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Research Consortium Scholar Lecture: Off The Couch And Into The Gym—Women And Physical Activity, Lynda B. Ransdell

Lynda Ransdell

Researchers have made progress identifying women’s physical activity participation levels and preferences. However, we have a long way to go to develop programs that stimulate women’s long-term participation in physical activity. The primary focus of Dr. Lynda Ransdell’s 2010 Research Consortium Scholar Lecture is to trace key recommendations for increasing physical activity in women across the age spectrum. In addition, she will compare and contrast the experiences of sedentary women with active and athletic women. Specifically, this presentation will examine sedentary, active, and athletic females across the developmental spectrum (from the adolescent to the older adult) and discuss strategies for …