E-raamat: Active Female: Health Issues Throughout the Lifespan

Sixteen academics from Texas Tech U. and two practitioners from a private physical therapy practice--all located in Lubbock, Texas--contribute 29 chapters to a text for medical practitioners and health care educators. Designed for use in one- or two-day workshops, focused conferences on women's health issues, or college and university classes, the text covers a range of health issues related to girls and women who lead an active lifestyle and participate in sports and exercise. Topics addressed include unique gender-related psychological and physiological characteristics of females; preoccupation with body image and disordered eating issues in the active female; reproductive health; prevention and management of common musculoskeletal injuries; safe exercise guidelines throughout the lifespan; and nutrition, energy balance, and weight control. The accompanying CD-ROM features PowerPoint lecture notes for each chapter as a resource for lectures, seminars, and other presentations. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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.

This book 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. This book is an essential, practical reference for the educated professional who seeks a basic understanding of some of the more common issues active females confront.