Instant recess : building a fit nation 10 minutes at a time /

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Instant Recess proposes regular ten-minute exercise breaks that utilize music and dance and are easily incorporated into school, work, and community life. Rather than encouraging unhealthful habits like cigarette breaks or high fat snacks, these "instant recesses" make the active choice th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Yancey, Antronette K.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
Health promotion > United States.
Physical fitness > United States.
Exercise > United States.
Physical fitness.
Exercise.
Physical Fitness
Exercise
Health Promotion > methods
Obesity > prevention & control
Promotion de la santé > États-Unis.
Exercice > États-Unis.
Condition physique.
Exercice.
MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Healthy Living.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.
Health promotion
Physical fitness
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The high price of a sedentary America and the challenge of getting society moving
  • The benefits of widespread physical activity and opportunities to move the needle
  • The evolution of an idea
  • The marketing and social marketing of physical activity and fitness
  • The case for the instant recess model
  • Instant recess : what's good for the waistline is good for the bottom line!
  • A glimpse into the future : how the recess model sparked a physical activity movement.

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