Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-135) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: sport and embodied pleasures -- Theorising sport and body-reflexive pleasures -- Fun and enjoyment in childhood sports and physical activity -- Sport, fun and enjoyment for the "non-sporty" -- Embodied fun and enjoyment in adult recreational sport -- Personal reflections and shared stories -- Conclusions: sport, fun and enjoyment -- the whole package.
Summary:
"Sport, Fun and Enjoyment explores the pleasurable aspects of sport within the context of everyday recreational and competitive physical activities. While much recent work has focused on the relationships between physical activity, health and wellbeing, much less attention has been paid to pleasure and fun, key aspects of our engagement with sport but not so easy to measure in terms of specific outcomes. By offering a critical exploration of what can be constituted as 'fun' in a sporting context, this book reveals the complex ways in which individuals approach sport and engage with it throughout the life course."-- Amazon.
Series:
Routledge studies in physical education and youth sport
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