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Exercise Prescription - The Physiological Foundations - A Guide for Health - Sport and Exercise Professionals

di Woolf May • 2006 • dettagli prodotto

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A guide for health and exercise professionals which explains the relationship between the aetiology and pathology of common conditions and the physiological effects of physical exercise and activity for those groups of patients/clients. Guidelines for exercise prescription are given for each patient group including possible contraindications for exercise and the possible effects of medications. All the chapters dealing with different disorders follow the same structure making the book easy to learn from and refer to. Contents1. Introduction: physical activity, fitness and health2. Individuals with existing heart and vascular disease3. Blood lipids and hyperlipidaemia4. Diabetes and insulin resistance/insensitivity5. Blood pressure and hypertension6. Overweight and obese adults7. Coagulation, fibrinolysis and risk of thrombosis8. Adults with asthma9. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease10. Adults with arthritis11. Adults with osteoporosis12. Adults with and survivors of cancer13. The older adult14. Therapeutic medications: influences with regard to physical activity and exerciseAppendix A. Screening and assessment for prescription of physical activity and exerciseAppendix B. Physical activity and exercise: intensity, endurance and progressionGlossary of termsIndex