Growth, Maturation, Physical Activity, and Sport (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Human Kinetics Publishers, Champaign, IL, 2025
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Paperback. Growth, Maturation, Physical Activity, and Sport, Third Edition, is uniquely focused on the biological growth and maturation of children and adolescents in relation to physical performance (both physical activity and sport). Written by a true legend in the field, Robert M. Malina, this latest edition features new content exploring the characteristics of youth sport participants, associated benefits and risks, and efforts aimed at talent development. This essential resource guides readers through the complexities of human growth and maturation with the latest research findings and over 350 charts and illustrations that visually support the material. The content has been expanded and modified to incorporate recent advances in technology and science, such as progress in the study of the human genome, deeper understanding of hormone regulation during growth, and advancements in body composition assessment.Growth, Maturation, Physical Activity, and Sport, Third Edition, uses a five-part structure, enabling readers to gain a basic understanding of growth and maturation and then build upon that foundation. The first two parts focus on age- and sex-associated variations in body composition and explore the concept of biological maturation. Part III discusses primary factors that interact to regulate the process of growth and maturation-hormones, genes, nutrients and energy, and social factors. Part IV considers motor development and performance from infancy through adolescence. Part V has been added to provide an overview of youth sports, participation statistics, and motivation for participation, as well as a review of the growth and maturity characteristics of male and female participants in a variety of team and individual sports.Growth, Maturation, Physical Activity, and Sport, Third Edition, is the only text to focus on the biological growth and maturation process of children and adolescents as it relates to physical activity and performance. Readers will complete the text with an appreciation for the field and its influence in physical education, kinesiology, and the sport sciences. Delve into the dynamics of youth development where biological growth interplays with physical activity and sport. The text unpacks the impact of hormones, genes, and social factors on body composition and motor performance, while offering insights into age- and sex-related differences as well as the evolution of youth sports participation. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- Growth, Maturation, Physical Activity, and Sport (Paperback)
- Author
- Robert M. Malina
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics Publishers, Champaign, IL
- Publication year
- 2025
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1718212283
- ISBN 13
- 9781718212282
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
This essential resource guides readers through the complexities of human growth and maturation with the latest research findings and over 350 charts and illustrations that visually support the material. The content has been expanded and modified to incorporate recent advances in technology and science, such as progress in the study of the human genome, deeper understanding of hormone regulation during growth, and advancements in body composition assessment.
Growth, Maturation, Physical Activity, and Sport, Third Edition, uses a five-part structure, enabling readers to gain a basic understanding of growth and maturation and then build upon that foundation. The first two parts focus on age- and sex-associated variations in body composition and explore the concept of biological maturation. Part III discusses primary factors that interact to regulate the process of growth and maturation—hormones, genes, nutrients and energy, and social factors. Part IV considers motor development and performance from infancy through adolescence. Part V has been added to provide an overview of youth sports, participation statistics, and motivation for participation, as well as a review of the growth and maturity characteristics of male and female participants in a variety of team and individual sports.
Growth, Maturation, Physical Activity, and Sport, Third Edition, is the only text to focus on the biological growth and maturation process of children and adolescents as it relates to physical activity and performance. Readers will complete the text with an appreciation for the field and its influence in physical education, kinesiology, and the sport sciences.
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About the Author
Malina has two earned doctoral degrees, first in physical education (1963) and second in anthropology (1968). He also has been the recipient of five honorary doctoral degrees from universities in Belgium, Poland, and Portugal.
As a researcher, Malina has largely focused on the biological growth and maturation of children and adolescents with an emphasis on performance, youth sports and young athletes, and the potential influences of physical activity and training for sport. His work has also considered the anthropometric correlates of physique and body composition in female athletes at the university level. In addition, he has done research related to growth and nutrition among Indigenous populations in Oaxaca, Mexico, between 1968 and 1978, and he did a follow-up study of two communities in 2000. His work in Latin America also included collaborative efforts with colleagues at the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama between 1972 and 1974. To date, he has contributed more than 550 papers to peer-reviewed journals.
Malina has also served as editor in chief of the American Journal of Human Biology, editor of the Yearbook of Physical Anthropology, and section editor for growth and development for Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews and Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport.
Malina is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. He received the Citation Award from the organization in 1997 and the Honor Award in 2013. He is also a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Human Biology Association, the AAHPERD Research Consortium, and the National Academy of Kinesiology (formerly called the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education).
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