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Getting the Nation Moving: The Festival Effect

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The Olympic and Paralympic Games can be used to encourage people to think about becoming more active. 1. Can the Olympic Games encourage physical activity among those who don't like sport? 2. how can the Games be promoted as being 'beyond sport' when they are an elite sport competition? 3. Does an emphasis on exercise and trying to persuade people to get healthy put some people off participating?

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* PDF (4) Getting the Nation Moving - the Festival Effect.pdf (963KB)

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AuthorsProfessor Mike Weed
Dr Dikaia Chatziefstathiou
Miss Suzanne Dowse
Dr Louise Mansfield
Dr Ian Wellard
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