The Palgrave Handbook of Ageing and Physical Activity Promotion

Book info: The Palgrave Handbook of Ageing and Physical Activity Promotion (Hardcover, 783 pages) – Palgrave Macmillan, 2018. Language: English.

The ageing of our population is a key societal issue across the globe. Although people are living longer, they need to be living longer in good health to continue to enjoy quality of life and independence and to prevent rises in health and social care costs. This timely and ground-breaking volume will provide an up-to-date overview of the factors that promote physical activity in later life. Despite advances in the fields of gerontology and geriatrics, sports and exercise science, sociology, health psychology, and public health, knowledge is largely contained within disciplines as reflected in the current provision of academic texts on this subject. To truly address the present and substantial societal challenges of population ageing, a multidisciplinary and collaborative approach is required. This handbook will inform researchers, students, and practitioners on the current evidence base for what physical activities need to be promoted among older people and how they can be implemented to maximise engagement. This handbook will be an invaluable resource for researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and students across the social sciences. About the Author Samuel R Nyman is Principal Academic in Psychology at Bournemouth University, UK
Anna Barker is Associate Professor, Health Services Research at Monash University, Australia
Terry Haines is Head of School, School of Primary and Allied Health Care at Monash University, Australia
Khim Horton is an Independent Consultant with Care of Older People, UK
Charles Musselwhite is Associate Professor in Gerontology, Centre for Innovative Ageing (CIA) at Swansea University, UK
Geeske Peeters is an Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at the University of California, USA and at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Christina R Victor is Professor of Gerontology and Public Health at Brunel University London, UK
Julia Katharina Wolff is a Visiting Researcher at Friedrich-Alexander-University, Germany