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Debating the challenges of outdoor activity
Controversial Issues in Adventure Programming offers an engaging approach to the consideration of enduring, current and emerging issues in the field. This unique text presents twenty, often highly...
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Designing scientifically-based resistance training programmes
This is a guide to developing individualised training programmes for both serious athletes and fitness enthusiasts. In this updated and expanded fourth edition, two of the world’s leading experts on...
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Healthy workers make healthy companies
Thoroughly updated with the latest research, Worksite Health Handbook makes a strong case for the formulation, introduction and implementation of health and fitness programmes in the workplace. It...
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European Inclusive Physical Education Training Conference
European Inclusive Physical Education Training Conference October 23rd, 2009, Burlington Hotel, Dublin, Eire The conference represents the conclusion of a 2-year project aimed at refining a model,...
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Get ready for the baby boomers
From 2011 onwards the baby boomers, those born between 1946 and 1964, will begin their transition out of the workforce and into retirement. As they do so, they will be looking for opportunities in...
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The community for active ageing professionals
Human Kinetics and the International Coalition on Aging and Physical Activity (ICAPA) are pleased to announce the launch of the Active Ageing Community Centre, the first of a planned series of such...
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Research and Evaluation in recreation, parks, leisure and tourism
Applied Research and Evaluation Methods in Recreation is the only text that integrates research, evaluation and basic statistical analysis and links these concepts directly to the field. Using a...
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Physical activity in schools ‘makes children fitter’
Increasing physical activity in schools and giving ‘exercise homework’ improves children’s fitness and body weight, researchers have found, after previous studies suggested it had no effect. A...
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Leaders and therapists
The job of the therapeutic recreation specialist is complex as they must assume the role of both leader and therapist, but at the same time it is also extremely rewarding. They need to combine...
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Improving the physical health of the employees
In today’s difficult economic environment, health promotion initiatives in the workplace are becoming increasingly important as employers look for ways to contain healthcare costs and improve...
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