Download or read book Investigation of Physical Activity and Its Correlates in Adolescent Youth Evaluation of the Youth Physical Activity Towards Health Y PATH Intervention written by Danielle Powell and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Design Development Implementation and Evaluation of the Youth Physical Activity Towards Health Y PATH Intervention written by Wesley O'Brien and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Youth Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior written by Alan L. Smith and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2008-07-24 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 at a variety of psychosocial and epidemiological factors, the authors set the stage for a critical analysis of beliefs and views at a time when many assumptions are taken for granted. This book is organized in three parts that build on one another to deepen readers’ understanding of this complex problem. This text begins by addressing the fundamental issues and assumptions pertaining to youth physical activity and sedentary behavior, covering such topics as measurement of the behavior in question, health outcomes, concepts, and trends in a public health context. Once readers have grasped this foundational knowledge, they advance to part II for a comprehensive account of personal factors likely to be associated with the problem. Part III moves beyond the individual into the wider social and contextual aspects of physically active and sedentary living in young people. Through this concluding part, readers gain the latest thinking on how parents, peers, schools, organized sport, and related factors link to youth physical activity and sedentary behavior. Each chapter presents the latest theory and research, real-world approaches to implementation, and background information to encourage discussion and future directions in national policy making. Youth Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior also contains the following features that add to an unprecedented learning experience: •An at-a-glance look at why and how research can be used in the real world helps researchers relate their work to overall solutions. •Coverage of more issues related to this subject than are available in any other reference makes this a one-stop resource. •Internationally respected foreword writer, editors, and contributors provide a cross-disciplinary perspective valuable for putting solutions into a wider context. •Applications for Professionals boxes and Applications for Researchers boxes at the end of each chapter provide practical suggestions for implementing solutions. Youth Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior: Challenges and Solutions considers current research about youth physical activity and sedentary behavior across a range of personal factors as well as cultural and social influences. The text communicates the knowledge base on developmental, economic, psychological, and social factors related to youth physical activity and sedentary behavior and provides an overview of youth-specific approaches to addressing the problem of inactivity among youth.

Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of Youth Physical Activity written by Timothy Brusseau and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 975 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Physical Activity Interventions in Children and Adolescents written by Dianne Stanton Ward and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2007 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The text provides information on the current levels of youth physical activity and offers an overview of theories of behavior change that have been used in developing physical activity interventions in a variety of settings. Programs and interventions are discussed in terms of their strengths, weaknesses, and level of success. Also includes sample forms to assist the reader in evaluating and designing interventions in areas where proven programs are not yet available.

Download or read book Dynamic and Static Correlates of Adolescent Physical Activity written by Jacqueline M. Charvat and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BACKGROUND: Adolescence is a critical period for the study of physical activity as significant declines are often reported throughout the adolescent years. The reduction in physical activity is of great concern, due to its strong association with increasing levels of obesity among today's youth. Understanding the trajectory of change in physical activity and the influences of change has potential for informing future interventions and policy. PURPOSE: The purpose of this research was to examine trajectories of physical activity across adolescence and then compare correlates derived from Sallis' framework (demographics, self-efficacy, screen time and peer support). The correlates were examined as baseline predictors as well as potential dynamic factors, examining how change in influential factors may be simultaneously associated with changes in physical activity. METHODS: The data are derived from a school-based behavioral intervention trial involving an ethnically diverse sample of 1543 seventh graders from three urban schools in the Midwest. Latent trajectory models were used to model individual developmental change in physical activity, as well as dynamic correlates across adolescence. These models were then combined to compare the changes in correlates with the changes in physical activity. RESULTS: While the change in the group mean for physical activity was small, the latent trajectory analyses revealed significant individual change over time. Age, gender and race were each found to be associated with these trajectories. All hypothesized dynamic correlates (i.e., self-efficacy, screen time) were also found to change across time; however, only the trajectories of self-efficacy and peer support were simultaneously associated with changes in physical activity. CONCLUSIONS: The unique and dynamic changes in both physical activity and its correlates in adolescence underscore the importance of studying them longitudinally. Further, latent trajectory analyses produce richer results than group level analyses due to studying the individual differences. Children who establish patterns of high physical activity are more likely to retain these patterns through adolescence. However, developmental changes in perceived efficacy and peer behavior clearly play a strong role as well. This study can inform both family and school practices by establishing regular opportunities for physical activity in the years leading up to adolescence.

