The Health Benefits of Dog Walking for Pets and People
eBook - ePub

The Health Benefits of Dog Walking for Pets and People

Evidence and Case Studies

  1. 216 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Health Benefits of Dog Walking for Pets and People

Evidence and Case Studies

About this book

Obesity is at epidemic levels worldwide. In the U.S. alone, it is estimated that by 2018 the cost of treating weight-related illnesses will double to almost $350 billion a year. A 2010 report by the U.S. Surgeon General estimates that two-thirds of American adults and almost one in three children are now overweight or obese. Similar statistics emphasize the staggering problem in other industrialized countries. This volume originated in a special 2009 symposium funded in part by a grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) and sponsorship from Mars-Waltham™ on how human-animal interaction may help fight obesity across the lifespan. It provides systematic presentation of the scientific evidence for this powerful expression of the benefits of the human-animal bond. The volume will be especially valuable as a sourcebook of evidence-based studies for public health professionals treating overweight humans and veterinarians treating obese dogs.

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Yes, you can access The Health Benefits of Dog Walking for Pets and People by Rebecca A. Johnson,Alan M. Beck in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Sport & Exercise Science. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of Tables
  6. List of Figures
  7. Foreword
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. List of Contributors
  10. Chapter 1: Dog walking as a new area of inquiry: An overview
  11. Chapter 2: Physical activity recommendations and dog walking
  12. Chapter 3: International perspectives on the epidemiology of dog walking
  13. Chapter 4: Dog walking as a catalyst for strengthening the social fabric of the community
  14. Chapter 5: Dog walking as physical activity for older adults
  15. Chapter 6: “Walk a hound, lose a pound”: A community dog walking program for families
  16. Chapter 7: Method development and preliminary examination of dog walking as a form of human and canine physical activity
  17. Chapter 8: Dog obesity, dog walking, and dog health
  18. Chapter 9: Owners and pets exercising together: The metabolic benefits of “walking the dog”
  19. Chapter 10: Kids and K-9s for healthy choices: A pilot program for canine therapy and healthy behavior modification to increase healthy lifestyle choices in children
  20. Chapter 11: Future directions in dog walking
  21. Index