Abstract

The 1988 International Conference on Exercise, Fitness, and Health was a landmark conference, establishing a much-needed consensus about the current knowledge regarding the relationships among exercise, fitness, and health. The consensus statement is the product of an elaborate process involving many of the worlds leading authorities. This book presents the succinct consensus agreed to by the experts in the following areas: 1) Physical activity, fitness, and health; 2) determinants of participation in physical activity; 3) human adaptation to physical activity; 4) physical activity, fitness, and reproductive health; 5) physical activity, fitness, and growth; 6) physical activity, fitness, and aging; 7) physical activity, fitness, and mental health; 8) physical activity and fitness in disease prevention and treatment; 9) risks of engaging in physical activities; 10) heredity, lifestyle, and environment; 11) health status of the participant versus the nonparticipant and the fit versus the unfit; 12) cost and benefit of activity versus inactivity. Klappentext