Exercise and women's health : new research / Laura T. Allerton and Gloria P. Rutherfode, editors.

New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2008], ©2008.

xiii, 257 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Role of regular exercise on vascular health in aging women / Hirofumi Tanaka -- The female athlete and exercise-induced inflammation / Sarah A. Hamilton, Timothy D. Mickleborough and Alina A. Ionescu -- Lower extremity strength and obstacle walking in early postmenopausal women / Jill P. Slack ... [et al.] -- Frontiers in women's cardiovascular health prevention: what have we learned so far? / Rebecca M. Scandrett and Sandip K. Mukherjee -- Sweat slaves: an exploration of exercise dependence in males / Haley M. MacDonald and Angela M. Thompson -- A qualitative examination of the reasons for university- and middle-aged women's preferences for strength training contexts / Shauna M. Burke ... [et al.] --

Delivering inactivity? transitions to motherhood and its effect on physical activity / Ryan E. Rhodes, Danielle Symons Downs and Kai H.B. Riecken -- Physical exercise and cardiovascular diseases in women / Graziella Castellano ... [et al.] -- Physical activity and cardiovascular risk factors in women / Mark Hamer -- Declines in efficacy for gait and balance in older women: the role of demographic factors and health conditions / Katherine S. Morris ... [et al.] -- Benefits, risks, and patterns of exercise during pregnancy: a focus on the expectant mother / Uzma Karim and Kaberi Dasgupta -- Responses to physical activity: gender differences in children / Juliette Hussey and John Gormley -- Exercise and women's health: results from FINMONICA study / Gang Hu -- Arterial stiffness and exercise in women / Takeshi Otsuki and Seiji Maeda.

Includes bibliographical references and index.