Understanding the Potential of Sport for Promoting Physical Activity and Psychological Well-Being in Middle-Aged and Older Adults
Insufficient physical activity is considered a global public health challenge. This thesis highlights that, for middle-aged and older adults, sport participation is associated with a wide range of psychosocial benefits. Then, the thesis offers insight into the potential of walking sport programmes t...
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2023
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| author | Sivaramakrishnan, Hamsini |
| author_facet | Sivaramakrishnan, Hamsini |
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| description | Insufficient physical activity is considered a global public health challenge. This thesis highlights that, for middle-aged and older adults, sport participation is associated with a wide range of psychosocial benefits. Then, the thesis offers insight into the potential of walking sport programmes to promote health-enhancing physical activity in middle-aged and older adults. Recommendations are provided to promote the appeal, feasibility, and sustainability of walking sport programmes in community-based settings. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-925462023-06-23T01:49:10Z Understanding the Potential of Sport for Promoting Physical Activity and Psychological Well-Being in Middle-Aged and Older Adults Sivaramakrishnan, Hamsini Insufficient physical activity is considered a global public health challenge. This thesis highlights that, for middle-aged and older adults, sport participation is associated with a wide range of psychosocial benefits. Then, the thesis offers insight into the potential of walking sport programmes to promote health-enhancing physical activity in middle-aged and older adults. Recommendations are provided to promote the appeal, feasibility, and sustainability of walking sport programmes in community-based settings. 2023 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/92546 Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Sivaramakrishnan, Hamsini Understanding the Potential of Sport for Promoting Physical Activity and Psychological Well-Being in Middle-Aged and Older Adults |
| title | Understanding the Potential of Sport for Promoting Physical Activity and
Psychological Well-Being in Middle-Aged and Older Adults |
| title_full | Understanding the Potential of Sport for Promoting Physical Activity and
Psychological Well-Being in Middle-Aged and Older Adults |
| title_fullStr | Understanding the Potential of Sport for Promoting Physical Activity and
Psychological Well-Being in Middle-Aged and Older Adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding the Potential of Sport for Promoting Physical Activity and
Psychological Well-Being in Middle-Aged and Older Adults |
| title_short | Understanding the Potential of Sport for Promoting Physical Activity and
Psychological Well-Being in Middle-Aged and Older Adults |
| title_sort | understanding the potential of sport for promoting physical activity and
psychological well-being in middle-aged and older adults |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/92546 |