Part four

EXPLORING HEALTH,

EXERCISE AND INJURY

Overview

Part one of the book examined the nature of the discipline and profession of sport and
exercise psychology. In Parts two and three, we examined individual and collective
components of athletic performance. In Part four, however, we return to the “exercise”
aspect of “sport and exercise psychology”. More precisely, we shall investigate the
positive and negative health consequences of engaging in regular physical activity
(Chapter 8) as well as some psychological aspects of physical injury (Chapter 9).