Exercise and Children's Health

Exercise and Children's Health

Rowland, Thomas W.

Human Kinetics Publishers

01/1980

368

Dura

Inglês

9780873222822

0873222822

748

The book contains three parts that help the reader understand the changes in physiological responses to exercise that occur as children grow, summarise the evidence linking exercise to health in children, and provide guidelines for counselling children into more active lifestyles.
Part 1 Developmental exercise physiology - the physiological basis of physical fitness in children: a primer of exercise physiology; the special problems of paediatric exercise research; physical fitness and habitual physical activity; endurance exercise fitness; muscle strength and endurance. Part 2 The influence of exercise on health: exercise and coronary artery disease; obesity and physical activity; physical activity and psychological health; exercise in the management of cardiopulmonary disease; physical activity and diabetes mellitus; risks of sport participation during childhood. Part 3 Strategies for improving exercise habits of children: clinical approaches to the sedentary child; exercise activities for children.
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