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Fitness and cardiovascular risk factors : what everyone should know /
The Fitness is a widespread practice especially in Western countries and is being investigated in several respects from a scientific and health perspective as well as its role in obtaining a pleasing physical appearance. The authors also discuss fitness as a recreational hobby. Since it involves phy...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Publishers,
2014.
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| Colección: | Physical fitness, diet and exercise.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- FITNESS AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS: WHAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW; FITNESS AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS: WHAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; BIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHORS; Chapter 1: THE ROLE OF FITNESS IN PERFORMING AN EXERCISE; CARDIORESPIRATORY ENDURANCE; MUSCULAR STRENGTH; BODY PERFORMANCE; FLEXIBILITY; CONCLUSION; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO EXERCISE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; RESPIRATORY CHANGES; OTHER STRUCTURES INVOLVED; SUMMARY; REFERENCES.
- Chapter 3: FITNESS DEVICES RELATED TO THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMBASIC EXERCISES FOR THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 4: IMPACT OF FITNESS ON POPULATION HEALTH; HYGIENE OF HEALTH; PATHS OF FITNESS RELATED TO CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS; CURRENT OPINIONS; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 5: CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS ; THE CONCEPT OF RISK (RISK VS. ETIOLOGIC FACTOR); EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PREVENTIVE EFFECTS ON CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS; RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MAJOR RISK FACTORS; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 6: SMOKING; INTRODUCTION; ACTIVE SMOKING.
- PASSIVE SMOKINGCOMBINED EXPOSURE TO ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SMOKING; TOBACCO PRODUCTS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR TROPISM; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 7: HYPERTENSION; THE GLOBAL BURDEN OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEYS FROM LARGE-SCALE TRIALS; RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HYPERTENSION; MECHANISMS OF HYPERTENSION-RELATED DISORDERS; HYPERTENSION AND FITNESS; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 8: METABOLIC DISORDERS ; INTRODUCTION; LIPID METABOLISM DISORDERS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; LIPIDS ASSOCIATED WITH OTHER MAJOR RISK FACTORS; LIPID PROFILE AND FITNESS; DISORDERS OF GLUCOSE METABOLISM.
- GLUCOSE DISORDERS AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORSFITNESS AND GLUCOSE DISORDERS; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 9: OBESITY AND FITNESS; INTRODUCTION; MHO PREVALENCE; HYPOTHESIZED PATHOGENIC MECHANISMS; TREATMENT OF MHO INDIVIDUALS; ROLE OF FITNESS; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 10: LIFESTYLE AND FITNESS ; INTRODUCTION; RACE AND LIFESTYLE; GENDER AND LIFESTYLE; AGE AND LIFESTYLE; FAMILIARITY, COLLECTIVITIES, AND LIFE CHOICES; EXTERNAL FACTORS; PATHOLOGICAL FACTORS; LIFESTYLE AND PHYSICAL EXERCISE; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 11: FINAL REMARKS ; INTRODUCTION; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; INDEX.