Ryan E. Rhodes - Psychology of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Rhodes, Ryan E., 1973- author. | Hausenblas, Heather A., author. | Rebar, Amanda L., author.

Title: Psychology of physical activity and sedentary behavior / Ryan E. Rhodes, PhD, Heather A. Hausenblas, PhD, Amanda L. Rebar, PhD.

Other titles: Exercise psychology

Description: Second edition. | Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2023] | Revised edition of: Exercise psychology / Heather Hausenblas, Ryan E. Rhodes. [2017]. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2022038307 | ISBN 9781284248517 (paperback)

Subjects: LCSH: Physical fitnessPsychological aspects. | ExercisePsychological aspects. | Sedentary behavior. | BISAC: HEALTH & FITNESS / Exercise / General

Classification: LCC RA781 .H367 2023 | DDC 613.7/1dc23/eng/20221223

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Dedication

We dedicate this book to youthe reader. Be well, be kind, make change.

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Ryan Rhodes, Heather Hausenblas, and Amanda Rebar each bring a wealth of knowledge, expertise, and experience in the psychology of physical activity and sedentary behavior area to the table. They grasp the bigger picture, synthesize information, articulate concepts, and come up with important and meaningful research questions. They are established and well-respected leaders in our field. Just as important, we have collaborated on many projects and papers, and I have rarely come across three more positive, productive, and thoughtful individuals whom I am proud to call my colleagues.

In this timely second edition, Ryan, Heather, and Amanda have integrated important updates reflecting the progress our field has made. In addition, they have logically restructured the book facilitating an understanding of the important conceptswhich will help you, the reader, build the foundation of knowledge in this area. This should enable you to become informed on what is known about physical activity and sedentary behavior, why physical activity and sedentary behaviors are important, why and how to change physical activity and sedentary behaviors, and how to use this knowledge in research and application.

Important and exciting new themes to this second edition:

We need to increase physical activity and decrease sedentary behavior to promote health.

The increased focus on sedentary behavior is warranted due to its now well-documented independent effects on health outcomes and increased research on determinants and interventions targeting sedentary behavior. It is, however, equally important to consider physical activity alongside sedentary behavior as we strive to understand the effect and interaction these behaviors have on each other; thus, it is a strength of this book that it addresses both behavioral domains.

The digital environment may be a curse or a blessing for healththe choice which it will be is ours to make.

The addition of the digital environment reflects the increased global digitalization, which includes, but is not limited to, wearables, smartphones, social media, and the Internet of things. It is at this point difficult to imagine life without these electronic gadgets and it has opened a new environment that presents both facilitators and barriers to physical activity and sedentary behavior, along with an unprecedented reach and speed of information/intervention dissemination. Although the digital environment may frequently be blamed for the increase in chronic diseases, it is up to us to realize that the digital environment is an unprecedented opportunity to positively impact human health behavior.