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Exercise and young people : issues, implications and initiatives / edited by Lorraine Cale and Jo Harris.

Contributor(s): Cale, Lorraine [editor.] | Harris, Jo, 1955- [editor.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Basingstoke ; New York, N.Y. : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005Description: xi, 276 pages : diagrams, tables ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781403902528; 1403902526.Subject(s): Youth -- Health and hygiene | Exercise for youth | Exercise -- Physiological aspects | Exercise for youth -- Government policy -- Great BritainDDC classification: 613.7043
Contents:
Young people and exercise - introduction and overview -- Young people's physical activity and fitness status -- Monitoring young people's physical fitness and physical activity -- The determinants of physical activity and inactivity in young people -- Exercise recommendations for young people -- Models and approaches in exercise promotion -- Promoting physical activity within schools -- Promoting physical activity within the community -- Fitness testing and exercise promotion - issues and recommendations -- Physical activity promotion interventions, initiatives, resources and contacts.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Young people are a distinct group with specific exercise needs, yet there are a number of misconceptions and limited guidance on the subject. This book explores the key issues, implications and initiatives associated with exercise and exercise promotion in young people, draws together the available evidence on young people's physical activity and fitness, and explores how exercise can be promoted to young people in the contexts of the school and community. It converts theory into practice, ideas into reality and principles into action, and will be a valuable resource for students and practitioners alike.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Young people and exercise - introduction and overview -- Young people's physical activity and fitness status -- Monitoring young people's physical fitness and physical activity -- The determinants of physical activity and inactivity in young people -- Exercise recommendations for young people -- Models and approaches in exercise promotion -- Promoting physical activity within schools -- Promoting physical activity within the community -- Fitness testing and exercise promotion - issues and recommendations -- Physical activity promotion interventions, initiatives, resources and contacts.

CIT Module SPRT 6012 - Supplementary reading.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

LORRAINE CALE is Senior Lecturer in the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Director of PE Teacher Education at Loughborough University. Her research interests include exercise and young people, and particularly physical activity promotion within schools, within and beyond the curriculum.

JO HARRIS is Senior Lecturer in the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Director of Teacher Education at Loughborough University. She is also President of the Physical Education Association of the UK. She is actively involved in research studying health-related policy and practice within the curriculum.
LORRAINE CALE is Senior Lecturer in the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Director of PE Teacher Education at Loughborough University. Her research interests include exercise and young people, and particularly physical activity promotion within schools, within and beyond the curriculum.

JO HARRIS is Senior Lecturer in the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Director of Teacher Education at Loughborough University. She is also President of the Physical Education Association of the UK. She is actively involved in research studying health-related policy and practice within the curriculum.