Background The promotion of active and healthy ageing is becoming increasingly important as the population ages. Physical activity (PA) significantly reduces all-cause mortality and …
The prevalence of depression appears to have increased over the past three decades. While this may be an artefact of diagnostic practices, it is likely that there are factors about …
Social support is defined as the perceived or actual receipt of social resources (eg, tangible, emotional) and is one of the most reliable predictors of disease morbidity and mortality. In …
This book will change the way we understand the future of our planet. It is both alarming and hopeful. James Gustave Speth, renowned as a visionary environmentalist leader, warns that …
ME Lachman, L Lipsitz, J Lubben… - Innovation in …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Physical activity is one of the most promising nonpharmacological, noninvasive, and cost- effective methods of health-promotion, yet statistics show that only a small percentage of …
Now in its fifth edition, The Psychology of Exercise: Integrating Theory and Practice is the ideal resource for undergraduate courses devoted to the study of exercise behavior …
N Hobbs, A Godfrey, J Lara, L Errington, TD Meyer… - BMC medicine, 2013 - Springer
Background Retirement represents a major transitional life stage in middle to older age. Changes in physical activity typically accompany this transition, which has significant …
TMF Scarapicchia, S Amireault, G Faulkner… - … Review of Sport and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of this review was to determine the direction and strength of the prospective relationship between social support and PA among healthy adults. A systematic review was …
V Arija, F Villalobos, R Pedret, A Vinuesa… - Health and quality of life …, 2018 - Springer
Background Physical activity (PA) promotes cardiovascular health and health related quality of life (HRQoL), although the effect of that on blood pressure (BP) control has rarely been …