Sedentary lifestyle : predictive factors, health risks and physiological implications / editor, Ahmad Alkhatib (Director of Sport Science Program, Associate Professor in Clinical Exercise Physiology, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Sedentarism and the endo-metabolic system -- Workplace sedentary health risks and exercise interventions -- Sedentariness and physical inactivity in diabetes: a case for home-based exercise prescription -- Epicardial adipose tissue thickness as a predictor for plaque -- The effects of ageing and exercise on skeletal muscle structure and function -- The effect of physical activity on the biomechanics of functional mobility in older people -- Charactertistics of preferred gait patterns: considerations for exercise prescription -- Physical activity and health in adolescents -- integrated curriculum, pedometer interventions to increase physical activity and improve health in children: a brief review.

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