Abstract
This chapter will assess the potential that watching football holds for health promotion. We commence by critically examining the state of stadium food and highlight recent moves towards healthier eating. We will then discuss a number of evidence-based programmes that encourage football fans to be more physically active and the potential that stadium design holds for increasing physical activity. After acknowledging the challenges that stadium-based health promotion activities are faced with, we will provide an instructive case study on Forest Green Rovers, the world's first vegan football club. We finish by detailing the way forward for health promotion through football stadia.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Football as Medicine: Prescribing Football For Global Health Promotion |
| Editors | Peter Krustrup, Daniel Parnell |
| Place of Publication | U.K. |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Pages | 183-200 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780429284892 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780367248888 |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- football stadiums
- sports spectators
- health behavior
- health promotion
- nutrition
- exercise
- Australia