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

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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2011.Description: xviii, 166 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

0415857902
9780415857901

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Exercise

LOC classification:

GV 436

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I Sport and physical activity during childhood and adolescence -- 1. Sport participation during childhood and adolescence / Nicholas L. Holt -- 2. Physical activity during childhood and adolescence / Jo Salmon -- pt. II Transitions in sport and physical activity participation -- 3. Tracking physical activity, energy balance and health from childhood to adulthood / Paul A. Ford -- 4. Rethinking participant development in sport and physical activity / Paul A. Ford -- 5. Transitions in competitive sports / Anke Reints -- pt. III Sport and physical activity during adulthood among various populations -- .The transtheoretical model and physical activity adherence / Elizabeth A. Fallon -- 7. Physical exercise as a social marker among middle-aged people in Sweden / Lars-Magnus Engstrom -- 8. Muslim women's experiences of sport / Maryam Koushkie Jahromi -- 9. Engagement of people with disabilities in sport across the life span / Howard L. Nixon II Note continued: pt. IV Sport and physical activity during older adulthood -- 10. Psycho-social perspectives on the motivation and commitment of Masters athletes / Bradley W. Young -- 11. What predicts exercise participation of older adults? / Marijke Hopman-Rock -- 12. Energising lives and the value of physical activity for older adults / Len Almond.

Summary: 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 during childhood and adolescence as well as transitions into adulthood, the developmental periods when participation in sport and physical activity are most likely to decline.

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Cover image	Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Vol info	URL	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds	Item hold queue priority	Course reserves
	Open Shelf	Albukhary International University LEVEL 2				GV 436 .L54 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below))					Available			1100019947

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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 during childhood and adolescence as well as transitions into adulthood, the developmental periods when participation in sport and physical activity are most likely to decline.

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