Download or read book Youth Development and Physical Activity written by Donald R. Hellison and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2000 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professionals in educational and recreational settings work hard to understand and address the problems faced by underserved youth. Yet the dedicated people in these institutions are often limited in what they can achieve because they tend to remain within the confines of their own work environment rather than sharing their expertise and resources. Instead of accepting this as an unfortunate fact of life, the coauthors of this book see the situation as an opportunity to develop an approach in which the whole is far greater than the sum of its parts. In Youth Development and Physical Activity: Linking Universities and Communities, they draw on their considerable teaching experience to present innovative new ways to serve underserved youth. The book describes practical strategies for breaking down the walls between universities and communities so they can combine their strengths to improve young people's lives. You'll find a wealth of guidelines for creating physical activity programs that instill a sense of social and personal responsibility, including numerous real-life examples of successful programs. Youth Development and Physical Activity: Linking Universities and Communities is divided into four parts, each enriched with the colorful "voices" and stories of real kids and youth leaders who have put these ideas into practice: -Part I provides a sobering look at the challenges today's young people face and introduces positive ways to improve physical activity youth programs so they're meaningful in today's world. -In Part II, you'll learn how to move from "how it is" to "how it could be," using a breakthrough model for working with kids and building programs. Here the book provides a road map that shows the way for university students and faculty to connect with youth in their communities through service learning, internships, and other outreach programs -Part III spells out how to develop a variety of proven youth physical activity programs--from adventure experiences and Coaching Clubs to mentoring and teen parent programs. You'll find many great ideas that work in virtually any setting, including public schools, alternative schools, recreation programs, youth service groups, and social agencies. -Part IV provides a variety of helpful tools for evaluating programs and improving outcomes, as well as insights on how professionals can develop the skills they need to respond to the changing demands on youth leaders. Written by professionals with a combined 70 years of experience working with underserved youth, this book is must reading for both professionals and organizations practicing in a world where youth too often slip through the cracks. It provides a clear and hopeful framework for improving the lives of kids as well as the communities in which they live.

Download or read book Physical Activity in Children written by Somya Rastogi and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction. The growing population of children and adolescents with low physical activity levels and poor psychosocial health necessitates accessible interventions that promote well-being. Electronic health (eHealth) physical activity interventions are a promising choice due to their scalability and accessibility. This dissertation examined the feasibility and effects of ACTIWEB-PA, a remotely delivered, web-based movement integration program for children while also assessing the correlates of physical activity and sedentary behavior in youth, providing valuable insights for future intervention design. Methods. Active Children through In-home Web-based Physical Activity (ACTIWEB-PA) pilot randomized controlled trial: Eighty-two insufficiently active children aged 8-11 years were randomized to either an exercise intervention group or a wait-list control group. The intervention was a 12-week-long, self-directed, remotely delivered web-based movement integration program offered through the UNICEF Kid Power website. Feasibility was assessed with recruitment, retention, and intervention adherence rates. Intervention satisfaction was assessed using surveys and qualitatively, with end-of-study interviews. Intervention effects on physical activity and psychosocial health outcomes were assessed using mixed models. Survey of Health of Wisconsin (SHOW) data study: Data from 308, 6-17-year-olds with valid accelerometer wear time from wave II of SHOW were used to examine potential correlates of accelerometer measured physical activity and sedentary behavior. Mixed models were used to identify sociodemographic, anthropometric, neighborhood, screen-time, and parental factors associated with the outcomes. Results. ACTIWEB-PA study: The mean age of participants was 9.2℗ł1.1 years and 51.2% were female. A recruitment rate of 73.6% was obtained. Follow-up surveys were completed by 93.9% participants (retention rate-1) and valid follow-up accelerometer wear was completed by 80.5% participants (retention rate-2). In addition, 69.4% had high program adherence in the exercise intervention group. Intervention was found to be appropriate, pragmatic, and enjoyable based on qualitative analysis. Suggestions to improve novelty, variety, and incorporating peer participation were made by families. Adjusting for baseline imbalances in outcomes, there were no significant intervention effects on the primary outcomes of physical activity. Among the secondary outcomes, only behavioral adjustment sub-scale of the Piers Harris Self-Concept scale saw significant positive improvements (p = 0.03). Our results were indicative of a gender-based variation in physical activity outcomes. SHOW data study: Mixed model analyses showed non-significant but meaningful associations of minutes/day of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) with screen time (p = 0.06) and Walk Score (p = 0.09). In addition, BMI (p = 0.04) of the participant was significantly associated while gender (p = 0.16) was non-significantly associated with minutes/day of sedentary bouts. Conclusion: The ACTIWEB-PA study was found to be feasible, and the movement integration program had high adherence rates and was deemed acceptable. The intervention did not impact children's physical activity and psychosocial health outcomes significantly. Nevertheless, given the increasing interest in and utilization of remotely delivered eHealth interventions to promote physical activity among children, this study offers valuable insights for optimizing future trials in this field. Important correlates of objectively measured MVPA and sedentary bouts in children and adolescents were also identified, including the modifiable screen time. These findings together advance the field of children's physical activity epidemiology and provide insights to inform the design of future interventions aimed at promoting physical activity and reducing sedentary behavior in children and adolescents.

