Establishing causality
33(1)
Summary
34(1)
Study tasks
35(1)
Notes
35(1)
Further reading
35(1)
3 Physical activity and total mortality
36(17)
Introduction
36(1)
Physical activity and all-cause mortality
37(1)
Physical fitness and all-cause mortality
38(3)
Changes in physical activity and all-cause mortality
41(2)
Changes in physical fitness and all-cause mortality
43(1)
Physical fitness, body composition and all-cause mortality
44(4)
Exercise for longevity
48(2)
Summary
50(1)
Study tasks
51(1)
Further reading
51(2)
Part II Effects of physical activity on the risk of disease 53(134)
4 Cardiovascular disease
55(21)
Introduction
55(1)
What is cardiovascular disease?
56(2)
Atherosclerosis
58(1)
Epidemiology of physical activity and CHD
59(6)
Epidemiology of fitness and CHD
65(2)
Changes in physical activity or fitness and CHD
67(2)
Dose-response: what level of activity or fitness confers protection against CHD?
69(1)
Are physical inactivity and low fitness causal factors for CHD?
70(1)
Stroke
71(2)
Hypertension
73(1)
Summary
74(1)
Study tasks
74(1)
Notes
75(1)
Further reading
75(1)
5 Risk factors for cardiovascular disease
76(17)
Introduction
76(1)
CVD risk factors
77(1)
Lipoprotein metabolism
78(7)
Blood pressure
85(3)
Endothelial function
88(1)
Coagulation and fibrinolysis
88(2)
Insulin resistance
90(1)
Overweight and obesity
90(1)
Summary
90(1)
Study tasks
91(1)
Further reading
91(2)
6 Type 2 diabetes
93(21)
Introduction
93(1)
Types of diabetes
94(1)
Aetiology of type 2 diabetes
94(4)
Prevalence of type 2 diabetes
98(1)
Obesity and type 2 diabetes
98(3)
Evidence that physical activity prevents type 2 diabetes
101(7)
Mechanisms of interaction between exercise and type 2 diabetes
108(3)
Summary
111(1)
Study tasks
112(1)
Further reading
112(2)
7 Obesity and energy balance
114(17)
Introduction
114(1)
Definition of obesity
115(2)
Prevalence of obesity
117(2)
Health risks of obesity
119(1)
Genetic influence on obesity
120(2)
Energy balance and obesity
122(1)
Exercise, resting metabolic rate and obesity
123(3)
Physical inactivity as a cause of obesity
126(3)
Summary
129(1)
Study tasks
129(1)
Further reading
129(2)
8 Insulin resistance syndrome
131(16)
Introduction
131(1)
Definition of the insulin resistance syndrome
132(1)
Prevalence
133(1)
Abnormalities associated with insulin resistance
133(4)
Influence of physical activity
137(4)
Exercise and postprandial lipoprotein metabolism
141(3)
Prevention
144(1)
Summary
145(1)
Study tasks
146(1)
Notes
146(1)
Further reading
146(1)
9 Cancer
147(18)
Introduction
147(1)
Carcinogenesis
148(2)
Physical activity and colorectal cancer
150(4)
Physical activity and breast cancer
154(2)
Physical activity and other cancers
156(1)
Potential mechanisms
157(4)
Population-attributable risk
161(1)
Summary
162(1)
Study tasks
163(1)
Notes
163(1)
Further reading
163(1)
Web-based resources
164(1)
10 Skeletal health
165(22)
Introduction
165(1)
Biology of bone
166(3)
Bone mineral density
169(1)
Adaptation to load-bearing
169(3)
Osteoporosis: definition, consequences and prevalence
172(2)
Physical activity and risk of hip fracture
174(1)
BMD and physical activity
175(7)
Physical activity and risk of falls
182(1)
Preventive possibilities
183(1)
Summary
184(1)
Study tasks
184(1)
Notes
185(1)
Further reading
185(2)
Part III Ageing, therapeutic exercise and public health 187(70)
11 Exercise and ageing
189(15)
Introduction
189(1)
Decline in functional capacities with ageing
190(4)
Exercise training and functional capacity in older individuals
194(5)
Exercise, ageing and independent living
199(1)
Intervention trials of physical activity in the elderly
200(2)
Summary
202(1)
Study tasks
203(1)
Further reading
203(1)
12 Therapeutic exercise
204(21)
Introduction
204(1)
Cardiac disease
205(5)
Claudication
210(1)
Hypertension
210(1)
Type 2 diabetes
211(4)
Obesity
215(3)
Respiratory diseases
218(3)
Mental illness
221(1)
Other conditions
221(1)
Summary
222(1)
Study tasks
223(1)
Notes
223(1)
Further reading
224(1)
13 Hazards of exercise
225(16)
Introduction
225(1)
Musculo-skeletal injuries
226(3)
Triggering of heart attack, sudden cardiac death
229(2)
Menstrual dysfunction: causes, consequences and correlates
231(5)
Upper respiratory tract infection and impaired immune function
236(2)
Prevention
238(1)
Summary
239(1)
Study tasks
239(1)
Further reading
240(1)
14 Physical activity, fitness and public health
241(16)
Introduction
241(2)
Recommendations for physical activity
243(6)
Changing physical activity behaviours
249(1)
Benefits versus risks
250(1)
Walking as the basis of public health strategy
251(2)
A 'best buy in public health'?
253(1)
Summary
254(1)
Study tasks
255(1)
Notes
256(1)
Further reading
256(1)
Glossary 257(7)
Bibliography 264(21)
Index 285
Adrianne E. Hardman is Emeritus Professor of Human Exercise Metabolism at Loughborough University, the UKs leading centre for sport and exercise science. Adrianne has over 25 years of university teaching experience, has published widely and given invited lectures in many countries, and has contributed to the development of guidelines on physical activity in the UK and in North America.



David J. Stensel is a Senior Lecturer in Exercise Physiology at Loughborough University and was formerly a lecturer at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. An experienced teacher and researcher, David has also given invited lectures in the UK and overseas.