Edmund O. Acevedo, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair, Department of Health and Human Performance, Virginia Commonwealth University.

The Oxford Handbook of Exercise Psychology is a go-to resource and will assist professionals, scholars, and graduate students in increasing the exercise behaviors of clients in order to promote their health and untangling the complex relationship between exercise and mental health. It is recommended that anyone with an interest in exercise psychology read this book to gain knowledge about the critical and emergent areas in the field. Using this book as a resource, hopefully, we can come closer to achieving Hippocratess vision of giving everyone the right amount of exercise.

• Contents ; I. Context, Issues, and Perspectives in Exercise Psychology ; 1. Exercise Psychology: Understanding the Mental Health Benefits of Physical Activity and the Public Health Challenges of Inactivity ; Edmund O. Acevedo ; 2. Physical Activity Epidemiology ; Ian Janssen ; II. Exercise Psychology and Mental Health ; 3. The Ultimate Tranquilizer? Exercise and Its Influence on Anxiety ; Steven J. Petruzzello ; 4. Body Image and Exercise ; Kathleen A. Martin Ginis, Rebecca L. Bassett, and Catherine Conlin ; 5. Physical Activity and Cognitive Function: Theoretical Bases, Mechanisms, and Moderators ; Jennifer L. Etnier and Jeffrey D. Labban ; 6. Exercise and Health-Related Quality of Life ; Brian C. Focht ; 7. Physical Activity as a 'stellar' positive psychology intervention ; Kate Hefferon and Nanette Mutrie ; III. Exercise Psychology and Psychobiological Perspectives ; 8. Psychoneuroendocrinology and Physical Activity ; Mark Hamer ; 9. Muscle Pain During and Following Exercise ; Christopher D. Black ; 10. Cardiovascular Health Implications of Combined Mental and Physical Challenge ; Edmund O. Acevedo, Heather E. Webb, & Chun-Jung Huang ; IV. Psychology of Exercise Motivation ; 11. Personality and Physical Activity ; Ryan E. Rhodes and Leila A. Pfaeffli ; 12. Psychosocial Influence ; Martin S. Hagger ; 13. Theoretical Approaches to Exercise Promotion ; David M. Williams & Bess H. Marcus ; 14. Theoretical Approaches to Physical Activity Intervention ; Claudio R. Nigg and Karly S. Geller ; 15. Social Cognitive Models ; Ryan E. Rhodes and Rachel Mark ; 16. Exercise is a many-splendored thing but for some it does not feel so splendid: Staging a resurgence of hedonistic ideas in the quest to understand exercise behavior ; Panteleimon Ekkekakis and Manolis Dafermos ; V. Exercise Psychology in Special Populations ; 17. Exercise Psychology and Physical Disability ; Jeffrey J. Martin ; 18. Physical Activity and Exercise in Older Adults ; Louis Bherer ; 19. Children's Motivation for Involvement in Physical Activity ; Robert J. Brustad ; 20. Exercise Psychology and Children's Intelligence ; Phillip D. Tomporowski, Jack A. Naglieri, and Kate Lambourne ; 21. Cancer Patients ; Amy E. Speed-Andrews and Kerry S. Courneya ; VI. Exercise Psychology: On the Horizon and into the Future ; 22. Psychology of Resistance Exercise ; Daniel B. Hollander and Robert R. Kraemer ; 23. Tai Chi as an Alternative Mode of Exercise Activity for Older Adults ; Fuzhong Li

Edmund O. Acevedo, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair, Department of Health and Human Performance, Virginia Commonwealth University.

The Oxford Handbook of Exercise Psychology is a go-to resource and will assist professionals, scholars, and graduate students in increasing the exercise behaviors of clients in order to promote their health and untangling the complex relationship between exercise and mental health. It is recommended that anyone with an interest in exercise psychology read this book to gain knowledge about the critical and emergent areas in the field. Using this book as a resource, hopefully, we can come closer to achieving Hippocratess vision of giving everyone the right amount of exercise.

• Contents ; I. Context, Issues, and Perspectives in Exercise Psychology ; 1. Exercise Psychology: Understanding the Mental Health Benefits of Physical Activity and the Public Health Challenges of Inactivity ; Edmund O. Acevedo ; 2. Physical Activity Epidemiology ; Ian Janssen ; II. Exercise Psychology and Mental Health ; 3. The Ultimate Tranquilizer? Exercise and Its Influence on Anxiety ; Steven J. Petruzzello ; 4. Body Image and Exercise ; Kathleen A. Martin Ginis, Rebecca L. Bassett, and Catherine Conlin ; 5. Physical Activity and Cognitive Function: Theoretical Bases, Mechanisms, and Moderators ; Jennifer L. Etnier and Jeffrey D. Labban ; 6. Exercise and Health-Related Quality of Life ; Brian C. Focht ; 7. Physical Activity as a 'stellar' positive psychology intervention ; Kate Hefferon and Nanette Mutrie ; III. Exercise Psychology and Psychobiological Perspectives ; 8. Psychoneuroendocrinology and Physical Activity ; Mark Hamer ; 9. Muscle Pain During and Following Exercise ; Christopher D. Black ; 10. Cardiovascular Health Implications of Combined Mental and Physical Challenge ; Edmund O. Acevedo, Heather E. Webb, & Chun-Jung Huang ; IV. Psychology of Exercise Motivation ; 11. Personality and Physical Activity ; Ryan E. Rhodes and Leila A. Pfaeffli ; 12. Psychosocial Influence ; Martin S. Hagger ; 13. Theoretical Approaches to Exercise Promotion ; David M. Williams & Bess H. Marcus ; 14. Theoretical Approaches to Physical Activity Intervention ; Claudio R. Nigg and Karly S. Geller ; 15. Social Cognitive Models ; Ryan E. Rhodes and Rachel Mark ; 16. Exercise is a many-splendored thing but for some it does not feel so splendid: Staging a resurgence of hedonistic ideas in the quest to understand exercise behavior ; Panteleimon Ekkekakis and Manolis Dafermos ; V. Exercise Psychology in Special Populations ; 17. Exercise Psychology and Physical Disability ; Jeffrey J. Martin ; 18. Physical Activity and Exercise in Older Adults ; Louis Bherer ; 19. Children's Motivation for Involvement in Physical Activity ; Robert J. Brustad ; 20. Exercise Psychology and Children's Intelligence ; Phillip D. Tomporowski, Jack A. Naglieri, and Kate Lambourne ; 21. Cancer Patients ; Amy E. Speed-Andrews and Kerry S. Courneya ; VI. Exercise Psychology: On the Horizon and into the Future ; 22. Psychology of Resistance Exercise ; Daniel B. Hollander and Robert R. Kraemer ; 23. Tai Chi as an Alternative Mode of Exercise Activity for Older Adults ; Fuzhong Li