The Psychological Effects of Aerobic Fitness Training: Research and Theory [Paperback]

Numerous provocative studies on the psychological effects of aerobic fitness training are available today, and more are appearing almost on a daily basis. This book reviews and evaluates the research, and it asks and attempts to answer significant background questions: What are the various motivating factors that have contributed to the emergence of the national fitness movement? What are the public health considerations con- cerning the relationship between physical fitness and coronary heart disease? What exactly do we mean by physical fitness, especially aerobic fitness? This book contains essential, in-depth data for everyone interested in the most solid and reliable information on the psychology of aerobic fitness.Numerous provocative studies on the psychological effects of aerobic fitness training are available today, and more are appearing almost on a daily basis. This book reviews and evaluates the research, and it asks and attempts to answer significant background questions: What are the various motivating factors that have contributed to the emergence of the national fitness movement? What are the public health considerations con- cerning the relationship between physical fitness and coronary heart disease? What exactly do we mean by physical fitness, especially aerobic fitness? This book contains essential, in-depth data for everyone interested in the most solid and reliable information on the psychology of aerobic fitness.One - Introduction.- Coronary Heart Disease in the Twentieth Century.- Can the Study of Risk Factors Reverse the Trend?.- Emerging Significance of the Field of Exercise Physiology.- Can Fitness Provide Insurance Against Coronary Heart Disease?.- Exercise as Its Own Reward.- Summary.- Two - Aerobic Fitness.- What Is Aerobic Fitness?.- Popular Aspects of Fitness and the Exercise Revolution.- What Is the Training Effect and How Is It Achieved?.- What Are the Risks and Necessary Precautions?.- What Are the Likely Results of a Fitnesl³*