Physical activity and health : a report of the Surgeon General.
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| Format: | Government Document Book |
| Language: | English |
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Atlanta, Ga. : [Washington, D.C.] :
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion ; President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports,
1996.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction, summary, and chapter conclusions
- Historic background, terminology, evolution of recommendations and measurement
- Western historical perspective
- Terminology of physical activity, physical fitness, and health
- Evolution of physical activity recommendations
- Summary of recent physical activity recommendations
- Measurement of physical activity, fitness, and intensity
- Physiologic responses and long-term adaptations to exercise
- Physiologic responses to episodes of exercise
- Long-term adaptations to exercise training
- Maintenance, detraining, and prolonged inactivity
- Special considerations
- The effects of physical activity on health and disease
- Overall mortality
- Cardiovascular diseases
- Cancer
- Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Obesity
- Mental health
- Health-related quality of life
- Adverse effects of physical activity
- Occurrence of adverse effects
- Nature of the activity/health relationship
- Patterns and trends in physical activity
- Physical activity among adults in the United States
- Physical activity among adolescents and young adults in the United States
- Understanding and promoting physical activity
- Theories and models used in behavioral and social research on physical activity
- Behavioral research on physical activity among adults
- Behavioral research on physical activity among children and adolescents
- Promising approaches, barriers, and resources.