Based on a decade of research by two leading action sports scholars, this book maps the relationship between action sports and the Olympic Movement, from the inclusion of the first action sports to those featuring for the first time in the Tokyo Olympic Games and beyond.

This book explores the theoretical & architectural connections.

Adherence Issues in Sport and Exercise pulls together a wide range of current adherence themes to provide an overview of the many different theoretical approaches currently being used. Each chapter provides a theoretical framework and a range of practical implications for professionals.

This book allows readers to develop their understanding of the scientific rationale behind important components of personal training, such as monitoring fitness and training programme design. Each chapter includes scientific research to identify optimum training methods and dispel some common myths around nutrition and exercise.

The aim of this book is to inform readers about mHealth, from its history to the current research developments and challenges related to privacy and security issues. The book's intended audience includes individuals interested in learning about mHealth, from students to researchers and practitioners working in this field.

This revised text describes the theory substantiating adventure therapy, demonstrates best practices in the field, and presents research validating the immediate and long-term effects of adventure therapy.

AFC Bournemouth: The Fall and Rise is the ultimate rags-to-riches football story - from administration and the brink of non-league to the Premier League within six years. Manager Eddie Howe and a host of key players behind the club's surge up the leagues provide a fascinating insight into how they pulled off the feat - against all the odds.

Bringing affect and emotion to the forefront of tourism studies, this book presents a new generation of scholars who consolidate emerging affective approaches and establish a route for scholarship that examines the roles of emotion and affect in tourism.