Exercise therapy in adult individuals with obesity

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by  Dominique Hansen, editor.

PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE 21ST CENTURY

E T A
XERCISE HERAPY IN DULT
INDIVIDUALS WITH OBESITY

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PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE 21ST CENTURY

E T A
XERCISE HERAPY IN DULT
INDIVIDUALS WITH OBESITY

DOMINIQUE HANSEN
EDITOR

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CONTENTS

Preface ix
List of Contributing Authors xi
Chapter 1 Epidemiology of Obesity and Associated Co-Morbidities 1
Emil Ginter and Vlado Simko
Chapter 2 Evaluation of Body Composition in the Obese 13
Graham Woodrow
Chapter 3 Evaluation of the Obese Patient Ahead of Exercise Intervention 31
Mats Börjesson
Chapter 4 Caloric Restriction and/or Increasing Exercise in the Management
of Obesity 43
Trevor O’Neill, Einat Shalev-Goldman and Robert Ross
Chapter 5 Exercise Physiology in Obese Subjects: Cardiovascular Function 73
Luca A. Gondoni
Chapter 6 Exercise Physiology in Obese Subjects: Respiratory Function 87
Santiago Lorenzo and Tony G. Babb
Chapter 7 Exercise Physiology in Obese Adults: Endocrine
Hormone Regulation 101
Dominique Hansen
Chapter 8 Exercise Physiology in Adult Obesity: Muscle Function
and Mobility 115
Bret H. Goodpaster and Deborah A. Josbeno
Chapter 9 Exercise Physiology in Adult Obesity: Brain Function
and Thermoregulation 131
Bart Roelands and Romain Meeusen
Chapter 10 Fat Oxidation and Lipolytic Capacity in Obesity 141
Cedric Moro
viii Contents
Chapter 11 Motivating Patients with Obesity to Exercise 167
Riccardo Dalle Grave
Chapter 12 Impact of Training Modalities on Adipose Tissue Mass Loss in
the Obese 183
Dominique Hansen
Chapter 13 Impact of Exercise Intervention on Inflammation, Immunity
and Diseases 195
Undurti N Das
Chapter 14 Impact of Exercise Training on Habitual Activity and Food Intake
in the Obese 225
Catherine Gibbons, Phillipa Caudwell, Graham Finlayson,
Mark Hopkins, Eleanor Bryant, Katy Horner,
John Blundell and Neil King
Chapter 15 Variation in Adipose Tissue Mass Loss in the Obese Following
Exercise Intervention 243
Stephen H. Boutcher
Chapter 16 Emerging Concepts in Exercise Training for Obese Subjects:
Exercise Training in Fasting Condition 269
Karen Van Proeyen
Index 281