Role of Physical Exercise in Preventing Disease and Improving the Quality of Life [Hardcover]

Vilberto Stocchi (Editor), Pierpaolo De Feo (Editor), David A. Hood (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 884700375X | ISBN-13: 978-8847003750 | Publication Date: September 10, 2007 | Edition: 1

The aim of this volume is to underline that promoting physical activity is crucial to preventing illness and maintaining our health, thus leading to a reduction in healthcare costs. Over the last decade studies have shown that physical exercise plays an important role in maintaining an individual's psycho-physical balance. Physical activity therefore helps in tackling today's major health challenges, including diabetes, high blood pressure, and cardiorespiratory diseases.

Editorial Reviews

Review

From the reviews: "This is an excellent compendium of the current understanding of the role of exercise in human metabolism. An impressive list of world experts in muscle metabolism contribute chapters that clinicians will find easy to understand. … intended audience appears to be both current and future researchers in muscle metabolism, but the book will serve clinical investigators as well. The book does an excellent job of reviewing the literature of basic molecular muscle biology. … a significant addition to both a clinician’s and a researcher’s library." (Vincent F. Carr, Doody's Review Service, November, 2007)

From the Back Cover

Over the last decade studies have shown that physical exercise plays an important role in maintaining an individual's psycho-physical balance. In particular, it has been demonstrated that prolonged regular physical activity (now defined in scientific publications as chronic physical activity) helps to significantly reduce the incidence of neurodegenerative and neuromuscular diseases, which are often associated with ageing, while at the same time bolstering the immune system. Promoting physical activity therefore helps preventing today's major health challenges, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, cardiorespiratory diseases, obesity, osteoporosis, arthritis, and cancer, thus leading to a reduction in healthcare costs and freeing up resources for future generations. The volume will be an essential reading for all health professionals and for residents in medicine and in health and physical exercise.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 238 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (September 10, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 884700375X
• ISBN-13: 978-8847003750
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,215,393 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)