Tag: Robert J. Noonan

The Routledge Handbook of Youth Physical Activity is finally available in a paperback edition. Edited by Timothy A. Brusseau, Stuart J. Fairclough & David R. Lubans, it is the first book to survey the full depth and breadth of the issues facing this research field. Andreas Fröberg has undertaken the daunting task of reviewing this brick size tome for idrottsforum.org’s readership, and an impressive job he has done in presenting the content and qualities of the book in a comprehensive and comprehensible manner.

EPER is a journal that stimulates and presents scholarly enquiry in the broad field of physical education, including sport and leisure issues and research. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: The relationship between occupational socialization factors and in-service physical educators’ reported use of sport education by Martin Vasquez, Tristan L. Wallhead.

Performance Enhancement & Health (PEH) is an international, peer-reviewed journal that critically explores the health implications of pharmacological, genetic, psychological and other technological enhancements of the human being. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Assessing Canadian regulation of muscle-building supplements: Identifying gaps and recommendations for improvement to protect the health and well-being of young people by Kyle T. Ganson, Eliana Sinicropi, Jason M. Nagata.

Physical activity and its relationship to health is one of the great issues of our age. The causes of, and solutions to, physical inactivity are complex and multi-dimensional, and therefore the subject needs to be studied and understood from a variety of perspectives. This is the first textbook to provide a truly multi-disciplinary introduction to physical activity studies.