| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 221 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| 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 |
| Summary |
Over the last decade, studies have shown that physical exercise plays an important role in maintaining an individual's psycho-physical balance. In particular, it has been demonstrated that prolonged regular physical activity (now defined in scientific publications as chronic physical activity) helps to significantly reduce the incidence of neurodegenerative and neuromuscular diseases, which are often associated with ageing, while at the same time bolstering the immune system. Promoting physical activity therefore helps preventing today's major health challenges, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, cardiorespiratory diseases, obesity, osteoporosis, arthritis, and cancer, thus leading to a reduction in healthcare costs and freeing up resources for future generations. The volume will be an essential reading for all health professionals and for residents in medicine and in health and physical exercise |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Exercise -- Physiological aspects.
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Quality of life.
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Exercise -- physiology
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Preventive Medicine -- methods
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Quality of Life
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quality of life.
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MEDICAL -- Physiology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Human Anatomy & Physiology.
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Exercise -- Physiological aspects.
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Quality of life
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Exercise -- Physiological aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Stocchi, Vilberto.
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De Feo, Pierpaolo.
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Hood, David A.
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| LC no. |
2007926432 |
| ISBN |
9788847003750 |
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884700375X |
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9788847003767 |
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8847003768 |
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1281117692 |
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9781281117694 |
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6611117695 |
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9786611117696 |
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