Physical Activity and Sports Practice in Improving Body Composition and Sustainable Health

• Other Authors: Georgian, Badicu (Editor), Campa, Francesco (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Medicine; mindfulness in physical activity; performance; self-efficacy; self-monitoring; youth; overweight; competitive sport; exercise test; obese; heart rate; incremental test; blood pressure; older adults; exercise; correlation; foot; biomechanics; aerobic training; singing; physical fitness; physical effort of singing; anthropometry; BIVA; body composition; body shape; phase angle; vector length; aging; bioelectrical impedance analysis; elderly; strength training; dose-response; young athletes; lean mass; maturation; performance sensory motor; sports; puberty; team sports; fat mass; muscle mass; elite players; positional differences; sand; talent identification; self-concept; physical activities; lockdown; COVID-19; adolescents; body fat percentage; DEXA; body metrix; functional capacity; older people; functional autonomy assessment; health; accelerometer; sedentary behaviour; moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; age; sex
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Summary

In this book, distinguished contributors, including anthropologists, human biologists, physiologists, nutritionists, and clinical scientists, describe many of the new strategies for assessing body composition and physical performance. This volume is suitable for students and professionals in sports nutrition and exercise. It provides a needed link between body composition and physical performance. It will also be useful to workers in sports medicine and ergonomics.

Physical Description

1 electronic resource (168 p.)

ISBN

books978-3-0365-0599-2
9783036505985
9783036505992

Access

Open Access