Role of Physical Exercise in Preventing Disease and Improving the Quality of Life Vilberto Stocchi (Editor), Pierpaolo De Feo (Editor), David A. Hood (Editor)
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 884700375X
DDC: 612.044
Edition: Hardcover; 2007-09-10
Summary:
Over the last decade studies have shown that physical exercise plays
an important role in maintaining an individual's psycho-physical
balance. In particular, it has been demonstrated that prolonged
regular physical activity (now defined in scientific publications as
chronic physical activity) helps to significantly reduce the
incidence of neurodegenerative and neuromuscular diseases, which are
often associated with ageing, while at the same time bolstering the
immune system. Promoting physical activity therefore helps preventing
today's major health challenges, such as diabetes, high blood
pressure, cardiorespiratory diseases, obesity, osteoporosis,
arthritis, and cancer, thus leading to a reduction in healthcare
costs and freeing up resources for future generations. The volume
will be an essential reading for all health professionals and for
residents in medicine and in health and physical exercise.
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