Current Results on Health and Physical Activity

The members of the "Club of Cologne" are united in the conviction that sport exercised in the current manner can promote the individual`s feeling of well-being. With this edition we want to support the dissemination of scientific knowledge which serves this aim. The volume combines four work reports of internationally outstanding research groups of sports medicine. The importance of physical activity and sport for a healthy life is examined from four different perspectives: Epidemiological studies show from a bird`s-eye view that regular physical activity enhances the probability of a long healthy life. But genetic factors play an important role. Physical activity can strengthen the immune system, but only when in moderation. Physical activity is also connected with the development of brain and mind. Members of the "Club of Cologne" are international personalities from all walks of life.