Tag: physical activity

Numerous scholars within sport and health sciences have emphasized the critical role of the school environment in shaping young people’s physically active lives. While Sara Hoy’s PhD project and dissertation addresses this specific dimension, the inquiry is also situated within wider academic discourses (ways of thinking, speaking, and producing knowledge within scholarly communities) concerning adolescents’ physical activity in school settings.

The Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal is pleased to announce a Call for Abstracts for an upcoming special series focused on Physical Activity and Menopause.

Jennifer Gothilander’s thesis Exploring contexts for participation in daily and physical activities among adolescents with and without disabilitiesemphasizes the importance of considering contexts broadly to promote adolescents' participation in daily and physical activities. Facilitating access and participation involves more than simply focusing on the activities. Future research should employ interdisciplinary multi-method designs to further investigate the participation construct, to examine the sports and physical exercise contexts for Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity more deeply.

This Research Topic aims to scrutinize the multifaceted intersections of sports management, marketing, and economic implications, enhancing our understanding of the various challenges and opportunities that lie within. By analyzing emerging trends, theoretical advances, and the strategic maneuvering in sports industries, the objective is to foster a deeper understanding of sports economics and its synergy with management and marketing principles.

We are pleased to announce an upcoming seminar exploring the connections between the sociologies of sport and health and illness. The seminar will be held at Loughborough University on 28th February 2024. See below or attached for details. The event is funded by the Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness so attendance (incl. lunch etc.) is free.

Hovedmålene med dette ph.d.-prosjektet var å beskrive nivåer av fysisk aktivitet og sedat tid blant unge barnekreftoverlevere og å sammenligne risikofaktorer for hjerte- og karsykdom hos overlevere med et internasjonalt referansemateriale, samt kontroller matchet på alder og kjønn, og å undersøke sammenhengen mellom fysisk aktivitet og ulike domener av fysisk form (kondisjon og muskelstyrke) med risikofaktorer for hjerte- og karsykdom hos overlevere og jevnaldrende.

APAQ is an internationa journal designed to stimulate and communicate scholarly inquiry relating to physical activity that is adapted. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Results From Spain’s 2022 Para Report Cards on Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents With Disabilities by José Francisco López-Gil, Susana Aznar, Blanca Roman-Viñas, Javier Brazo-Sayavera, Rocío Izquierdo-Gómez, Sabina Barrios-Fernández, Olga Rodríguez Ferrán, Salome Aubert.

Quest is the official journal of the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education (NAKHE). It is the leading journal for interdisciplinary scholarship for professionals in kinesiology in higher education. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Movement, Meaning and Matter: Understanding Skillful Action in Sport by Jim Denison.

Quest is the official journal of the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education (NAKHE). It is the leading journal for interdisciplinary scholarship for professionals in kinesiology in higher education. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Siedentop: A Memoir of the Man from Pomerene Hall by Richard. Tinning.

This book will provide a socio-cultural lens on the expanding market for pre-school sport and physical activity. This text comes at a significant time in the context of a growing marketplace for commercialised and franchised sport and PA in the UK and elsewhere for the under-fives. To date much of this research has focused on the development of children or on physiological measures of childhood activity. This ignores the social and cultural context in which children take part in Sport and PA.