The Active Female: Health Issues Throughout the Lifespan

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Jacalyn J. McComb, Reid Norman, Mimi Zumwalt
Springer Science & Business Media, 26 dic 2007 - 457 páginas

The Active Female: Health Issues Throughout the Lifespan investigates the growing and ever-changing health issues for girls and women who lead an active lifestyle and participate in sports and exercise. Easy to read, the volume provides an educational foundation for understanding how disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis can be interrelated while also looking at image disorders and reproductive health. Written by world leaders in the field, chapters detail effective nutrition and safe exercise techniques while also discussing female psychological and physiological characteristics.

Informative and comprehensive, The Active Female: Health Issues Throughout the Lifespan is an essential, practical reference for the educated professional who seeks a basic understanding of some of the more common issues active females confront.

 

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Reproductive Changes in the Female Lifespan
17
Considerations of Sex Differences in Musculoskeletal Anatomy
25
Body Image and Eating Disturbances in Children and Adolescents
57
Disordered Eating Amenorrhea
81
Disordered Eating in Active MiddleAged Women
93
Education and Intervention Programs for Disordered Eating
109
Reproductive Health
123
Psychological Stress and Functional Amenorrhea
137
Physical Activity Recommendations and Exercise Guidelines
227
Exercise Guidelines for Children and Adolescence
241
Exercise Guidelines and Recommendations During Pregnancy
253
A MindfulnessBased Exercise Rehabilitation Program
261
Exercise Guidelines for the Postmenopausal Woman
271
Nutrition Energy Balance and Weight Control
279
Ergogenic Aids and the Female Athlete
311
Nutritional Guidelines and Energy Needs During Pregnancy
323

Prevention and Management of Common
154
Prevention and Management of Common Musculoskeletal
183
Osteoporosis and Current Therapeutic Management
213

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