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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457541103321

Titolo

Lifelong engagement in sport and physical activity : participation and performance across the lifespan / / edited by Nicholas L. Holt and Margaret Talbot

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-283-44258-2

9786613442581

0-203-80718-9

1-136-66066-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Collana

ICSSPE Perspectives

Altri autori (Persone)

HoltNick

TalbotMargaret

Disciplina

613.7/1

613.71

Soggetti

Exercise

Physical fitness

Self-care, Health

Physical Fitness

Sports

Motor Activity

Self Care

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Lifelong Engagement in Sport and Physical Activity Participation and performance across the lifespan; Copyright; Contents; About ICSSPE; Notes on contributors; Editors' introduction; PART I:Sport and physical activity during childhood and adolescence; 1 Sport participation during childhood and adolescence; 2 Physical activity during childhood and adolescence; PART II:Trasitions in sport and physical activity participation; 3 Tracking physical activity, energy balance and health from childhood to adulthood; 4 Rethinking participant development in sport and physical activity



5 Transitions in competitive sportsPART III:Sport and physical activity during aduthood among various populations; 6 The transtheoretical model and physical activity adherence; 7 Physical exercise as a social marker among middle-aged pople in swedan; 8 Muslim women's experiences of sport; 9 Engagement of people with disabilities in sport across the life span; PART IV:Sport and physical activity during older adulthood; 10 Psycho-social perspectives on the motivation and commitment of Master athetes; 11 What predicts exercise participation of older adults?

12 Energising lives and the value of physical activity for older adultsIndex

Sommario/riassunto

Sport and physical activity should now be understood as lifelong activity, beginning in childhood, and accessible to participants of all levels of ability. This book offers an overview of some of the core concerns underlying lifelong engagement in sport and physical activity, encompassing every age and phase of engagement. The book explores key models of engagement from around the world, as well as specific areas of research that will help the reader understand this important topic.In adopting a lifespan approach, the book pays particular attention to sport and physical activity duri