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Format: 1 online resource (350 p.)

ISBN: 1-63484-847-0

Series Statement: Physical Fitness, Diet and Exercise

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EFFECTS ON THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL STATUS OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND ADULTS ; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EFFECTS ON THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL STATUS OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND ADULTS ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; FOREWORD ; Preface; Chapter 1 THE FIRST PHYSICAL MOVEMENTS OF LIFE: FETAL MOVEMENTS, THE MOTHER'S PSYCHOLOGICAL STATES AND WELLBEING OF THE FUTURE CHILD ; Abstract; Introduction; Fetal Development; Fetal State Patterns; Fetal Sensory Processing; Fetal Movements and Their Maternal Perception; Adult and Prenatal Attachment; Attachment and Alexithymia , A Pilot ResearchConclusion; References; Chapter 2 POTENTIAL URBAN-RURAL DIFFERENCES IN CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS AND BMI IN SERBIAN SCHOOLCHILDREN ; Abstract; Introduction; Methods; Participants; Pilot Study; National Study; Data Collection; Testing Procedures; Anthropometric Measures; Cardiorespiratory Fitness; Statistical Analysis; Results; Pilot Study; National Study; Discussion; Pilot Study; National Study; Limitations; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3 THE EFFECT OF REGULAR SPORT EXERCISE ON MUSCLE CONTRACTILE PROPERTIES IN CHILDREN ; Abstract; Introduction , MethodsParticipants; Study Design; Testing Procedures; Tensiomyographic Assessments; Sport Participation Assessment; Maximal Sprinting Velocity; Statistics; Results; Discussion; Conclusion; Study Limitations; References; Chapter 4 TREND CHANGES IN PHYSICAL FITNESS IN CHILDREN OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGE - TRANSVERSAL MODEL ; Abstract; Introduction; Methods; Participants; Testing Procedure; Statistics; Results; Trend Change of Monitored Characteristics Compared According to Years of Testing; Trend Change; Discussion; Conclusion; References , Chapter 5 THE EFFECTS OF LINEAR AND CHANGE-OF-DIRECTION SPEED TRAINING ON THE SPRINT PERFORMANCE OF YOUNG ADULTS Abstract; Introduction; Linear Speed Defined; Technical Factors Important to Linear Speed; The Sprinting Gait; Step Kinematics; Upper-Body Kinematics; Lower-Body Kinematics; Stance Kinetics; Change-of-Direction Speed Defined; Technical Factors Important to COD Speed; COD Gait Kinematics; COD Stance Kinetics; Introduction to Speed Training; Modalities Used for Linear Speed Training; Free Sprint Training; Resistance Training; Plyometrics Training; Resisted Sprint Training , Assisted Sprint TrainingModalities Used for COD Speed Training; Resistance Training for COD Speed; Plyometrics Training for COD Speed; Specific COD Drills; Deceleration Training; Conclusion; Chapter 6 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PHYSICAL FITNESS CHARACTERISTICS AND SPORTS EXPERIENCE IN CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE AMONG JAPANESE FEMALE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ; Abstract; Introduction; Participants; Testing Procedure; Handgrip Strength; Sit-Ups; Sit and Reach; Side Stepping; 20-m Shuttle Run; 50-m Sprint Run; Overhand Handball Throwing; Standing Long Jump; Statistics; Results; Discussion; Conclusion , References

Additional Edition: ISBN 1-63484-782-2

Language: English