Fitness

References

Citations

1. Barlow CE, et al. (1995). Physical fitness, mortality, and obesity. International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders, 19(Suppl 4): S41–S44.

2. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2002). Physical activity fundamental to preventing disease. Available online: http://www.aspe.hhs.gov/health/reports/physicalactivity.

3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2004). Strength training among adults aged 65 or older. MMWR, 53(2): 25–28.

4. Pratt M (2004). Physical activity. In L Goldman, D Ausiello, eds., Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 22nd ed., vol. 1, pp. 54–57. Philadelphia: Saunders.

5. Chakravarthy MV, et al. (2002). An obligation for primary care physicians to prescribe physical activity to sedentary patients to reduce the risk of chronic health conditions. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 77(2): 165–173.

6. Simon HB (2003). Diet and exercise. In DC Dale, DD Federman, eds., Scientific American Medicine, Clinical Essentials, chap. 4. New York: WebMD.

7. Haskell WL, et al. (2007). Physical activity and public health: Updated recommendation for adults from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association. Circulation, 116(9): 1081–1093.

8. Almond CSD, et al. (2005). Hyponatremia among runners in the Boston Marathon. New England Journal of Medicine, 352(15): 1550–1556.

Other Works Consulted

• American College of Sports Medicine (1998). The recommended quantity and quality of exercise for developing and maintaining cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness, and flexibility in healthy adults. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 30(6): 975–991.

• National Institute on Aging (2004). Exercise: A Guide From the National Institute on Aging. Available online: http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/ExerciseGuide.

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