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Book Review 
FADILJ EMINOVIĆ and MILIVOJ DOPSAJ (eds.):

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EFFECTS ON THE 
ANTHROPOLOGICAL STATUS OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND 

ADULTS

Hauppauge, NY, USA: Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2016, 
332 pages

The scientific monograph titled “Physical 
Activity Effects on the Anthropological Status 
of Children, Youth and Adults” by the editors 
Fadilj Eminović and Milivoj Dopsaj represents 
an important new contribution to interdisciplina-
ry treatment of physical activity and its effects 
on physical and mental health of an individual 
in particular.

A lack of physical activity and a shift from 
the physically-active lifestyle are two important 
risk factors for the occurence of  modern  dise-
ases and non-contagious chronic diseases, such 
as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and 
obesity.

Regular physical activity and exercise have 
proven a significant positive impact on physi-
cal and mental health as well as on the overall 
physical performance and motor efficiency of an 
individual. Therefore, it is extremely important 

that the interdisciplinary research in the fields of kinesiology, medicine, rehabilitation, 
anthropology and others highlight both the positive effects of physical activity as well 
as the negative effects of physical inactivity and sedentary lifestyle.

The present monograph, in its 15 independent scientific articles, addresses the ef-
fects of physical activity on the various sub-systems of human organism and its func-
tions. The monograph is particularly significant as it comprises articles written by va-
rious authors from around the world. Through the content of articles, the monograph 
offers many new approaches to the treatment of physical (in)activity regarding various 
age groups, environments and cultures. The chapters´ content is complementary. With 
the research on physical development, maintenance of health, optimal physical deve-
lopment and ensuring the overall quality of life, the monograph will prove to be an 
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atment, particularly since the findings are supported by the latest scientific approaches 
and findings.

The monograph also contains an article entitled “The Effect of Regular Sport Exer-
cise on Muscle Contractile Properties in Children” written by Slovenian authors Tadeja 
Volmut, Boštjan Šimunič and  Rado Pišot, the researchers of the Institute for Kinesiolo-
gy Research, at the Science and Research Centre of University of Primorska.

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Recenzija knjige
FADILJ EMINOVIĆ in MILIVOJ DOPSAJ (ur.):

UČINKI TELESNE AKTIVNOSTI NA ANTROPOLOŠKI 
STATUS OTROK, MLADINE IN ODRASLIH 

Hauppauge, NY, USA: Založba Nova Science Publishers, 2016, 
332 strani

Znanstvena monografija “Učinki telesne ak-
tivnosti na antropološki status otrok, mladine in 
odraslih”, urednikov Fadilja Eminovića in Mi-
livoja Dopsaja, predstavlja nov pomemben pri-
spevek na področju interdisciplinarne obravnave 
telesne aktivnosti in njenih učinkov na predvsem 
telesno in mentalno zdravje posameznika.

Pomanjkanje telesne aktivnosti in odmik 
od gibalno aktivnega življenjskega sloga je po-
memben dejavnik tveganja za prisotnost bolezni 
sodobnega življenjskega sloga oziroma nenale-
zljivih kroničnih bolezni, kot so med drugimi 
sladkorna bolezen tipa 2, srčno-žilne bolezni in 
pojav debelosti. 

Redna telesna aktivnost in vadba ima do-
kazano pomemben pozitiven vpliv na telesno 
in mentalno zdravje, pa tudi na splošno telesno 
zmogljivost in gibalno učinkovitost človeka. 
Zato je izredno pomembno, da interdisciplinar-

ne raziskave s področij kineziologije, medicine, rehabilitacije, antropologije in drugih, 
vedno znova osvetljujejo tako pozitivne učinke telesne aktivnosti kot tudi negativne 
učinke telesne neaktivnosti in sedentarnosti. 

Pričujoča monografija v 15 samostojnih znanstvenih sestavkih obravnava učinke 
gibalne aktivnosti na različne podsisteme človekovega organizma in njegovega delo-
vanja. Posebno težo monografiji daje dejstvo, da so v njej zbrani prispevki različnih 
avtorjev iz celega sveta. Skozi vsebino prispevkov ponujajo mnoge nove pristope k 
obravnavi telesne (ne)aktivnosti v različnih starostnih obdobjih, življenjskih okoljih 
in kulturah. Poglavja se vsebinsko nadgrajujejo. Z vsebinami, ki posegajo na področja 
razvoja in ohranjanja zdravja, optimalnega telesnega razvoja in zagotavljanja splošne 
kakovosti življenja, bo pomemben prispevek v zakladnico znanj na področju obravna-
ve telesne aktivnosti, še zlasti, ker so ugotovitve podprte z najnovejšimi znanstvenimi 
pristopi in rezultati.



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V monografiji so svoj prispevek z naslovom “Vpliv redne športne vadbe na kontrak-
tilne elemente mišice pri otrocih” objavili tudi slovenski avtorji Tadeja Volmut, Boštjan 
Šimunič in Rado Pišot, raziskovalci Inštituta za kineziološke raziskave, Znanstveno-
-raziskovalnega središča Univerze na Primorskem.

Matej Plevnik


