The Routledge Handbook of Youth Physical Activity

Part 1: Introduction to Physical Activity

1: Physical Activity Domains

2: Global Surveillance of Physical Activity of Children and Youth

3: Global Surveillance of Cardiorespiratory and Musculoskeletal Fitness

4: Physical Activity Recommendations

Part 2: Benefits of Physical Activity

5: Physiological Health Benefits of Physical Activity for Young People

6: Mental Health Benefits of Physical Activity for Young People

7: Cognitive and Academic Benefits for School Age Children

Part 3: Factors Associated with Physical Activity

8: Psychological Factors Associated with Physical Activity in Youth

9: Children's and adolescents' interpersonal level correlates of physical activity behavior

10: Physical Environmental factors Associated with Physical Activity in Young People

11: School and Community Policies: Implications for Youth Physical Activity and Research

Part 4: Physical Activity Assessment/Measurement

12: Introduction to Physical Activity Measurement

13: Report-based Measures of Physical Activity: Features, Challenges, Considerations, and Resources

14: Direct Observation: Assessing Youth Physical Activity and Its Contexts

15: Pedometers for measuring physical activity in children and adolescents

16: Measuring physical activity with body-worn accelerometers

17: New Perspectives Through Emerging Technologies

Part 5: Fitness and Motor Skill Assessment

18: Field-Based Fitness Assessment in Youth

19: Motor Competence Assessment

Part 6: Introduction to Interventions

20: Youth Physical Activity Intervention Design

21: Implementation and Scale-Up of school-based interventions

22: Evaluation of Physical Activity Interventions

Part 7: School-Based Interventions

23: Physical Education-based Physical Activity Interventions

24: School Recess Physical Activity Interventions

25: Classroom-based Physical Activity Interventions

26: School-based Running Programs

27: Introduction to Multi-component School-based Physical Activity Programs

Timothy A Brusseau and Ryan D Burns

28: Preschool and Childcare Center Physical Activity Interventions

29: School Physical Activity for Children with Disabilities

Part 8: Family and Community Interventions

30: Mother-Based Physical Activity Interventions for Young People

31: The Role of fathers in Optimizing Children's Physical Activity

32: Before and After-School interventions in Youth Physical Activity; Current situation and future directions

33: Keeping Kids Active: Summertime Interventions to Address Physical Activity

34: Active Transport

35: The Role of Technology in Promoting Physical Activity in Youth

Part 9: Motor Skill Development, Exercise and Sport

36: Fundamental Movement Skill Interventions

37: Exercise for Children and Adolescents

38: Importance of Organized Sport Participation for Youth Physical Activity