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

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (185 p.)
• Disciplina: 613.7/1; 613.71
• Soggetto topico: Exercise; Physical fitness; Self-care, Health; Physical Fitness; Sports; Motor Activity; Self Care
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: HoltNick TalbotMargaret
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Lifelong engagement in sport and physical activity
• ISBN: 1-283-44258-2; 9786613442581; 0-203-80718-9; 1-136-66066-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457541103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: ICSSPE Perspectives