Fostering Recovery and Well-being in a Healthy Lifestyle

Michael Kellmann is Professor of Sport Psychology at the Faculty of Sport Science at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany. He is also an Honorary Professor in the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences at the University of Queensland, Australia. Jürgen Beckmann is Professor of Sport Psychology, Emeritus of Excellence at the School of Medicine and Health at Technical University of Munich, Germany. He is currently member of the Psycho-Cardiological Consultation Group at the German Heart Centre Munich. He is also Honorary Professor in the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences at the University of Queensland, Australia.

Part I: Conceptualizing the problem

1. Chronic illness and well-being: Promoting quality of life with a broadened concept of recovery

Jürgen Beckmann, Maximilian Huber, and Caroline S. Andonian-Dierks

2. Off-job and on-job recovery as predictors of employee health

Jan de Jonge and Toon W. Taris

3. Ambulatory Assessment for recovery and stress monitoring in the general population

Sarah Brüßler, Birte von Haaren-Mack, Anna Vogelsang, and Markus Reichert

Part II: Psychological prevention approaches

4. ‘Switch off when not in use’: The benefits of detachment from work and sport for recovery

Yannick A. Balk

5. Debriefing sport performance: A strategy to enhance mental and emotional recovery and plan for future competition

John M. Hogg

6. Engaging in creative behaviours and activities as a well-being and recovery approach

Veronique Richard, V. Vanessa Wergin, and John Cairney

7. "Use it right": The relationship between digital media and recovery

Jahan Heidari and Michael Kellmann

Part III: Somatic prevention approaches

8. Psychological relaxation techniques to enhance recovery in sports

Michael Kellmann, Maximilian Pelka, and Jürgen Beckmann

9. Yoga for recovery and well-being in athletes

Selenia di Fronso, Maurizio Bertollo, and Claudio Robazza

10. Sleep well! A key strategy beyond sports

Lisa Kullik and Asja Kiel

Part IV: Organizational prevention approaches

11. Optimising fatigue agility and recovery within military settings: Enhancing capability, well-being, and performance

Raymond W. Matthews, Gerard J. Fogarty, Eugene Aidman, and Tom Patrick

12. Building recovery into organizations to foster resilience

Joana Coelho Kuntz

13. Death due to overwork: Problems and solutions

Tomohide Kubo, Xinxin Liu, and Tomoaki Matsuo

14. Fostering recovery and well-being in a healthy lifestyle: A concluding summary

Jürgen Beckmann and Michael Kellmann