Abstract

The members of the "club of Cologne" are united in the conviction that sport exercised in the correct manner can ptomote the individual's feeling of well-beeing. With this edition we want to support the dissemination of scientific knowledge which serves this aim. The volume combines four work reports of the international outstanding research groups of sports medicine. The importance of physical activity and sport for a healthy life is examined from for different angles: Wpidemiological studies show from a bird's-eye view that regular physical activity enhances the probability of a longbhealthy life. But genetic factors play an impportant role. Physical activity can strengthen the immune system, but only when dosed correctly. Physical activity is also connected with the development of brain and mind. The topics and the authors are: 1. Paffenbarger, Ralph S.; Lee, I-Min: Age-specific physical activities and other lifeway patterns influencing health and longevity. 2. Rankinen, Tuomo; Perusse, Louis; Bouchard, Claude: Genetic aspects of physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and the response to regular exercise. 3. Pedersen, Bente Klarlund: Physical activity and the immune system - for the better and the worse. 4. Hollmann, Wildor; Strüder, Heiko K.: Brain, psyche, mind, and muscular activity. Klappentext und Inhaltsverzeichnis