Sport and fitness / edited by Justin Healey.

Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Chapter 1. Fitness and Health Risks: Fitness; Health lifestyles and risk factors; Health risk factors; Disease and injury a burden; Health related actions; Maintaining a healthy diet; Weight; Eat healthily in moderation; Sport - the fat answer; Stop! This is a check-up. -- Chapter 2. Sport and Physical Activity: Sporting Australians; Participation in sport and physical activities, Australia; Participants, selected sport and physical activities; We love winners, but hate exercise; Time spent on culture and leisure activities; Sport and recreation; Sports industries; Life: more than 40% of us still don't want to be in it; Sport participation - facts 'n stats; Women's sport: media told to lift its game; Recognition and portrayal of sports people by gender; National physical activity guidelines for Australians; Exercise logic; The gym's back in; Physical activity of young people; Exercise: get the wheels in motion early. Examines the fitness levels and health risk status of the Australian population; the forms and levels of sports and physical activity in which we participate; and explores the relationship between lifestyle and health related actions involving weight, diet and exercise. For secondary/tertiary teachers and students.