Part 1: Introduction and Rationale 1. Introduction and rationale Part 2: Physical Activity and Mental Health 2. Physical activity and psychological well-being 3. Physical activity and depression 4. Physical activity and other mental health challenges 5. Physical activity and cognitive functioning 6. Physical activity and self-esteem Part 3: Physical Activity Correlates and Theories 7. Physical activity correlates and barriers 8. Physical activity and attitude 9. Physical activity and motivation 10. Physical activity and confidence 11. Physical activity and stage-based approaches Part 4: Physical Activity Behaviour Change 12. Physical activity interventions 13. Physical activity interventions for young people 14. Physical activity interventions for adults and older adults 15. Physical activity interventions for clinical populations and conditions Part 5: Sedentary Behaviour 16. Psychology of sitting Part 6: Conclusions 17. Summary, conclusions and recommendations
Stuart Biddle is Professor of Active Living and Public Health in
the Institute of Sport, Exercise & Active Living at Victoria
University, Melbourne, Australia. He was previously Professor at
Loughborough University where he was Head of the School of Sport &
Exercise Sciences, 2001–2007. He was the inaugural Editor-In-Chief
of the journal Psychology of Sport & Exercise and is a
Past-President of both the International Society of Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity and the European Federation for the
Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (FEPSAC). In 2010 he
received the Distinguished Contribution to Sport & Exercise
Psychology Award from the British Psychological Society. Stuart has
published over 250 research papers and sits on editorial boards of
several leading peer-reviewed scientific journals, including
Preventive Medicine, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity, and Psychology of Sport and Exercise.
Nanette Mutrie is Chair of Physical Activity for Health at the
University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and she directs the Physical
Activity for Health Research Centre there. She is also a visiting
Professor at the MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit at the
University of Glasgow and at the University of Ulster. Nanette is a
Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society and
has extensive experience of conducting interventions aimed at
increasing physical activity. She is also an Honorary Fellow of
BASES. She has contributed to policy, for example, ‘Let’s make
Scotland more active’, and the National Institute of Health and
Clinical Excellence (NICE) programmes on physical activity and the
environment and the promotion of walking and cycling
(www.nice.org.uk). Nanette was awarded an MBE in the UK New Year’s
Honours list 2015 for services to physical activity for health. She
gets her own exercise by commuter cycling, dog walking and playing
golf (badly, so a lot more walking involved!).
Trish Gorely is a Senior Lecturer in Physical Activity and
Health in the School of Sport at the University of Stirling, UK.
Her research interests are in the psychology of physical activity
and health, and understanding physical activity and sedentary
behaviour in young people and adults. Trish is an Associate Editor
for the International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology.
"A new companion website with question bank, PowerPoint slides and additional learning activities make this an ideal resource for physical activity teaching. I have no doubt that as with previous editions, this version will be a widely recommended text for students, researchers and health professionals interested in physical activity promotion. Even if you just have an interest in the activity choices of yourself, friends or family, this is a great book to get you well informed." - Emma Norris, University College London, The Psychologist
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