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Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews is a quarterly peer-reviewed review journal covering sports medicine and exercise science. It was established in 1973 as a hardcover book series, and became a quarterly peer-reviewed journal in January 2000. [ 1 ]
ASH Silver & Fit: This private fitness program is independent of Medicare but it accepts many Medicare plans, Medicare eligibles and other seniors. Renew Active by UHC: UnitedHealthcare Peerfit ...
Sports science is a discipline that studies how the healthy human body works during exercise, and how sports and physical activity promote health and performance from cellular to whole body perspectives.
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is a sports medicine and exercise science membership organization. Founded in 1954, ACSM holds conferences, publishes books and journals, and offers certification programs for personal trainers and exercise physiologists.
A gym, short for gymnasium (pl.: gymnasiums or gymnasia), is an indoor venue for exercise and sports. The word is derived from the ancient Greek term " gymnasion ". [ 1 ] They are commonly found in athletic and fitness centres, and as activity and learning spaces in educational institutions.
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise is a monthly peer-reviewed that focuses on research in the field of sports and exercise science. It was established in 1969 and is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins on behalf of the American College of Sports Medicine. [1] The editor-in-chief is Andrew (Andy) Jones, Ph.D., FACSM (University of ...
The International Sports Sciences Association was founded in 1988, when, "recognizing the need for standardization and credibility, Dr. Sal Arria and Dr. Frederick Hatfield created a personal fitness training program to merge gym experience with practical and applied sciences."
There is an enormous amount of evidence proving that exercise (when prescribed as a medical treatment) is effective at preventing and treating most of the major chronic diseases, [3] [4] including cancer, [5] cardiovascular diseases, [6] [7] arthritis, [8] osteoporosis, [9] back pain, [10] [11] diabetes, [12] depression and other mental illnesses and falls in the elderly.