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Download full textWelk, Gregory J.; Blair, Steven N. – President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Research Digest, 2000
This paper reviews the relationships between physical fitness and body composition and their combined effect on health. After discussing the epidemiologic evidence for a protective effect of physical fitness on the health risks associated with obesity, it describes the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study, an ongoing observational study that…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Epidemiology, Health Promotion, Obesity
Adams, Raymond, Ed. – GRC News, 2003
This newsletter highlights the importance of strength training in keeping older adults healthy and fit, explaining how it can forestall declines in strength and muscle mass, along with their attendant negative impact upon other metabolic functions and activities of daily living. Physical inactivity is common throughout the nation. Approximately 11…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Depression (Psychology), Exercise Physiology, Health Promotion
