Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Sedentarism and the Endo-Metabolic System
Gladys Onambele-Pearson, Emma Bostock, Christopher Morse, Keith Winwood, Islay McEwan, Claire Stewart (Health Exercise and Active Living Research Centre, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Crewe Green Road, Crewe, Cheshire, UK, and others)
Chapter 2. Workplace Sedentary Health Risks and Exercise Interventions
Ahmad Alkhatib (Division of Sport and Exercise Science, School of Social and Health Sciences, Abertay University, Dundee, UK)
Chapter 3. Sedentariness and Physical Inactivity in Diabetes: A Case for Home-Based Exercise Prescription
Andrea Cameron & Ahmad Alkhatib (School of Social and Health Sciences, Abertay University, Dundee, UK)
Chapter 4. Epicardial Adipose Tissue Thickness as a Predictor for Plaque Vulnerability and Coronary Artery Disease
Anna Giulia Falchi (Department of Emergency Medicine, IRCCS San Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy)
Chapter 5. The Effects of Ageing & Exercise on Skeletal Muscle Structure & Function
John K. Malone (Division of Sport and Exercise Science, School of Social and Health Sciences, Abertay University, Dundee, UK)
Chapter 6. The Effect of Physical Activity on the Biomechanics of Functional Mobility in Older People
Siobhan Strike, Jin Luo & Ceri Diss (Department of Life Sciences, University of Roehampton, London, UK)
Chapter 7. Charactertistics of Preferred Gait Patterns: Considerations for Exercise Prescription
Lina Majed, Clint Hansen & Ahmad Alkhatib (Sport Science Program, College of Arts and Science, Qatar University, Al-Dafna, Doha, Qatar, and others)
Chapter 8. Physical Activity and Health in Adolescents
Marie Alricsson, Yvonne Kahlin (Swedish Winter Sport Research Centre, Department of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden, and others)
Chapter 9. Integrated Curriculum, Pedometer Interventions to Increase Physical Activity and Improve Health in Children: A Brief Review
Michael J. Duncan, Samantha L. Birch and Emma L. J. Eyre (Centre for Applied Biological and Exercise Science, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry, UK)
About the Editor
Index
Reviews
“An excellent scientific analysis of sedentary lifestyle health risks from molecular to whole body levels, combined with mastery evidence-based exercise prescription for prevention and treatment across the lifespan.” – <strong>Professor Chia-Hua Kuo, Fellow of American College of Sports Medicine, Dean for Research and Development, University of Taipei, Taiwan</strong>
“This textbook is a great resource regarding the health implications of sedentary lifestyle.” – <strong>Professor Theodore Angelopoulos, Director of Research, School of Health Sciences, University of Central Florida</strong>
“A valuable textbook for health and fitness professionals working in health promotion providing simple but effective evidence-based physical activity intervention strategies to reverse and/or reduce metabolic and cardiovascular health risks.” – <strong>Dr. Anna Campbell, Reader in Clinical Exercise Science, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom</strong>