Article: Exercise for Prevention and Treatment of Illness

Exercise for Prevention and Treatment of Illness. Goldberg L, Elliot DL. Philadelphia, PA, F.A. Davis, 1994, paperback, 341 pp, illus, $79.

This book contains 16 chapters that focus on the effects of exercise with various patient/client populations. The book emphasizes the primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention capabilities of exercise intervention. Each chapter includes tables, figures, illustrations, case studies, and a reference list to support the presented information. The author's intended audience is health care practitioners who teach and practice preventive medicine.

Chapter I presents the results of cross-sectional and longitudinal studies of physical activity and ...

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