Sport and Health: Exploring the Current State of Play

ISBN-13: 9780367247621 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 256 str.

Daniel Parnell; Peter Krustrup

Opis

It is a common assumption that sport is good for us and that participation in sport embodies public health benefits. This book critically examines the rationale and evidence for sport as a public health policy tool. It looks at sport interventions across the lifespan, for biological, psychological and social benefits.

Spis treści

Introduction [Daniel Parnell and Peter Krustrup]  1. Is sport good for us? Understanding youth sport as a public health setting [Richard Bailey]  2. Sport, health and PA in children [Tara Coppinger]  3. Positioning physical activity and sport in a child-friendly manner [Ed Cope]  4.Older adults, physical activity and public health [Andy Pringle and Stephen Zwolinsky]  5. Health through state supported voluntary sport clubs [Søren Bennike, Lone Friis Thing and Laila Ottesen]  6. Psychological benefits of team sport [Johan Wikman, Peter Elsborg and Knud Ryom]  7. Mental health, physical activity and sport [Simon Rosenbaum, Davy Vancampfort, Oscar Lederman and Brendon Stubbs]  8. Sport, physical activity and public health policy [Bob Snape and Kathryn Curran]  9. Sport and health: The unique challenge of elite sport [Shawn M. Arent and Alan J. Walker]  10. Sport and health: The prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases [Peter Krustrup and Morten Bredsgaard Randers]  11. Healthy sport consumption: Moving away from pies and beer [Keith D. Parry, David Rowe, Emma S. George and Timothy J. Hall]  12. Healthy stadia: A settings based approach to health promotion [Daniel Parnell, Kathryn Curran and Matthew Philpott]