This is a book written by world authorities on selected topics with the common theme of children and exercise. The text is organised into 16 chapters containing state-of-the-art articles by leading authorities on selected topics of relevance to clinicians, practitioners and researchers who are concerned with the effects of excersise on the growing child. The text adds significantly to the body of knowledge in this area and contributes to the further advancement of the growing subdiscipline of Pediatric Exercise Science.