FitnessProsBooks.com - Understanding Fitness: How Exercise Fuels Health and Fights Disease (The Praeger Series on Contemporary Health and Living)

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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 613.71 EAN: 9780275994945 ISBN: 0275994945 Label: Praeger Publishers Manufacturer: Praeger Publishers Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 240 Publication Date: 2008-04-30 Publisher: Praeger Publishers Studio: Praeger Publishers
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Title and cover are a little misleading Comment: I thought overall the book was excellent. It was not what I was expecting however. I was expecting from the name, the cover, and the fact that it had a professional bodybuilder with a masters in something like sports science to have a real in depth review of physiology and how fitness affects different aspects of your body...which it does but briefly. The main bulk of the book goes through an in depth look at many diseases that exercise affects. It covers such things like arthritis, cancer, osteoporosis, gastrointestinal disorders, heart disease. It does so very well and is a very interesting read. This book seems to be more of a target of people in their early 40's who haven't quite reached the point where these diseases will affect them but are looking to prevent them or for older people who are looking to improve their health. Like I said before, its just simply not what I was expecting from the name and cover. It has made me more dedicated to forcing myself to the gym 4-5 times a week, makes me happy knowing I'll have a 50% smaller chance of getting colon cancer...whew! It also made me worried more about my parents who have very little physical activity in their lives and are at risk for many of the diseases the book warns about. So if you're looking for a good book explaining exercise physiology this really isn't the best book to buy. If you're looking at in depth reviews of how exercise prevents different diseases, this book is excellent. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: We've all heard the mantra, "exercise for good health." In fact, exercise, or lack of it, may be the most important factor in avoiding, or surviving and recovering from, the top three killers across developed countries--heart disease, cancer, and stroke. But few of us understand exactly how different forms of exercise work--physiologically speaking--to keep us healthy and prevent or treat disease. Here, two nationally known exercise experts lead a stellar team explaining, in reader-friendly terms, what exercise does to our bodies and how it spurs beneficial biological actions. In addition to explaining how and why exercise powers us and promotes longer life, Understanding Fitness includes a review of social factors affecting exercise. Exercise for specific conditions--from arthritis to cancer, diabetes, fibromyalgia, and osteoporosis, is also addressed.