Physical activity and health : 34th Symposium volume of the Society for the Study of Human Biology

Physical activity and health 34th Symposium volume of the Society for the Study of Human Biology

Physical activity and exercise affect many dimensions of health. This book presents a wide-ranging account of the key issues of the biology of physical activity and health. The context is set by considering the comparative and temporal aspects of activity in humans. There follows an examination of t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Society for the Study of Human Biology.
Autor Corporativo: Society for the Study of Human Biology. Symposium (-)
Otros Autores: Norgan, N. G., editor (editor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 1992.
Colección:CUP ebooks.
Society for the Study of Human Biology symposium series ; 34.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction / N.G. Norgan
  • 2. Comparative aspects of human activity / R. McNeill Alexander
  • 3. Physical activity levels
  • past and present / J.V.G.A. Durnin
  • 4. The validity of health measurements / J.R. Kemm
  • 5. Developments in the assessment of physical activity / P.S.W. Davies
  • 6. Two national surveys of activity fitness and health: the Allied Dunbar National Fitness survey and the Welsh Heart Health survey / C.B. Cooke, G. Davey Smith, G. Hoinville, J. Catford and W. Tuxworth
  • 7. Physical development and childhood activity / H.C.G. Kemper
  • 8. Physical activity and behavioural development during childhood and youth / R.M. Malina
  • 9. Physiological aspects of activity and ageing / E.J. Bassey
  • 10. Activity and morale in later life: preliminary analysis from the Nottingham Longitudinal Study of Activity and Ageing / K. Bennett and K. Morgan
  • 11. The benefits of low intensity exercise / A.E. Hardman.

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