Exercise and fitness a collection of papers presented at the Colloquium on Exercise and Fitness, Robert Allerton Park, Monticello, Illinois, December 6-8, 1959. - Colloquium on Exercise and Fitness (1959 Monticello, Ill.) ([Michigan The University of Michigan], 1960)
Medical aspects of exercise and fitness -- Exercise, fitness and aging/ Edward L. Bortz -- Degenerative heart disease from lack of exercise (Neurohormonal pathogenic mechanisms) -- The morbidity of coronary heart disease in sedentary and physically active occupations/ Henry L. Taylor -- Physical fitness and tobacco: a study of the battle creek program/ J. Wayne McFarland -- Exercise and heart disease-related fields for research/ James Watt -- An attempt to show the links which connect the social-psychological and physiological events which result in coronary (and other) thromboses with some suggestions for breaking the connections/ Joseph W. Still -- Physiological aspects of exercise and fitness -- The role of the nervous system in fitness/ Frederic R. Steggerda -- The effect of physical exercise on the metabolic potential: a crucial measure of physical fitness/ Bruno Balke -- Ergogenic aids in athletics/ Peter V. Karpovich -- What should a physiologist teach about exercise and fitness?/ Robert E. Johnson -- Nutritional aspects of exercise and fitness -- The effect of exercise on lipid metabolism/ Edgar S. Gordon -- Exercise and weight control/ Jen Mayer -- Nutrition and athletic performance/ Jean Mayer -- Pre-event nutrition, with some implications for endurance athletes/ Warren R. Guild -- Psychological aspects of exercise and fitness -- Some psychological correlates of physical fitness and physique/ Raymond B. Cattell -- Physical education related to exercise and fitness -- Anatomical, physiological and psychological changes induced by exercise programs (exercise, sports and games in adults/ Thomas K. Cureton -- Physical fitness developments for adults in the Y.M.C.A./ William W. Warren W. Waxman -- Physiological basis of strength development/ Lawrence E. Morehouse -- Development of volitional muscle strength as related to fitness/ H. Harrison Clarke -- Some guiding principles for measurement and evaluation in physical education/ Leonard A. Larson -- Summary/ Arthur H Steinhaus.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Physical fitness -- Congresses; Exercise -- Congresses