Download or read book Physical Activity Behaviors and Determinants in Children and Adolescents written by Zan Gao and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today's children and adolescents are experiencing higher rates of overweightness/obesity and poorer health outcomes than any other time in history. As overweight or obese children are at greater risk of the same conditions in adulthood and the ensuing health consequences which arise, literature highlighting how theoretical frameworks can be utilized to guide physical activity intervention programs is advised and needed. Provision of contemporary research with the aforementioned objectives in mind is the reasoning behind the current book. By providing analyses and interpretation of children and adolescents' physical activity behaviors through the lens of well-established psychological and/or health promotion theories, this book provides empirically-based conclusions and implementation strategies for scholars and practitioners who desire the promotion of physical activity participation and better health outcomes among these populations. Within this book, readers can expect to find chapters devoted to the analyses of physical activity behavior among children and adolescent in free-living and physical education settings with an emphasis of how the manipulation of physical activity determinants, such as physical activity self-efficacy, enjoyment, situational interest and social support, influence physical activity participation. Other aspects of the book include a synthesis of how variables such as parent's beliefs regarding physical activity, perceived exertion, as well as the youth's gender and age affect the related physical activity determinants and the subsequent implementations of physical activity interventions. It is hoped that through the current book's structured formatting and writing quality, scholars and practitioners can better formulate real-world physical activity intervention programs which provide the best opportunity for the youth population to be more physically active and healthy.

Download or read book Daily Physical Activity for Children and Youth written by Heidi Bates and published by . This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Health Promotion in Children and Adolescents through Sport and Physical Activities written by Antonino Bianco and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2019-05-10 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I made the important decision to manage a Special Issue, because I believe it to be extremely important to focus on children’s and adolescents’ physiological and psychological development. I aimed to collect research that investigates the role of physical activity and sport on physical and mental well-being, with a particular focus on practical implications, innovation, tools, and technique. This Special Issue, “Health Promotion in Children and Adolescents through Sport and Physical Activities” addresses pediatric exercise science as a key scientific discipline able to help future generations live longer and better. It is already clear that sedentariness and a low level of muscular strength and power significantly affects cognitive functions and daily relations, but it is interesting to understand the key determinants and how we can help practitioners better manage these concerns in their patients. Authors were invited to submit letters, original research papers, case studies, meta-analyses, and systematic reviews.

Download or read book Physical Activity in U S Youth Aged 12 15 Years 2012 written by Tala H. I. Fakhouri and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Educating the Student Body written by Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-11-13 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physical inactivity is a key determinant of health across the lifespan. A lack of activity increases the risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteoporosis, anxiety and depression and others diseases. Emerging literature has suggested that in terms of mortality, the global population health burden of physical inactivity approaches that of cigarette smoking. The prevalence and substantial disease risk associated with physical inactivity has been described as a pandemic. The prevalence, health impact, and evidence of changeability all have resulted in calls for action to increase physical activity across the lifespan. In response to the need to find ways to make physical activity a health priority for youth, the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment was formed. Its purpose was to review the current status of physical activity and physical education in the school environment, including before, during, and after school, and examine the influences of physical activity and physical education on the short and long term physical, cognitive and brain, and psychosocial health and development of children and adolescents. Educating the Student Body makes recommendations about approaches for strengthening and improving programs and policies for physical activity and physical education in the school environment. This report lays out a set of guiding principles to guide its work on these tasks. These included: recognizing the benefits of instilling life-long physical activity habits in children; the value of using systems thinking in improving physical activity and physical education in the school environment; the recognition of current disparities in opportunities and the need to achieve equity in physical activity and physical education; the importance of considering all types of school environments; the need to take into consideration the diversity of students as recommendations are developed. This report will be of interest to local and national policymakers, school officials, teachers, and the education community, researchers, professional organizations, and parents interested in physical activity, physical education, and health for school-aged children and adolescents.

