Exercise prescription : physiological foundations : a guide for health, sport and exercise professionals /: physiological foundations : a guide for health, sport and exercise professionals. (©2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kate Woolf-May, with contribution from Steve Bird ; foreword by Polly Davey ; illustrations by Jane Fallows.
• Other Names: Woolf-May, Kate; Bird, Stephen R, 1959-
• Contents: 1.Introduction: physical activity, fitness and health; ; 2.Individuals with existing heart and vascular disease; ; 3.Blood lipids and hyperlipidaemia; ; 4.Diabetes and insulin resistance/insensitivity; ; 5.Blood pressure and hypertension; ; 6.Overweight and obese adults; ; 7.Coagulation, fibrinolysis and risk of thrombosis; ; 8.Adults with asthma; ; 9.Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ; 10.Adults with arthritis; ; 11.Adults with osteoporosis; ; 12.Adults with and survivors of cancer; ; 13.The older adult; ; 14.Therapeutic medications: influences with regard to physical activity and exercise; ; Appendix A. Screening and assessment for prescription of physical activity and exercise; ; Appendix B. Physical activity and exercise: intensity, endurance and progression; ; Glossary of terms; ; Index
• Publisher Details: Edinburgh New York : Churchill Livingstone
• Publication Date: 2006
• Copyright Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource (ix, 274 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 612.044; Exercise -- Physiological aspects; Exercise -- Health aspects; Sports -- Physiological aspects; Sports -- Health aspects; Exercise Therapy; Exercise -- physiology; Prescriptions; MEDICAL -- Physiology; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Human Anatomy & Physiology; Exercise -- Health aspects; Exercise -- Physiological aspects; Sports -- Health aspects; Sports -- Physiological aspects; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780702032769
• Related ISBNs: 070203276X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.