Description: Physical activity and exercise affect many dimensions of health. This book presents an up-to-date and wide ranging account of the key issues of the biology of physical activity and health. The context is set by considering the comparative and temporal aspects of activity in humans. There follows an examination of the concepts and methodological issues associated with activity, exercise, health, and fitness, as well as their interrelationships. Particular attention is given to activity in children, adolescents and the elderly, activity and weight maintenance, and the psychological effects of activity. The book ends with an overview of current and future leisure life styles.
Review Quotes: "The material is well presented and deals with national surveys of activity, fitness and health, physical development and childhood activity physiologic aspects of activity, and psychologic well-being and the benefits of exercise." Francis V. Abbott, Canadian Medical Association Journal