Gender, physical activity, and aging / edited by Roy J. Shephard.
Material type: TextPublisher: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2001Description: 288 pISBN:- 084931027X (alk. paper)
- 612.67
- QP86. G388 2001
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612.67 ALD Health, illness, and optimal aging : biological and psychosocial perspectives / | 612.67 FUN Functional performance in older adults / | 612.67 FUN Functional performance in older adults / | 612.67 GEN Gender, physical activity, and aging / | 612.67 HEA Healthy ageing and aged care / | 612.67 KIR Time of our lives : the science of human aging / | 612.67 NEW The new science of ageing / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Technical Problems in Comparing Data for Male and Female Subjects -- 2. Physical Activity Patterns, Assessment, and Motivation in Older Adults -- 3. Constitution or Environment? The Basis of Regional and Ethnic Differences in the Interactions among Gender, Age, and Functional Capacity -- 4. Limitations to Oxygen Transport with Aging -- 5. Physical Activity, Fitness, and Gender in Relation to Morbidity, Survival, Quality of Life, and Independence in Older Age -- 6. Aging of the Neuromuscular System: Influences of Gender and Physical Activity -- 7. Aging and Sarcopenia: Influences of Gender and Physical Activity -- 8. Aging, Gender, and Susceptibility to Muscle Damage and Overtraining -- 9. Aging of Joints and Skeletal System: Influence of Gender and Physical Activity -- 10. Aging, Obesity, and Metabolic Regulation: Influence of Gender and Physical Activity -- 11. Aging of Immune and Hormonal Responses: Influences of Gender and Physical Activity -- 12. Conclusions: Implications for Health and Society -- Index.
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