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Title:
The role of physical exercise in preventing disease and improving the quality of life / Vilberto Stocchi, Pierpaolo de Feo, David A. Hood (eds.).
Publisher:
Springer,
Copyright Date:
c2007
Description:
xvi, 221 p. : ill.
Subject:
Exercise--Physiological aspects.
Other Authors:
Stocchi, Vilberto.
De Feo, Pierpaolo.
Hood, David A.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of skeletal muscle plasticity -- Physical inactivity is the main cause of the metabolic syndrome -- Exercise-induced mitochondrial biogenesis in skeletal muscle -- Genetic vs. acquired fitness: cardiomyocyte adaptations -- Molecular modifications induced by physical exercise: a significant role in disease prevention -- The contribution of reactive oxygen species in sarcopenia and muscle aging -- Mitochondria: the dark side -- Mitochondrial pathogenesis of myopathies due to collagen VI mutations -- Mitochondria in cell life and death -- Evaluation of nutritional state in individuals that practice fitness -- Physical exercise of the prevention and treatment of obesity -- Techniques for assessing the quality of life with a particular emphasis on physical exercise -- Effects of physical exercise on the quality of life of indivduals with diabetes and obesity -- A longitudinal investigation of physical activity and health behaviors in Italian university students.
ISBN:
8847003768 (e-ISBN)
9788847003767 (e-ISBN)
884700375X (hbk.)
9788847003750 (hbk.)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)176925001
LCCN:
2007926432
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
LVOX826 -- Palmer College of Chiropractic (Davenport)
I6OX771 -- Mercy College Library (Des Moines)

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