edited by Michael Chia (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) & Jasson Chiang (Chinese Culture University, Taiwan)

Table of Contents (35k)
Foreword (35k)
Preface (36k)
Chapter 1: The Nature and Promotion of Physical Activity in Singaporean Youths (151k)

Sport Science and Studies in Asia encourages readers to be reflective practitioners, as students or researchers, or thinkers of sports, to be independent seekers of future sport knowledge, and yet mindful and grounded in a full knowledge and awareness of the social, cultural and country-specific nuances of sports. It invites discussions and debates on a diversity of topics covered, and is suitable text for undergraduate and graduate study of sports in Asia. This publication hopes to “light the fuse” that will fuel enthusiasm of sports-associated outcomes as well as heighten sport interest among the more discerning consumers of sport, result in more extensive research and development in sports, generate greater spin-offs in sport innovation in terms of new training approaches and sport products, and a greater appreciation that sports and human kind are inseparable.

• The Nature and Promotion of Physical Activity in Singaporean Youths
• Validity and Reliability of OMRON HJ-005 Pedometer in Quantifying Field-Based Physical Activity Among Singaporean Children
• Young Children's Motor Skill Development in Outdoor Experiences
• Insights From an Emerging Theoretical Perspective in Motor Learning for Physical Education
• Exercise in Childhood for a Life-long Bone Health
• Measurement of Blood Lactate During Sports
• Assessment of Body Composition
• Repeated Short-Term Sprint Performance of Adults on a Non-Motorised Treadmill Using Different Work-to-Rest Ratios
• Repeated High-Intensity Running Performance in Soccer
• Relationship Between Composite Torque and Sprint Cycling Power in Adults
• The Development of Sport Biomechanics in Taiwan
• A Misunderstood Muscle Problem in Athletes
• Philosophy and Life: The Wisdom of a Successful Life
• The Body From the Perspective of the Historical Phase in Society
• Perceptions of Parental Autonomy Support and Control, and Aspirations of Student Athletes in Singapore
• Investing in Human Capital: Policy Leadership and Structural Alignment of Coach Education in Singapore
• Measurement of Attitude in Sport
• Provision of Psychological Services to Taiwanese Athletes for the Olympic and Asian Games
• Japanese Challenges for Environmental Protection in the Olympic Movement