| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Issues in children's and families' lives series ; 12 |
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Issues in children's and families' lives (Springer (Firm)) ; 12.
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| Contents |
Physical activity : definitional issues and knowledge gaps / Augusto Diana -- Reflections on rough and tumble play, social development, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders / Jaak Panskepp and Eric L. Scott -- Physical activity, cognition, and school performance : from neurons to neighborhoods / Darla M. Castelli and Charles H. Hillman -- Influences of social and built environments on physical activity in middle-aged and older adults / Fuzhong Li -- Physical activity as depression treatment / Lynette L. Craft -- Physical activity for the prevention of depression / Bethany M. Kwan, Kyle J. Davis, and Andrea L. Dunn -- Physical activity as treatment for obesity / Elissa Jelalian and Amy Sato -- Physical activity and obesity prevention / Nicole Zarrett and Dawn K. Wilson -- The role of physical activity in treatment of substance use disorders / Dori W. Pekmezi, Lucas J. Carr, Brooke Barbera, and Bess H. Marcus -- Physical activity for the prevention of child and adolescent drug abuse / Aleta L. Meyer, Augusto Diana, and Elizabeth Robertson -- Individual-level behavior change strategies to promote physical activity / Kyle J. Davis, Samuel Hubley, and Jenn Leiferman -- The mandate for movement : schools as agents of change / John J. Ratey and Jacob Sattelmair |
| Summary |
The statistics are disturbing: steadily rising numbers of sedentary overweight children and obese teens, and a generation looking at a shorter life expectancy than their parents'. But while it may be obvious that physical fitness benefits both the mind and body, a growing research base is supplying evidence of why this is so, and how these benefits may be reproduced in greater numbers. Physical Activity Across the Lifespan makes a clear, scientific case for exercise, sports, and an active lifestyle in preventing illness and establishing lifetime health habits at both the individual and the population levels. The book focuses on key aspects of physical/mental well-being--weight, mood, and self-regulation--and the role of physical activity in public health and school-based interventions targeting these areas. Contributors review definitional and measurement issues salient to understanding what physical activity is, to analyzing benefits of participation, and to implementing effective interventions. Also addressed are limitations of current research, steps needed to continue building the field, and emerging therapeutic possibilities for activity, such as the role of rough and tumble play in preventing ADHD. Included in the coverage: Physical activity, cognition, and school performance. The influence of social and built environments on physical activity in middle-aged and older adults. Preventing and treating obesity through physical activity. Physical activity in preventing drug use and treating chemical dependence. Antidepressant properties of physical activity. Schools as a foundation for physical activity and an active lifestyle. Physical activity as an adjunct or booster to existing interventions. Physical Activity Across the Lifespan is an innovative text for researchers and practitioners in various disciplines including health promotion/disease prevention, child and school psychology, education, health psychology, and public health, as well as program developers and policymakers in these areas |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Exercise -- Health aspects
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Disease susceptibility.
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Exercise therapy.
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Physical fitness.
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Exercise.
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Exercise -- physiology
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Physical Fitness
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Exercise Therapy -- methods
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Exercise Therapy
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Exercise
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Disease Susceptibility
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Aerobics.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Exercise.
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Physical fitness
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Exercise
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Disease susceptibility
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Exercise -- Health aspects
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Exercise therapy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Meyer, Aleta L.
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Gullotta, Thomas P., 1948-
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| ISBN |
9781461436065 |
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1461436060 |
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1280997028 |
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9781280997020 |
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9786613768636 |
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6613768634 |
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