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As interest in the public health challenge of youth inactivity increases, the ambitious __Youth Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior__ sets a standard for addressing a problem with worldwide implications. Drawing on the contributions of a diverse group of international experts, this reference challenges professionals, researchers, and students to implement new solutions and further their research and work. No other text addresses the causes, contributing factors, and fundamental issues in dealing with youth physical activity with such depth or comprehensive coverage. Using a multidisciplinary approach, __Youth Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior__ breaks away from traditional thinking that places activity and sedentary behavior on a single continuum, which may limit progress in addressing youth inactivity. Instead, the authors encourage readers to focus on how sedentary and physically active behaviors coexist and consider how the two behaviors may have different determinants. In doing so, the text also considers developmental features such as maturation, ethnicity, environment, and genetics across both childhood (through age 12) and adolescence (the teen years). By looking

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Author

Alan L. Smith and Stuart J.H. Biddle, editors

Publisher

Human Kinetics

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780736087704

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Psychology, Medical, Health & Fitness