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Author:   Timothy Brusseau, Jr. ,  Stuart Fairclough ,  David Lubans
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   1.610kg
ISBN:  

9781138331549

ISBN 10:   1138331546
Pages:   794
Publication Date:   28 April 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1: Introduction to Physical Activity 1: Physical Activity Domains 2: Global Surveillance of Physical Activity of Children and Youth 3: Global Surveillance of Cardiorespiratory and Musculoskeletal Fitness 4: Physical Activity Recommendations Part 2: Benefits of Physical Activity 5: Physiological Health Benefits of Physical Activity for Young People 6: Mental Health Benefits of Physical Activity for Young People 7: Cognitive and Academic Benefits for School Age Children Part 3: Factors Associated with Physical Activity 8: Psychological Factors Associated with Physical Activity in Youth 9: Children’s and adolescents’ interpersonal level correlates of physical activity behavior 10: Physical Environmental factors Associated with Physical Activity in Young People 11: School and Community Policies: Implications for Youth Physical Activity and Research Part 4: Physical Activity Assessment/Measurement 12: Introduction to Physical Activity Measurement 13: Report-based Measures of Physical Activity: Features, Challenges, Considerations, and Resources 14: Direct Observation: Assessing Youth Physical Activity and Its Contexts 15: Pedometers for measuring physical activity in children and adolescents 16: Measuring physical activity with body-worn accelerometers 17: New Perspectives Through Emerging Technologies Part 5: Fitness and Motor Skill Assessment 18: Field-Based Fitness Assessment in Youth 19: Motor Competence Assessment Part 6: Introduction to Interventions 20: Youth Physical Activity Intervention Design 21: Implementation and Scale-Up of school-based interventions 22: Evaluation of Physical Activity Interventions Part 7: School-Based Interventions 23: Physical Education-based Physical Activity Interventions 24: School Recess Physical Activity Interventions 25: Classroom-based Physical Activity Interventions 26: School-based Running Programs 27: Introduction to Multi-component School-based Physical Activity Programs Timothy A Brusseau and Ryan D Burns 28: Preschool and Childcare Center Physical Activity Interventions 29: School Physical Activity for Children with Disabilities Part 8: Family and Community Interventions 30: Mother-Based Physical Activity Interventions for Young People 31: The Role of fathers in Optimizing Children’s Physical Activity 32: Before and After–School interventions in Youth Physical Activity; Current situation and future directions 33: Keeping Kids Active: Summertime Interventions to Address Physical Activity 34: Active Transport 35: The Role of Technology in Promoting Physical Activity in Youth Part 9: Motor Skill Development, Exercise and Sport 36: Fundamental Movement Skill Interventions 37: Exercise for Children and Adolescents 38: Importance of Organized Sport Participation for Youth Physical Activity

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Timothy A. Brusseau, Ph.D. is Associate Professor and Director of Health and Kinesiology at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. He is also the Director of the Physical Activity Research Laboratory. Stuart J. Fairclough, Ph.D. is Professor of Physical Activity Education at Edge Hill University, UK. He is also a member of the UK Chief Medical Officers’ Physical Activity Guidelines for Children and Young People Expert Group. David R. Lubans is Professor and National Health and Medical Research Council Fellow in the Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition at the University of Newcastle, Australia.

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