Progress in Exercise & Women's Health Research

Preface; Expert commentaries; Exercise and women's health research; Resistance exercise frequency -- can increasing training frequency increase gains in lean mass for middle and older-aged women?; Short communications; Do women and men over 70 years old similarly benefit from a one-year training program?; Research and review studies; The place of exercise in the everyday lives of aging women and women with physical disabilities; Substrate utilization in women with obesity and type 2 diabetes -- effects of exercise and nutritional adaptation; The benefits of exercise and sport on the psychological and personal health of women; How important are basic psychological needs to women's well-being; The personal-social responsibility model -- exploring a novel approach to promoting gender equity and increasing relevance for adolescent females in physical education; Physical activity interventions in African American women; Theoretical frameworks in exercise and women's health research; Effects of weight-bearing and non-weight bearing exercise on bone mineral density during short-term weight loss in overweight premenopausal women; Timing of post-exercise protein does not affect gains in lean mass but may influence loss of fat mass in women; Central Italy -- physical activity of female residents from Pisa province; Early adolescent girls' psychosocial health in the light of their sports activity behavior; Index.