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"This textbook provides students with comprehensive coverage of the psychological benefits of exercise and physical activity along with appropriate and balanced consideration of research and mechanisms. Students become familiar with the psychological construct and its importance as an outcome, learn about the causes of the psychological construct and understand how exercise might impact those causes, and are exposed to some of the key research that...
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""The Athlete's Way is amazingly informative and complete with a program to get and keep you off the couch. Bravo, for another exercising zealot who has written a book that should be read on your elliptical or stationary bike. He pushed me to go farther on a sleepy Sunday."- John J. Ratey, M.D., author of Spark: The Revolutionary New Science in Exercise and the Brain, and co-author of Driven to Distraction"--Publisher description.
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"Exercise Psychology: Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior focuses on the psychological effects of physical activity in a diverse array pf populations. It emphasizes how physical activity needs to be paired with a reduction in sedentary behavior in order to achieve overall health."--Back cover.
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Much like its predecessor, Motivation in sport and exercise, Advances in motivation in sport and exercise brings together several top scholars in sport and exercise psychology to present the latest information on motivational behavior in exercise, physical education, and sport. Each contributor sheds new light on the process of motivation and the variables and constructs that help us to understand why we are motivated or are not motivated. This extensive...
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"Can a better understanding of group dynamics raise individual and team athletic performance or improve the outcomes of exercise interventions Much human behaviour in sport and exercise settings is embedded within groups where individuals cognitions, emotions and behaviours influence and are influenced by other group members. Now in a fully revised, updated and expanded second edition, Group Dynamics in Exercise and Sport Psychology explores the unique...
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This book explores the mind-body connection, presenting startling research to prove that exercise is truly our best defense against everything from depression to ADD to addiction to aggression to menopause to Alzheimer's. The latest research shows that for your brain to function at its peak, your body needs to move. Here the author, physician demonstrates exactly how and why physical activity is crucial to the way you think and feel. He explains how...
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