Sport Practice and Physical Activity - The Social Function of Sport in Contemporary Societies

Juan Carlos Martin, Pedro Moreira Gregori

Frontiers Media SA

Sport and physical activity represent fundamental aspects in shaping healthy, dynamic, and cohesive...

Health Sports and Active Living Sport, Leisure, Tourism, and Events

Keywords: Sports practice,­physical activity,­Active living,­Walking,­Walking mobility

Multidimensional development of student-athletes: new perspectives on dual-career

Ricardo Quinaud, Mojca Doupona, Laura Capranica, Flavia Guidotti

Frontiers Media SA

Over the past decades, the investigation of the dual-career phenomenon among student-athletes has...

Health Sports and Active Living Sports Management, Marketing, and Economics

Keywords: Sport,­Education,­athletes' career,­Career support,­Student-athlete,­student

Physical, Physiological and Technical Development in Youth Athletes

Roberto Modena, Chiara Zoppirolli, Paolo Riccardo Brustio

Frontiers Media SA

The long-term development of athletes represents a complex puzzle that needs to be solved to allow...

Health Sports and Active Living Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Keywords: Youth athletes,­Athletes Development,­sex differences,­Biological maturation,­talent development,­Skills acquisition,­motor control

Optimal Physical Activity across the Lifespan for People of All Abilities

Ronald F. Zernicke, David Arthur Hart

Frontiers Media SA

Humans evolved to be mobile within the boundary conditions of Earth and many biological and...

Health Sports and Active Living Physical Activity in the Prevention and Management of Disease

Keywords: physical activity,­Lifespan,­disabilities,­sex differences,­Compromised Abilities

Recent Advances in Anti-doping

Raphael Faiss, James Hopker

Frontiers Media SA

In recent years, the achievements made by scientists in sport sciences, and anti-doping research...

Health Sports and Active Living Anti-doping Sciences & Integrity in Sport

Keywords: Doping,­Anti-doping,­detection,­Education,­deterrence,­Integrity

Human Movement Coordination in Healthy and Pathological Conditions: From Neuromuscular and Kinetic Principles to Muscle-tendon Function

Adamantios Arampatzis, Lida Mademli, Kiros Karamanidis, Maria-Elissavet Nikolaidou

Frontiers Media SA

The ability of humans to move effectively and safely through a variety of complex environmental...

Health Sports and Active Living Biomechanics and Control of Human Movement

Keywords: human movement,­kinematics,­Neuromuscular,­Muscle-Tendon

Lifelong Influence of Sports and Physical Activity

Roxana Ramona Onofrei, Marco Branco, Sorana D. Bolboaca

Frontiers Media SA

Physical activity and sports participation are recognized to be related to better health. Although...

Health Sports and Active Living Physical Activity in the Prevention and Management of Disease

Keywords: physical activity,­Health,­Sport,­Exercise,­Well-being

Protecting the Welfare of Individuals Operating in Organized Sport

James L. Rumbold, Ashley Stirling, Louise Davis, James Newman, Andrew J. Higham

Frontiers Media SA

The issue of welfare in sport has become paramount in recent years. This has led various...

Health Sports and Active Living Sports Politics, Policy and Law

Keywords: safeguarding,­welfare,­Duty of care,­Well-being,­Mental Health

Motivations for Physical Activity

Pedro Morouço, Aleksandra Maria Rogowska

Frontiers Media SA

This is the third volume of the Research Topic: Motivation for Physical Activity. Please see the...

Science Psychology Movement Science

Keywords: Discouragement and demotivation,­health-related behaviors,­Healthy lifestyle,­physical exercise,­motivations,­physical activity