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Health, Sports & Psychology
Thrill seeking and risk taking - what has made extreme sports into a worldwide phenomenon?
Adventure sports have crossed over into the mainstream and Candice Lingam-Willgoss explores the appeal of these exciting activities.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Technology in sport since 1969
Ben Langdown looks at the impact technology has had on the sporting World in the past 50 years. From drug cheats to how we watch sport - it's all covered.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
50 years of sport and fitness
As The Open University celebrates its 50th year, discover how sport and fitness has rapidly developed since 1969. In this series of articles, we look back at the advances made in technology and sports medicine, successes of British sportswomen, world records and changes in various sports and fitness activites.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
What does the anatomy of World records reveal?
Ben Oakley looks at how five decades of sporting World records reveal more about sport, society and technology than initially meets the eye.
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A sport transformed: Safety in motor-racing since 1969
Formula 1 has seen a number of dangerous accidents in recent years, leading to increased safety measures. Alex Twitchen looks at the changes to the sport.
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Highs and lows and highs again: How football has changed in the past 50 years
Money has had a huge impact on football in the previous 50 years. Simon Rea investigates the key changes over this period to our national game.
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The evolution of sports medicine over the last 50 Years: From the wet sponge to holistic care
Dr Caroline Heaney is a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Fitness at The Open University. She discusses the advances made in sports medicine and what the future holds.
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Past and present: A 50-year celebration of British Sportswomen
Jessica Pinchbeck, a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Fitness at The Open University, reflects on her sporting heroes and charts the success of female sportswomen.
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Sibling rivalry: An important ingredient in sporting success?
Are later born children more competitive in sport than their elder siblings? Jessica finds out.
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Physical activity: a family affair
This free course, Physical activity: a family affair, aims to explore the effects that the family has on the amount and nature of physical activity a child participates in. The beliefs and behaviours of the family environment are the key psycho-social factors we investigate here.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
The science behind wheeled sports
Please note: This course contains two Flash activities which are no longer playable. These are being updated. This course can still be studied, but you may like to postpone your study for now if you would rather have the full experience.
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Exercise and mental health
Each year thousands of pounds are spent on medications to treat conditions such as anxiety and depression. These medications often have negative side effects. Exercise is an alternative treatment that is low cost and has few side effects. In this free course, Exercise and mental health, we will look at the links between exercise and improved ...