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Exercise and physical activity : from health benefits to fitness crazes / R.K. Devlin, editor.

Other author/creatorDevlin, R. K., editor.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoSanta Barbara : Greenwood, 2022.
Description1 online resource
Supplemental Content EBSCOhost
Subject(s)
Contents Abdominals -- Aerial arts and pole dancing -- Aerobics -- Aesthetics training -- Agility -- Alcohol and athletic performance -- American College of Sports Medicine -- American Council on Exercise -- Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004 -- Anabolism and catabolism -- Anaerobic exercise -- Archery -- Athletics and Fitness Association of America -- Badminton -- Balance -- Ballet -- Barriers to exercise, Economic -- Barriers to exercise, Mental -- Barriers to exercise, Physical -- Barriers to exercise, Social and cultural -- Baseball and softball -- Basketball -- Beachbody -- Belly dance -- Biceps -- Biggest loser, The -- Biking -- Blanks, Billy -- Blood pressure and exercise -- Blood sugar and exercise -- Body mass index -- Bodybuilding -- Bodyweight exercise -- Bone density and exercise -- Boxing -- Brachioradialis -- Bronchoconstriction, Exercise-induced -- Bulking and cutting -- Caffeine and exercise -- Canoeing, kayaking, and paddleboarding -- Cardiovascular disease and exercise -- Cardiovascular exercise -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- Cerebrovascular disease and exercise -- Cheerleading -- Cholesterol and exercise -- Circuit training -- Climbing, Ice -- Climbing, Mountain -- Climbing, Rock -- Clothing and footwear, Athletic -- Concussions -- Connective tissues -- Core training -- Couch to 5K -- CrossFit -- Cross-training -- Dance -- Dehydration -- Delayed-onset muscle soreness -- Deltoids -- DHEA -- Diabetes and exercise -- Disabilities and exercise -- Disc golf -- Dyspnea, Exercise-induced -- Emotional health and exercise -- Endurance, Cardiorespiratory -- Endurance, Muscular -- Erector spinae -- Ergogenic aids -- Exercise equipment and gear -- Exercise industry -- Exercise intolerance -- Exercise science -- Fascial injuries -- Fitness and figure competitions -- Fitness apps and influencers -- Fitness books and magazines -- Fitness testing and assessment -- Fixx, Jim -- Flexibility -- Fonda, Jane -- Football -- Fracture, Bone -- Gastrocnemius and soleus -- Gluteals -- Glycogen -- Golf -- Gymnastics -- Gyms and recreational centers -- Hamstrings -- Healthy people 2030 -- Hiking -- Hip adductors -- Hip flexors -- History of exercise and physical -- Activity in the ancient world -- History of exercise and physical -- Activity in the United States -- Hockey, Field -- Hockey, Ice -- Horseback riding -- Horton, Tony -- Human growth hormone -- Hydration -- Iliotibial band syndrome -- Inactivity, physical and psychological -- Consequences of interval training -- Isometrics -- Jazzercise -- Jenkins, Jeanette -- Jumping rope -- Kickboxing -- Kinesiology -- Lacrosse -- Lactic acid -- Latissimus Dorsi -- Lee, Jennifer Nicole -- Lifestyle physical activity -- Martial arts -- Maximal oxygen uptake -- Meditation and exercise -- Meniscal tear -- Mercuriale, Girolamo -- Michaels, Jillian -- Muscle cramps -- Muscle dysmorphia -- Muscle fatigue -- Muscle imbalance -- Muscle injuries -- Muscles of the ankle and foot -- Muscles of the neck -- Muscles of the wrist and hand -- National Academy of Sports Medicine -- National Association for Sport and Physical Education -- National Strength and Conditioning Association -- Nutrition and exercise -- Obliques -- Occupational physical activity -- Overtraining syndrome -- Overuse injuries -- Pectoralis -- Performance-enhancing drugs and techniques -- Personal trainer -- Perspiration -- Physical education and school sports, Funding for -- Physical fitness -- Physical rehabilitation and therapy -- Pickleball -- Pilates -- Play as exercise -- Plyometrics -- Polo -- Posture -- Power and strength -- Pregnancy and exercise -- President's fitness challenge -- Protein supplementation -- Quadriceps -- Quetelet, Adolphe -- Rhomboids -- Roid rage -- Rotator cuff -- Rugby -- Running, Cross-country -- Running, Long-distance -- Running, Recreational -- Schwarzenegger, Arnold -- Self-esteem and exercise -- Senior citizens and exercise -- Shin splints -- Side stitch -- Simmons, Richard -- Skateboarding -- Skating, figure and speed -- Skating, Roller and inline -- Skiing -- Snowboarding -- Soccer -- Society of health and physical educators (SHAPE America) -- Spinning -- Sports influences on body image -- Sports medicine -- Sports psychology -- Sports, College -- Sports, High school -- Sports, Professional -- Sports, Recreational -- Sprain, Ligament -- Strength training -- Stress and exercise -- Stretching -- Surfing -- Swimming -- Syncope, Exercise-induced -- Table tennis -- Tendon injuries -- Tennis -- Track and field -- Trampoline -- Trapezius -- Triceps -- Ultimate -- Volleyball -- Walking -- Warm-up and cooldown -- Water polo -- Webb, Tamilee -- Weight gain and exercise -- Weight loss and exercise -- Weightlifting -- Worksite wellness programs -- Wrestling -- Yoga -- Zumba.
Abstract This title explores exercise and physical activity from a variety of angles, including anatomy and exercise science, health benefits and risks, the wide array of sports and recreational activities available, and the sociocultural context of physical fitness.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOriginal 1440878439 9781440878435
ISBN9781440878442 (electronic bk.)
ISBN1440878447 (electronic bk.)

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