Physical activity across the lifespan : prevention and treatment for health and well-being - Meyer, Aleta L.; Gullotta, Thomas P., 1948-; Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut (New York : Springer, 2012)
Physical activity : definitional issues and knowledge gaps / Augusto Diana -- Reflections on rough and tumble play, social development, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders / Jaak Panskepp and Eric L. Scott -- Physical activity, cognition, and school performance : from neurons to neighborhoods / Darla M. Castelli and Charles H. Hillman -- Influences of social and built enviroments on physical activity in middle-aged and older adults / Fuzhong Li -- Physical activity as depression treatment / Lynette L. Craft -- Physical activity for the prevention of depression / Bethany M. Kwan, Kyle J. Davis, and Andrea L. Dunn -- Physical activity as treatment for obesity / Elissa Jelalian and Amy Sato -- Physical activity and obesity prevention / Nicole Zarrett and Dawn K. Wilson -- The role of physical activity in treatment of substance use disorders / Dori W. Pekmezi, Lucas J. Carr, Brooke Barbera, and Bess H. Marcus -- Physical activity for the prevention of child and adolescent drug abuse / Aleta L. Meyer, Augusto Diana, and Elizabeth Robertson -- Individual-level behavior change strategies to promote physical activity / Kyle J. Davis, Samuel Hubley, and Jenn Leiferman -- The mandate for movement : schools as agents of change / John J. Ratey and Jacob Sattelmair.
'A sponsored publication of the Child & Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut.'
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Exercise -- Physiology; Physical fitness; Disease susceptibility; Exercise Therapy -- methods