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Benefits and Hazards of Exercise [Paperback]

Domhnall MacAuley (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 072791412X | ISBN-13: 978-0727914125 | Publication Date: November 15, 1999 | Edition: 1

This concise book addresses the important issues of long-term benefits and hazards of exercise in the healthy and those with specific chronic conditions. It will be of lasting value to all involved directly in sports medicine, and to family physicians
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Bringing together the latest on the subject. Benefits and Hazards of Exercise will be welcomed by all involved in sport and sports medicine, from sports medicine physicians and physiotherapists to general practitioners and trainers. It will also be of interest to those involved in health promotion and public health.

Discussing both the physiological effects of exercise in the healthy, and the potential risks to those with specific conditions, this authoritative text with contributions from leading experts worldwide covers an aspect of growing concern in sport.

Each chapter provides a continuing medical education element in the form of MCQs or essay questions. Together with summary boxes for quick reference these features make the book of lasting usefulness to all in sports medicine.

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Paperback: 383 pages
Publisher: BMJ Books; 1 edition (November 15, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 072791412X
ISBN-13: 978-0727914125
Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
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Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,671,928 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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A number of governments, including those of the United States and Canada, are currently changing the emphasis of their health promotional programmes from the advocacy of vigorous aerobic exercise to the concept of "active living" - that is, the incorporation of moderate physical activity into everyday living. Read the first page

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Sports Med, United States, Med Sci Sports Exerc, Diabetes Care, Med Set Sports Exerc, Human Kinetics, United Kingdom, Appl Phvsiol, Coll Cardiol, Health Education Authority, New York, American Heart Association, Eur Heart, Department of Health, Med Sei Sports Exerc, Prev Med, Sports Aled, Ann Intern Med, Ant Heart, British Psychological Society, Exerc Sport, Fertil Steril, Benchmark Press, Percept Mot Skills, American Diabetes Association

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This book cites 9 books:

Cardiac Rehabilitation by American Physical Therapy Association on page 21, page 78, and page 136
Physical Education: Key Stage 1/Scotland P1-P3 (Blueprints) by Win Heath in Front Matter, and page 224
Sports Medicine (British Medical Bulletin) by J. B. King on page 42, and page 79
Health Care (Careers Without College) by Susan Gordon on page 355
Systematic Reviews by Douglas G. Altman on page 42

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