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Physical Activity and Health: The Evidence Explained
Physical Activity and Health: The Evidence Explained
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ExcellentThe textbook "Physical Activity and Health" explores the relationship between physical activity, health, and disease, and the role of exercise in preventing and managing various conditions. It offers a comprehensive examination of the latest evidence, discusses study designs, and covers topics such as child and adolescent health, older adults, hazards of exercise, sedentary behavior, public health policy, and mental health. It is an essential resource for students and professionals in sport and exercise science, public health, physical therapy, medicine, and nursing.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 566 pages
Publication date: 30 July 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Physical Activity and Health is a comprehensive textbook that delves into the intricate relationship between physical activity, health, and disease. It provides a systematic and detailed exploration of the role of exercise in preventing and managing a wide range of significant conditions. In its fully updated and expanded third edition, this textbook stands as the most comprehensive and engaging resource on the subject. It offers a balanced examination of the latest evidence linking physical activity levels to the risk of mortality, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, obesity, cancer, osteoporosis, and dementia.
Designed to assist readers in evaluating the quality of the evidence, the book includes an invaluable discussion of common study designs and the challenges associated with measuring physical activity. It examines the evidence in relation to child and adolescent health, older adults, hazards of exercise, sedentary behavior, public health policy, and, in a new chapter, mental health. An epilogue also considers the emerging evidence regarding the significance of physical activity and COVID-19.
Physical Activity and Health is an essential course text for undergraduate, masters, and postgraduate research students in sport and exercise science, public health, physical therapy, medicine, and nursing. It is packed with chapter summaries, study tasks, guides to supplementary reading, a glossary of key terms, and an abundance of figures and tables. Additionally, this third edition is supported by an updated companion website featuring self-test questions, PowerPoint slides, learning activities, and website links.
Weight: 1084g
Dimension: 173 x 246 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780415632966
Edition number: 3 New edition
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