| Contents |
Foreword / Pedro C. Hallal -- Moving forward, moving more : putting low and middle-income countries firmly on the global physical activity agenda / Katja Siefken, Andrea Ramirez Varela, Temo Waqanivalu, Nico Schulenkorf -- Global physical activity : international perspectives with emphasis on low and middle-income countries / Andrea Ramirez Varela, Bojana Klepac Pogrmilovic, Pedro Hallal, Catalina del Portillo, ¿ưeljko Pedi¿Łi♯¿, Harold Kohl, and Mike Pratt -- Physical activity : challenges and opportunities in low and middle income countries / In©Łcio Crochemore-Silva, Alan G. Knuth, Gr©♭gore I. Mielke, Andrea Wendt, and Jos©♭ Cazuza de Farias J©ðnior -- Physical activity policy actions : what is the role of governments? / Bill Bellew, Tracy Nau, Benjamin Smith, Bojana Klepac Pogrmilovic, ¿ưeljko Pedi¿Łi♯¿, and Adrian Bauman -- Active societies : the global action plan on physical activity in low and middle income countries / Nicolas Aguilar-Farias and Sebastian Miranda-Marquez -- Physical activity surveillance in the context of low and middle income countries / ¿ưeljko Pedi¿Łi♯¿, Cora L. Craig, and Adrian E. Bauman -- Foreign aid, the soft power of sport, and the sustainable development goals : an analysis of Australia's sport for development in the Pacific program / Thomas Wanner -- Progress and opportunities for advancing physical activity behavior change in LMICs / Lilian Perez, Elva Arredondo, Ding Ding, and Gregory W. Heath -- Case study from Latin America : understanding the relationship between the built environment and physical activity in Latin American contexts / Eugen Resendiz, Alejandra J©Łuregui, and Deborah Salvo -- Case study from Africa : physical activity and safety from crime and traffic / Adewale L. Oyeyemi, Tracy L. Kolbe-Alexander, and Estelle V. Lambert -- Case study from the South Pacific : women's sport participation in Fiji : through a lens of structural inequality / Yoko Kanemasu, James Johnson, and Atele Dutt -- Case study from Central America : challenges and opportunities for physically active lifestyles in girls and young women in Costa Rica and countries in Central America / In©♭s M. Revuelta-S©Łnchez and Gerardo A. Araya-Vargas -- Case study from Asia : push for pedal power : urban mobility and rise of bicycling in Indian cities / Deepti Adlakha, Felix John -- Case study from Asia : active transportation: the missing part of the puzzle for physical activity promotion in India / Shifalika Goenka and Raji Devarajan -- Case study from Eastern Europe : physical activity in the Czech Republic a society in transformation / Josef Mit©Ł¿Ł and Karel Fr©œmel -- Moving the agenda forward : reflections and future outlook on physical activity in low and middle income countries / Nico Schulenkorf, Temo Waqanivalu, Andrea Ramirez, and Katja Siefken. |
| Abstract |
"This book critically evaluates the relations between physical activity, health imperatives and cultural and social opportunities in low- and middle-income countries. By presenting empirical data and policy recommendations, this text will appeal to scholars, researchers and practitioners with an interest in physical activity research, public health, health promotion, sociology of sport, and sports sciences in LMICs, as well as policy makers and experts working in the public health, sports- and fitness industries"-- Provided by publisher. |
