Physical Activity and Health

With the vast number of topics it covers as well as the examples of the practical application of the underlying principles it presents, this book is an excellent learning and teaching resource. -- Doodys Book Review (5 star review)

Claude Bouchard, PhD, is the director of the Human Genomics Laboratory at Pennington Biomedical Research Center, a campus of the Louisiana State University System, where he also holds the John W. Barton Sr. chair in genetics and nutrition. He was director of the Physical Activity Sciences Laboratory at Laval University, Quebec City, Canada, for over 20 years. Dr. Bouchard holds a BPed from Laval University, an MSc in exercise physiology from the University of Oregon at Eugene, and a PhD in population genetics from the University of Texas at Austin. For four decades, his research has dealt with the role of physical activity, and the lack thereof, on physiology, metabolism, and indicators of health, taking into account genetic uniqueness. He has performed research on the contributions of gene sequence variation and the benefits to be expected from regular activity in terms of changes in cardiovascular and diabetes risk factors Dr. Bouchard has served as program leader for four consensus conferences and symposia pertaining to various aspects of physical activity and health. He has published more than 1,000 scientific papers and has edited several books and monographs dealing with physical activity and health. Dr. Bouchard is the recipient of the Willendorf Award from the International Association for the Study of Obesity, the Sandoz Award from the Canadian Atherosclerosis Society, the Albert Creff Award of the National Academy of Medicine of France, and four honoris causa doctorates (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, University of South Carolina, University of Guelph, and Brock University). He is a foreign member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium and a member of the Order of Canada. Dr. Bouchard is former president of the Canadian Society for Applied Physiology, the North American Association for the Study of Obesity, and the International Association for the Study of Obesity. He is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Heart Association, the American Society of Nutrition, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Steven N. Blair, PED, was a distinguished professor emeritus in the departments of exercise science and epidemiology and biostatistics at the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina. His research focused on the associations between lifestyle and health, with a specific emphasis on exercise, physical fitness, body composition, and chronic disease. Listed as one of the worlds most influential scientific minds by Thomson Reuters, Blair published more than 700 papers and chapters in scientific literature. With over 60,000 citations of his body of work (h-index of 114), he was one of the most highly cited exercise scientists. Blair was a fellow of the American College of Epidemiology, Society of Behavioral Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine, American Heart Association, Obesity Society, and European Society of Preventive Medicine. He was a retired fellow of the Royal Society of MedicineLondon and the National Academy of Kinesiology A past president of the American College of Sports Medicine, National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity, and the National Academy of Kinesiology, he received four honorary doctoral degrees. He received awards from many professional associations, including a MERIT Award from the National Institutes of Health, an Honor Award from the American College of Sports Medicine, and a Population Science Award from the American Heart Association. He was one of the few individuals outside the U.S. Public Health Service to be awarded the Surgeon General's Medallion. Steven Blair passed away in 2023. William L. Haskell, PhD, is emeritus professor of medicine in the Stanford Prevention Research Center and the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine. He holds an honorary MD degree from Linkoping University in Sweden. For more than 40 years, his research has

Part I: History and Current Status of the Study of Physical Activity and Health Chapter 1: Why Study Physical Activity and Health? Claude Bouchard, PhD; Steven N. Blair, PED; and William L. Haskell, PhD Human Evolution, History, and Physical Activity Burden of Chronic Diseases Health and Its Determinants Aging and Health Defining Physical Activity and Physical Fitness Physical Inactivity Versus Physical Activity Summary Review Materials Chapter 2: Historical Perspectives on Physical Activity, Fitness, and Health Russell R. Pate, PhD Early Beliefs About Physical Activity and Health Scientific Inquiry on Exercise and Health Evolution of Physical Activity Guidelines Summary Review Materials Chapter 3: Physical Activity and Fitness With Age, Sex, and Ethnic Differences Peter T. Katzmarzyk, PhD, FACSM Physical Activity Physical Fitness Summary Review Materials Chapter 4: Sedentary Behavior and Inactivity Physiology Marc Hamilton, PhD; and Neville Owen, PhD Sedentary Behavior, Physical Activity, and Public Health Inactivity Physiology: The Underlying Biology of Acute and Chronic Muscular Inactivity Sedentary Behavior and Metabolic Health: Emerging Epidemiological Evidence Humans May Not Have Reached the Pinnacle of Physical Inactivity A Comprehensive Sedentary Behavior Research Agenda Public Health Implications Summary Review Materials Part II: Effects of Physical Activity on the Human Organism Chapter 5: Metabolic, Cardiovascular, and Respiratory Responses to Physical Activity Edward T. Howley, PhD Relationship of Energy to Physical Activity Oxygen Consumption and Cardiovascular and Respiratory Responses to Exercise Effect of Training, Age, and Gender on Maximal Oxygen Uptake Application to Exercise Training and Physical Activity Interventions Summary Review Materials Chapter 6: Acute Responses to Physical Activity and Exercise Adrianne E. Hardman, MSc, PhD Lipids and Lipoproteins Endothelial Function InsulinGlucose Dynamics Blood Pressure Hematological Changes Immune Function and Inflammation Responses Related to Energy Balance Augmentation of Acute Effects by Training Summary Review Materials Chapter 7: Hormonal Response to Regular Physical Activity Peter A. Farrell, PhD Defining Hormones Importance of Hormonal Regulation Regular Physical Activity and Hormonal Adaptations Summary Review Materials Chapter 8: Skeletal Muscle Adaptation to Regular Physical Activity Howard J. Green, PhD Skeletal Muscle and Human Survival Muscle Cell: Composition, Structure, and Function Muscle Fiber Types and Subtypes Muscle Adaptation and Functional Consequences Aging Muscle: The Role of Training Summary Review Materials Chapter 9: Response of Liver, Kidney, and Other Organs and Tissues to Regular Physical Activity Roy J. Shephard, MB, BS, MD (London), PhD, DPE Acute Effects of Physical Activity Chronic Effects of Physical Activity Strengths and Limitations of the Current Evidence Summary Review Materials Part III: Physical Activity, Fitness, and Health Chapter 10: Physical Activity, Fitness, and Mortality Rates Michael J. LaMonte, PhD; and Steven N. Blair, PED Physical Activity and Mortality Fitness and Mortality Activity or Fitness and Mortality in Adults With Existing Diseases Quantifying the Population Mortality Burden of Inactivity Summary Review Materials Chapter 11: Physical Activity, Fitness, and Cardiac, Vascular, and Pulmonary Morbidities Ian Janssen, PhD Low Physical Activity and Low Cardiorespiratory Fitness as Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Morbidities Low Physical Activity and Low Cardiorespiratory Fitness as Risk Factors for Pulmonary Morbidities Biological Mechanisms Role of Physical Activity in Patients with Cardiac, Vascular, and Pulmonary Morbidities Summary Review Materials Chapter 1