Progress in Exercise and Women's Health Research de Janet P. Coulter

Progress in Exercise and Women's Health Research

Janet P. Coulter

In the last 50 years significant numbers of men and women take little exercise in the course of their occupation. The computer keyboard, the rise of private transport, the world by television, household 'labour saving' devices mean that with the minimal of physical effort people work and play. The benefits of doing regular exercise include a reduced risk of: heart disease, stroke, bowel cancer, breast cancer, osteoporosis, and obesity. In addition, many people feel better in themselves during and after exercise. Regular exercise is also thought to help ease stress, anxiety, and mild depression. This book presents the latest research in this growing field.

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Preface; Expert commentaries; Exercise and women's health research; Resistance exercise frequency -- can increasing training frequency increase gains in lean mass for middle and older-aged women?; Short communications; Do women and men over 70 years old similarly benefit from a one-year training program?; Research and review studies; The place of exercise in the everyday lives of aging women and women with physical disabilities; Substrate utilization in women with obesity and type 2 diabetes -- effects of exercise and nutritional adaptation; The benefits of exercise and sport on the psychological and personal health of women; How important are basic psychological needs to women's well-being; The personal-social responsibility model -- exploring a novel approach to promoting gender equity and increasing relevance for adolescent females in physical education; Physical activity interventions in African American women; Theoretical frameworks in exercise and women's health research; Effects of weight-bearing and non-weight bearing exercise on bone mineral density during short-term weight loss in overweight premenopausal women; Timing of post-exercise protein does not affect gains in lean mass but may influence loss of fat mass in women; Central Italy -- physical activity of female residents from Pisa province; Early adolescent girls' psychosocial health in the light of their sports activity behavior; Index.