{"product_id":"9783319304076","title":"SpringerBriefs in Anthropology: An Evolutionary and Life History Perspective","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSpringerBriefs in Anthropology: An Evolutionary and Life History Perspective\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eCaldwell, Ann E.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e​The science of human physical activity and fitness is ripe\nfor a novel theoretical framework that can integrate the ecological, genetic,\nphysiological and psychological factors that influence physical activity in\nhumans.  Physical inactivity dominates most developed nations around the\nworld, and is among the leading causes of disease burden and death worldwide. Despite\nthe wide array of physical and mental health benefits, few people get the\nrecommended level of physical activity to achieve these benefits. Current\nresearch on physical activity has not, as of yet, been successful for the\ndevelopment of effective exercise interventions. Several researchers have\nadvocated a more integrative approach that takes evolutionary history into\naccount, but such a framework has yet to be advanced. To that aim, the first\ngoal of this book is to present a comprehensive evolutionary and life history\nframework that highlights the domain-specific aspects of the evolved psychology\nand physiology that can lead to a more integrated and complete understanding of\nphysical activity across the lifespan. It summarizes and extends previous work\nthat has been done to understand the ways natural selection has shaped physical\nactivity in humans in traditional and modern economies and environments. \n\nIn many ways, humans are adapted\nto be physically active. Overall, however, natural selection has shaped a\nflexible, but energy conscious system that responds to environmental and\nindividual costs and benefits of physical activity to optimally allocate a\nfinite energetic budget across the lifespan. This system is adapted to respond\nto cues of resource scarcity and high levels of obligatory physical activity, and\nconserves energy to favor allocation in ways that increase the likelihood of\nreproductive success and survival. This nuanced application leads to a more\nthorough understanding of the circumstances that natural selection is predicted\nto favor both sedentary and active behaviors in predictable ways across the\nlifespan. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\nThe second goal of this book is to synthesize\nand interpret cross-disciplinary research (from biological and evolutionary\nanthropology and psychology; epidemiology; health psychology; and exercise\nphysiology) that can illuminate original approaches to increase physical\nactivity in modern, primarily sedentary contexts. This includes a breakdown of\nthe human lifespan to discuss the predicted costs and benefits of physical\nactivity at each stage of life in order to differentiate the obstacles to\nphysical activity and exercise that are functionally adaptive—or were in the\nenvironments that they evolved—and identifying which factors are more\nmodifiable than others in order to develop interventions and environments that\nare more conducive to physical activity.\n \n  Normal\n  0\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  false\n  false\n  false\n  \n  EN-US\n  JA\n  X-NONE\n  \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n\n   \n  \n  \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n  \n\n \n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n  \n  \n \n\n\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\n table.MsoNormalTable\n\t{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\";\n\tmso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;\n\tmso-tstyle-colband-size:0;\n\tmso-style-noshow:yes;\n\tmso-style-priority:99;\n\tmso-style-parent:\"\";\n\tmso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\n\tmso-para-margin-top:0in;\n\tmso-para-margin-right:0in;\n\tmso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt;\n\tmso-para-margin-left:0in;\n\tline-height:115%;\n\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\n\tfont-size:11.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",\"sans-serif\";\n\tmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2016-04-06\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319304076\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-30409-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 89\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47405801898124,"sku":"9783319304076","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319304076.jpg?v=1775824665","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783319304076","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}