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Written by foremost authorities on the relationship between physical activity, fitness, and health, this book is destined to become the most referenced source for years to come. A collection of 72 papers that form the International Proceedings and Consensus Symposium, written by a veritable "Who's Who" representing the academic community, US Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control, and a dozen countries, it is divided into seven sections: "Assessment of Physical Activity, Fitness, and Health"; "Status and Determinants"; "Human Adaptation to Acute and Chronic Physical Activity"; "Physical Activity and Fitness in Disease"; "Physical Activity and Fitness Across the Life Cycle"; "Risks of Activity Versus Inactivity"; and "Dose-Response Issues." Anyone conducting research on the relationships among physical activity, fitness, and health will find these papers most useful. Chapters cover medical, biological, physiological, psychosocial, and demographic aspects of physical activity and health. Each paper includes suggestions for "Future Considerations/Future Research." More than 350 such suggestions provide great insight and opportunities for researchers. An absolute must for those conducting research in physical activity, fitness, and health. If a library can buy only one source on the impact of physical activity on health, this is it! All levels. J. R. Morrow Jr.; University of North Texas