Physical Activity and Obesity

by Claude Bouchard and Peter Katzmarzyk

Book Overview

Obesity and a physically inactive lifestyle are two of the most prevalent risk factors for common chronic diseases in the Western world. Physical Activity and Obesity provides the exercise science and sports medicine communities with a much-needed reference that addresses the key issues concerning the link between physical activity (or inactivity) and obesity. Each of the book's 19 chapters is written by one or more experts in the field. These prominent...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880119098
• ISBN13: 9780880119092
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher