Proceedings of the 5th International Summer School in Sport Sciences (Rimini, September 15th-19th, 2008), promoted by the Faculty of Exercise and Sport Sciences of the "Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna" (I), with the collaboration of the Uni.of Alicante (E), the Uni.of Szombathely (H), the Uni.of Lezsno (Pl), the Uni.of Telemark (N), the Uni.of Magdeburg (D), and other European Universities.

The main lectures of this Summer School edition have the following topics: The Meaning and the Evolution of the Olympic Games in the European Society The “mediated” Sports. Some Remarks on the Italian Television Audiences atthe XXIX Olympic Games and at the 2008 European Football Championship The Reality in Communicating a Healthy Life Style Construction of Survey Charts for Match and Performance Analysis on Team Beach Activities Nutrition in figure skating Sport supplement Sport Nutrition: diet for swimmers Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome The activation of AMPK as a result from regular physical activity and its positive effects on numerous metabolic adaptations