Main description:

Over the past three decades the study of pediatric physical inactivity has become a public health concern. The decreases in physical activity have been associated with obesity and numerous hypokinetic diseases. In accordance with this public health concern, the study of pediatric physical activity has become a central part of research in the health and exercise science fields.

The Routledge Handbook of Youth Physical Activity is the first book to survey the full depth and breadth of the issues facing this field. Bringing together many of the world's experts and practitioners, the book helps to develop an understanding of the underlying issues related to pediatric physical activity as well as the role physical activity plays on cognitive, psychomotor, and social aspects of childhood. The book addresses issues with physical activity measurement and discuss wide-ranging aspects of physical activity interventions.

With more emphasis than ever on physical activity, this book makes an important contribution to the scholars and practitioners working in the field of youth physical activity.

This is the first single text on the state of current knowledge related to pediatric physical activity which offers a comprehensive guide to students and academics on these subjects The Routledge Handbook of Youth Physical Activity is key reading for all advanced students, researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers with an interest in physical activity, youth sport, public health matters, sport studies, or physical education.

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