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“I am going out!” – lifestyle sports and physical activity in adolescents

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Lifestyle sport activities (e.g. parkour or skateboarding) are considered attractive and beneficial for a long-term commitment to physical activity (PA) and might be a great opportunity for adolescents who do not feel comfortable in an ...
K. Janeckova, Z. Hamrik, M. Matusova, P. Badura   +3 more
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Outdoorification of sports and recreation: a leisure transformation under the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden

Annals of Leisure Research, 2022
Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, most European countries imposed lockdowns, whereas Sweden introduced soft restrictions. Sports and physical activity could continue if conducted ‘safely’ and outdoor activities were even promoted if ...
S. Hedenborg, P. Fredman, A. Hansen, Daniel Wolf-Watz   +3 more
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Effect of Outdoor Sports Participants on Leisure Facilitation, Recreation Specialization, and Leisure Satisfaction: Yacht and Golf Participants

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
The purpose of this study was to investigate leisure satisfaction among outdoor sports participants in golf and yachting. Influence was also measured of recreation specialization on leisure satisfaction, and the effect of the relationship between leisure
YoungSoon Kwon, Young-Kyu Cheung, B. Ahn
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Changes in leisure activities of the elderly due to the COVID-19 in Korea

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
Recreational activities such as physical and social activities are key components of a healthy life for the elderly. Since the outbreak of Corona 19, leisure facilities such as indoor sports facilities, religious facilities, and cultural facilities have ...
Eui Jae Kim, Seong Man Park, Hyun Wook Kang   +2 more
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Test–retest reliability of selected HBSC items in Vietnam: well-being, physical and sedentary activities, and eating behaviours

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2022
Background Valid and reliable research tools to assess children’s and adolescent’s health-related behaviour are highly needed across the globe. Rapid economic development, globalization, and associated lifestyle challenges observed in most countries ...
Jaroslav Kohoutek, Marek Maráček, Kwok Ng, Zdenek Hamrik   +3 more
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Physique, body composition and physical fitness of Finnish, Hungarian and American adolescents

Exercise and Quality of Life, 2013
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to compare the body structure and physicalfitness of Finnish (n=26), Hungarian (n=42) and American (n=55) adolescents (N=123).
Monika Kaj, Judit Németh, Eva Tékus, Marta Wilhelm   +3 more
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The relationship between serious leisure and recreation specialization in sportspeople with and without physical disabilities

Heliyon, 2021
This study analyzes whether the relationship between serious leisure and recreation specialization differs for federated sportspeople with and without physical disabilities. Sportspeople with and without physical disabilities in the Basque Country (Spain)
Ioseba Iraurgi, Sheila Romero, Aurora Madariaga, Duarte Araújo   +3 more
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Emotional creativity and real-life involvement in different types of creative leisure activities [PDF]

, 2016
The role of emotional creativity in practicing creative leisure activities and in the preference of college majors remains unknown. The present study aims to explore how emotional creativity measured by the Emotional Creativity Inventory (ECI; Averill ...
Kuška, Martin, Trnka, Radek, Zahradnik, Martin   +2 more
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Time-trends and correlates of obesity in Czech adolescents in relation to family socioeconomic status over a 16-year study period (2002–2018)

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background The main objective of the study is to analyse the changes in the prevalence of obesity among Czech adolescents between 2002 and 2018 with regard to the socioeconomic status (SES) of adolescents’ families and to find SES-separated correlates of
Erik Sigmund, Dagmar Sigmundová, Petr Badura, Jaroslava Voráčová, Hobza Vladimír, Tomáš Hollein, Jan Pavelka, Zuzana Půžová, Michal Kalman   +8 more
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Developing Connectedness to Nature in Urban Outdoor Settings: A Potential Pathway Through Awe, Solitude, and Leisure

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
Outdoor leisure experiences may represent an understudied yet effective pathway to promote connectedness to nature for urban park visitors. In contrast to outdoor recreation, this critical essay argues outdoor leisure more heavily emphasizes eudaimonic ...
Timothy J. Mateer
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