Sedentary Behavior and Health ：Concepts, Assessments, and Interventions

Publication subTitle ：Concepts, Assessments, and Interventions

Author： Zhu> Weimo; Owen3> Neville  

Publisher： Human Kinetics, Inc.‎

Publication year： 2017

E-ISBN: 9781492545088

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9781450471282

Subject： R163 Life and health system

Keyword： 体育,体育

Language： ENG

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With research from leading scientists, Sedentary Behavior and Health: Concepts, Assessments, and Intervention presents evidence on sedentary behavior, its apparent health risks, and suggestions on measuring and altering this behavior.

Chapter

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part I: Sedentary Behavior Concepts and Context

Chapter 1: Emergence of Research on Sedentary Behavior and Health

Chapter 2: Gravity, Sitting, and Health

Chapter 3: Physiological Effects of Reducing and Breaking Up Sitting Time

Chapter 4: Rethinking the Chair and Sitting

Chapter 5: Children and Screen Time

Chapter 6: Regulated Sedentary Behavior in Occupations

Part II: Sedentary Behavior and Health

Chapter 7: Sedentary Behavior and Obesity

Chapter 8: Sedentary Behavior and Incident Diabetes

Chapter 9: Sedentary Behavior and Cardiovascular Disease

Chapter 10: Sedentary Behavior and Cancer

Chapter 11: Sedentary Behavior and Lower Back Pain

Chapter 12: Sedentary Behavior and Psychological Well-Being

Part III: Measuring and Analyzing Sedentary Behavior

Chapter 13: Assessing Sedentary Behavior Using Questionnaires

Chapter 14: Assessing Sedentary Behavior Using Motion Sensors

Chapter 15: Assessing Sedentary Behavior Using Physiological Sensors

Chapter 16: Assessing Sedentary Behavior Using New Technology

Chapter 17: Critical Measurement and Research Issues in Analyzing Sedentary Behavior

Part IV: Sedentary Behavior and Subpopulations

Chapter 18: Sedentary Behavior in Children

Chapter 19: Occupational Sedentary Behavior in Adults

Chapter 20: Sedentary Behavior of Older Adults

Chapter 21: Sedentary Behavior in Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups

Part V: Changing Sedentary Behavior

Chapter 22: Psychological and Behavior-Based Interventions

Chapter 23: Environment and Policy Interventions

Chapter 24: Sedentary Behavior and Worksite Interventions

Chapter 25: Community-Based Interventions

Chapter 26: Ergonomics of Redesigning Sitting

Chapter 27: Emerging Communication Systems to Curb Physical Inactivity

Epilogue: Where to Go From Here?

References

Index

About the Editors

Contributors

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