Physical Activity and Health

Due to a rapdily increasing ageing population, health promotion for the elderly is becoming an increasingly important issue in public policy and planning. This book examines the challenges presented by an ageing global population, our varying expectations of healthy ageing, and the importance of exe..

Clinical Exercise Science is an introduction to core principles and best practice in exercise science for students and practitioners working with clinical populations. The book covers a wide range of conditions, including cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease, metabolic disease and mental health..

Clinical Exercise Science is an introduction to core principles and best practice in exercise science for students and practitioners working with clinical populations. The book covers a wide range of conditions, including cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease, metabolic disease and mental health..

The family is an important site for the transmission of knowledge and cultural values. Amidst claims that young people are becoming sedentary, failing to adhere to health and physical activity messages, dropping out of sport and at risk of an ever-expanding list of lifestyle diseases, families have ..

This book examines a range of processes associated with physical activity that are of relevance to those working in education, including learning, memory, attention, mood, and mental health symptoms, and draws on the latest research in exercise neuroscience. Cutting through the myths, it also looks ..

This book examines how social determinants can have an impact on physical activity and associated health outcomes. It explores the social, cultural, political and environmental factors that influence engagement in physical activity in a range of diverse populations and presents strategies for target..

The Routledge Handbook of Physical Activity and Mental Health offers the most comprehensive review of the research evidence on the effects of physical activity on multiple facets of mental health. This volume presents a balanced assessment of the research evidence, highlights important directions fo..

Physical activity, inactivity and their relationship to health are serious concerns for governments across the globe. This is the first book to examine the policy and practice of physical activity from a multi-disciplinary, social-scientific perspective. Unrivalled in scale and scope, it presents th..

The book occupies a broadly positive stance towards interactive technology initiatives and, while discussing some negative implications of an increased use of technology, offers practical recommendations for promoting physical activity through a range of media. Offering a logical and clear critique ..