Download or read book Monitoring and Promoting Physical Activity and Physical Fitness in Children written by Adilson Marques and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Utilizing Technology to Increase Youth Engagement Towards Physical Activity written by Deborah Simone Fetter and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engaging in regular activity during childhood contributes to better cardiorespiratory fitness and a greater likelihood of being active in adulthood. Yet, few youth in the United States meet the United States Department of Health and Human Services Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans recommendation of 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous activity (MVPA) per day. Concomitantly, the prevalence of childhood obesity remains alarmingly high in the United States with 31.8% of youth classified as overweight or obese. There are a multitude of factors that contribute to the development of obesity, including physical activity patterns. Engaging in regular physical activity has been associated with a wide range of health benefits, including improving body composition. The school setting has been postulated to be a desirable place to promote physical activity because youth spend a large portion of their day in school and have the chance to expend up to half of their daily energy. However, the opportunities for youth to be physically active have been declining as physical education programs continue to be eliminated and recess time shortened in schools. Additionally, the availability of technology has increased in recent years and made engaging in sedentary behaviors, such as playing video games and watching TV, more accessible. Yet, there is potential in incorporating technology related to exercise into school-based programs to generate interest in physical activity. Further, there are many determinants of physical activity to target for effective interventions, including physiological, psychological, sociocultural, and environmental factors. Investigating how we can target these determinants in obesity-prevention programs can lead to a greater understanding of how to encourage youth to develop lifelong physical activity habits. The overall objective of this research was to investigate how utilizing technology in the school-based, multicomponent nutrition program, the Shaping Healthy Choices Program (SHCP), can help increase youth engagement towards physical activity. The first objective of this research was to determine the impact of the SHCP on physical activity patterns in a sub-sample of fourth-grade youth. Physical activity has been shown to have a wide range of beneficial health effects, yet few youth meet the United States physical activity recommendation. To address the increased prevalence of childhood obesity, the SHCP was developed based on principles of the Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 adaption of the Social Ecological Model. The program was implemented over nine months among fourth-grade youth. One intervention school and one control school within the same Northern California school district were selected to participate in this sub-study. At pre- and post-intervention assessments, youth wore a PolarActive monitor on their non-dominant wrist 24 h/d for at least 2 consecutive days. Multiple linear regression was used to evaluate change in physical activity by adjusting for covariates and other potential confounders, including ethnicity/race, household income, and sex. Statistical significance was set at p

