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- Discusses the patterns of human activity across human history
- Addresses the health problems in our modern environment associated with sedentary behavior
- Highlights the flexibility and range of optimization strategies for energy allocation among humans, and the ways they are influenced by ecological, physiological, and psychological factors
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Anthropology (BRIEFSANTHRO)
Part of the book sub series: Human Behavior, Biology and Evolution (HBBE)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Evolution and Life History Theory
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Front Matter
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Physical Activity and Energetic Trade-Offs Through the Lifespan
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Summary of Proximate Mechanisms, an Integrated Evolutionary Model and Applications
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Back Matter
About this book
Authors and Affiliations
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Anschutz Health and Wellness Center, Uni of Colorado Denver, School of Medi, Atlanta, USA
Ann E. Caldwell
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Human Physical Fitness and Activity
Book Subtitle: An Evolutionary and Life History Perspective
Authors: Ann E. Caldwell
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Anthropology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30409-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-30407-6Published: 06 April 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-30409-0Published: 29 March 2016
Series ISSN: 2195-0806
Series E-ISSN: 2195-0814
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 89
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Anthropology, Public Health, Evolutionary Biology