Book Description:
In the last 50 years significant numbers of men and women take little exercise in the course of their occupation. The computer keyboard, the rise of private transport, the world by television, household "labor saving" devices mean that with the minimal of physical effort people work and play. The benefits of doing regular exercise include a reduced risk of: heart disease, stroke, bowel cancer, breast cancer, osteoporosis, and obesity. In addition, many people feel better in themselves during and after exercise. Regular exercise is also thought to help ease stress, anxiety, and mild depression. This new book focuses on exercise and women's health.

Table of Contents:
Preface

Expert Commentaries

Commentary A - Commentary on Physical Activity and Bone Health;
pp. 1-9
(Kristi Uusi-Rasi, Harri Sievanen, The UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research, Tampere, Finland)

Commentary B - Exercise Induced Vasculitis; pp. 11-16
(Albert-Adrien Ramelet, Lausanne, Switzerland)

Short Communication - Iron Nutrition and the Female Athlete;
pp. 17-24
(James P. McClung, Military Nutrition Division, United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA)

Research and Review Studies

Chapter 1 - Older Women's Perceptions of Physical Activity: 'Do They Matter?'; pp. 25-44
(Jane Sims, Colette Browning, Monash Institute of Health Sciences Research, Victoria, Australia, Deborah Mullins, Physiotherapy, Health Science Education, Victoria, Australia)

Chapter 2 - Benefits of Physical Activity in Older Women; pp. 45-66 (Brescianini Alessia, Astengo Marco, Sona Alessandro, Section of Geriatrics, Dept. of Medical and Surgical Disciplines, Univ. of Turin, Italy)

Chapter 3 - Effectiveness of a Workplace Physical Exercise Intervention on the Functioning, Work Ability, and Subjective Well-Being of Women Office Workers- A Cluster Randomised Controlled Cross-Over Trial; pp. 67-97
(Sjogren T, Heinonen A, Malkia E., Dept. of Health Sciences, Univ. of Jyvaskyla, Finland)

Chapter 4 - Pain and Physical Activity in Women with MS: Differential Pattern of Relationships with Objective and Self-Report Measures of Physical Activity; pp. 99-112
(Erin M. Snook, Rachael C. Gliottoni, Robert W. Motl, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Chapter 5 - Perceived, Desired, and Actual Body Image: A Comparison of Human Kinetics and Non Human Kinetics Students; pp. 113-126
(Kara L. Latter, Angela M. Thompson, Dept. of Human Kinetics, St. Francis Xavier Univ., NS, Canada)

Chapter 6 - Changes in Psychological Well-Being in Depressed Women following a Multi-Disciplinary Therapy Program, including Psychomotor Therapy; pp. 127-141
(J. Knapen, G. Pieters, P. Sienaert, J. Peuskens, Dept. of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, Katholieke Univ. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Univ. Psychiatric Centre K.U. Leuven, Kortenberg, Belgium)

Chapter 7 - Physical Activity, Health and Prevalence of Overweight and Musculoskeletal Complaints in Young Women; pp. 143-155
(Marie Alricsson, Dept. of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden Univ., Ostersund, Sweden, Debra Domalewski, Disability and Rehabilitation Research Unit, Griffith Univ., Logan Campus, Brisbane, Australia)

Chapter 8 - HIV/AIDS, Exercise and Women's Health Research;
pp. 157-167
(Julie Hard, Inner City Health, Programme, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Stephanie A. Nixon, Dept. of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Health Economics, HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), Univ. of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, J-Block, Durban, South Africa, Kelly O'Brien, Dept. of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

Index