Download or read book Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance Global Matrix Initiative written by Salomé Aubert and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In response to growing concern about physical inactivity among children, the Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth was created in Canada in 2005. The Report Card is a public-facing document reporting letter grades, updated scientific information, research gaps, and recommendations for improvement on physical activity indicators for children and youth (0 to 17 years old). In 2014, the Report Card process was replicated in 14 additional countries, constituting the Global Matrix 1.0, opening the door to standardized international comparisons. Following the release of the Global Matrix 1.0, the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance (AHKGA, www.activehealthykids.org), a network of researchers, health professionals and stakeholders working together to advance physical activity in children and youth from around the world, was created. The AHKGA led the development of the Global Matrix 2.0, involving the replication of the Report Card process in 38 countries. The Global Matrices highlighted strengths, disparities, inequities, research and surveillance gaps, and showed that no participating country had all the solutions to tackle the physical inactivity issue. The initiative facilitated the cross-fertilization of innovative solutions for countries with low grades to learn from those with high grades in particular areas/indicators. In November 2018, the Global Matrix 3.0, involving the concurrent development of Report Cards with 10 common physical activity indicators from 49 countries was released at the Movement to Move event in Adelaide, Australia. The aim of this dissertation was to investigate how the Global Matrix initiative has contributed to global childhood physical activity promotion. To achieve this goal, the history of the development process from the Global Matrix 1.0 to Global Matrix 3.0 was detailed and explained; correlates of the physical activity grades from the Global Matrix 3.0 and trends of the physical activity grades over time were studied; the international impact of the past editions of the Global Matrices and Report Cards were assessed using both quantitative and qualitative methods; and an evaluation of the Global Matrix 3.0 process from its development to its launch was performed and analyzed to formulate recommendations for future editions. The report of the development process history from Global Matrix 1.0 to Global Matrix 3.0 showed that the Global Matrix of physical activity grades for children and youth has experienced great expansion since its creation. Despite the great variability of the data (e.g., in terms of benchmarks, measurement instruments, age range, sample size, quality, quantity) informing the grades between the countries for each indicator, the participation of 49 countries in the Global Matrix 3.0 allowed studying the potential associations between the childhood physical activity indicator grades and potential correlates with greater statistical power than in the past. A significant negative correlation was observed between the Overall Physical Activity indicator and several sociodemographic indicators including the Human Development Index (HDI) and Gross National Income per capita. Higher behavioural grades and lower sources of influence grades were generally observed in the low and medium HDI countries, whereas lower behavioural grades and higher sources of influence grades were observed for the very high HDI countries, and generally low average grades for each indicator in the high HDI countries. The Global Matrix 3.0 provided new evidence showing that the situation regarding the physical activity of children and youth is a universal concern worldwide. A case study of the 2018 French Report Card is provided, and the characteristics of the physical activity grades within the very high HDI countries were explored in greater detail. The Report Cards and the Global Matrices had demonstrable impact on the promotion of children's physical activity globally, in various ways. The international comparisons of physical activity indicators from 49 countries highlighted disparities, inequities, remaining research and surveillance gaps, and contributed to raising awareness, cross-fertilizing successes, and stimulating policy and practice changes to promote physical activity within and across jurisdictions. In addition, the evaluation of the impact of the Report Cards and the Global Matrix projects showed that they have initiated a movement worldwide that is contributing to decrease surveillance gaps in childhood physical activity indicators. Finally, the evaluation of the Global Matrix 3.0 allowed for the identification of strengths and areas for improvement in the Global Matrix approach and to formulate recommendations for future editions of the Global Matrix. The work presented in this thesis shows that the Report Cards and Global Matrices contributed to advancing knowledge concerning the characteristics of physical activity in terms of behavioural and sources of influence physical activity indicators for children and youth at the global level. Findings from the Global Matrix 3.0 highlighted the need for strategic public investments to implement effective interventions within families, communities, and schools to increase physical activity opportunities for all children. The need for the development and international adoption of standardized methods to conceptualize and measure the 10 physical activity indicators was also emphasized in this work. Finally, this thesis demonstrated that this international initiative has the potential to raise awareness concerning the physical inactivity issue, facilitate the development of new physical activity data collection protocols, and support the development of physical activity promotion policies, even among countries with low quality or missing data.

Download or read book Young People Physical Activity and the Everyday written by Jan Wright and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-06-10 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite society’s current preoccupation with interrelated issues such as obesity, increasingly sedentary lifestyles and children’s health, there has until now been little published research that directly addresses the place and meaning of physical activity in young people’s lives. In this important new collection, leading international scholars address that deficit by exploring the differences in young people’s experiences and meanings of physical activity as these are related to their social, cultural and geographical locations, to their abilities and their social and personal biographies. The book places young people’s everyday lives at the centre of the study, arguing that it this 'everydayness' (school, work, friendships, ethnicity, family routines, interests, finances, location) that is key to shaping the engagement of young people in physical activity. By allowing the voices of young people to be heard through these pages, the book helps the reader to make sense of how young people see physical activity in their lives. Drawing on a breadth of theoretical frameworks, and challenging the orthodox assumptions that underpin contemporary physical activity policy, interventions and curricula, this book powerfully refutes the argument that young people are 'the problem' and instead demonstrates the complex social constructions of physical activity in the lives of young people. Young People, Physical Activity and the Everyday is essential reading for both students and researchers with a particular interest physical activity, physical education, health, youth work and social policy.