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Aging, physical activity, and health / Roy J. Shephard.
- Title
- Aging, physical activity, and health / Roy J. Shephard.
- Author
- Shephard, Roy J.
- Publication
- Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, 1997.
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| Text | Request in advance | QP86 .S478 1997 | Off-site |
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- Description
- viii, 488 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- In Aging, Physical Activity, and Health, Roy J. Shephard, one of the world's leading authorities on exercise science, reviews and synthesizes the scientific literature on the physiological changes of aging and how regular physical activity affects the aging process.
- Shephard's critical analysis features the latest theories on how aging and exercise affect such medical conditions as cardiorespiratory diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, metabolic health, mental function, and general well-being. He provides conclusive physiological evidence that exercise is effective for reducing the risk of many diseases, maximizing independence, and improving the quality of life for the elderly. Shephard also discusses the economic and social consequences of an aging society.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Ch. 1. Demographics of Aging -- Ch. 2. Current Theories of Aging -- Ch. 3. Impact of Aging on Major Physiological Systems at Rest and During Submaximal and Maximal Exercise -- Ch. 4. Impact of Regular Physical Activity on Age-Associated Changes in Physiological Systems -- Ch. 5. Physical Activity and Diseases of the Cardiorespiratory System -- Ch. 6. Physical Activity and Musculoskeletal Disease -- Ch. 7. Physical Activity and Metabolic Health -- Ch. 8. Physical Activity, Function, and Well-Being -- Ch. 9. The Aging Labor Force -- Ch. 10. Implications of Aging for Society.
- ISBN
- 0873228898
- LCCN
- 96043852
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries