Physical Activity and Sports Practice in Improving Body Composition and Sustainable Health
- Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
- 1 electronic resource (168 p.)
Open Access
In this book, distinguished contributors, including anthropologists, human biologists, physiologists, nutritionists, and clinical scientists, describe many of the new strategies for assessing body composition and physical performance. This volume is suitable for students and professionals in sports nutrition and exercise. It provides a needed link between body composition and physical performance. It will also be useful to workers in sports medicine and ergonomics.
mindfulness in physical activity performance self-efficacy self-monitoring youth overweight competitive sport exercise test obese heart rate incremental test blood pressure older adults exercise correlation foot biomechanics aerobic training singing physical fitness physical effort of singing anthropometry BIVA body composition body shape phase angle vector length aging bioelectrical impedance analysis elderly strength training dose-response young athletes lean mass maturation performance sensory motor sports puberty team sports fat mass muscle mass elite players positional differences sand talent identification self-concept physical activities lockdown COVID-19 adolescents body fat percentage DEXA body metrix functional capacity older people functional autonomy assessment health accelerometer sedentary behaviour moderate-to-vigorous physical activity age sex