Editors:
- Contains up-to date content on broad areas of physical activity research
- Focuses on sedentary behavior research
- Provides both basic and applied perspectives on physical activity and promoting health
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Table of contents (26 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Current Status of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Research
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Front Matter
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Effects of Physical Activity, Exercise, and Fitness on the Human Organism
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About this book
The aim of this book is to present current views about physical activity and the benefits of physical activity in preventing and ameliorating various health conditions that are of worldwide concern. This book was developed as a compilation of the accomplishments of the five-year Global COE (Center of Excellence) “Sport Sciences for the Promotion of Active Life” Program at the Faculty of Sport Sciences of Waseda University, Saitama, Japan. The first part establishes the research methodology and discusses the current status of physical activity. Topics covered include the prevalence of physical inactivity and highly sedentary behavior in different populations as well as strategies that can be adopted to promote physical activity. The second part focuses on the physiological effects of physical activity. Topics covered include physiological responses to exercise by the autonomic nervous system, the endocrine system, vascular functioning, postprandial blood glucose control, and inflammatory processes. The relationship between exercise and appetite is discussed, as is the influence of exercise on food intake and weight regulation. Additionally, the influence of exercise on protein regulation and posttranslational modifications is introduced. The final part discusses the role of physical activity in preventing lifestyle-related health issues and improving the quality of life, especially for the elderly. The contents should be of interest to anyone who is concerned with the human physiologic response to exercise and the promotion of healthy lifestyles, including sports and exercise science researchers as well as those involved with medicine, public health, physiology, nutrition, and elder care.
Editors and Affiliations
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Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Japan
Kazuyuki Kanosue, Koichiro Oka
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Waseda Institute of Sports Nutrition, Waseda University, Japan
Satomi Oshima
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School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, China
Zhen-Bo Cao
About the editors
Prof. Kazuyuki Kanosue, Ph.D.
Deputy Dean, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Physical Activity, Exercise, Sedentary Behavior and Health
Editors: Kazuyuki Kanosue, Satomi Oshima, Zhen-Bo Cao, Koichiro Oka
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55333-5
Publisher: Springer Tokyo
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Japan 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-55332-8Published: 21 July 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-56223-8Published: 18 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-55333-5Published: 09 July 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 336
Number of Illustrations: 51 b/w illustrations, 35 illustrations in colour
Topics: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Human Physiology, Sports Medicine