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Educating the Student Body: Taking Physical Activity and Physical Education to School
Committee On Physical Activity And Physical Education In The School Environment
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Description for Educating the Student Body: Taking Physical Activity and Physical Education to School
Paperback. Reviews the status of physical activity and physical education in the school environment, including before, during, and after school. This book examines the influences of physical activity and physical education on the short and long term physical, cognitive and brain, and psychosocial health and development of children and adolescents. Editor(s): Kohl, Harold W., III; Cook, Heather D. Num Pages: 502 pages, Illustrations (some color), color map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNU; YQW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 962.
Physical inactivity is a key determinant of health across the lifespan. A lack of activity increases the risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteoporosis, anxiety and depression and others diseases. Emerging literature has suggested that in terms of mortality, the global population health burden of physical inactivity approaches that of cigarette smoking. The prevalence and substantial disease risk associated with physical inactivity has been described as a pandemic. The prevalence, health impact, and evidence of changeability all have resulted in calls for action to increase physical activity across the ... Read more
Physical inactivity is a key determinant of health across the lifespan. A lack of activity increases the risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteoporosis, anxiety and depression and others diseases. Emerging literature has suggested that in terms of mortality, the global population health burden of physical inactivity approaches that of cigarette smoking. The prevalence and substantial disease risk associated with physical inactivity has been described as a pandemic. The prevalence, health impact, and evidence of changeability all have resulted in calls for action to increase physical activity across the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
National Academies Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
961g
Number of Pages
502
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780309283137
SKU
V9780309283137
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