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The benefits of in-group contact through physical activity involvement for health and well-being among Korean immigrants

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 2014
This qualitative study is designed to examine the benefits of physical activity involvement with members of the same ethnic group. For this study, Korean immigrants who were members of Korean physical activity clubs such as badminton and tennis were ...
Junhyoung Kim, Jinmoo Heo, Jun Kim
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Visual responses of patients with generalized anxiety disorder who cycling in the virtual sportscapes with different tree cover densities

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
The tree density of virtual sportscape is the main factor that determines the benefits that generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) patients can obtain when they exercise with virtual environment.
Tsai-Chiao Wang, Chia-Liang Tsai, Ta-Wei Tang   +2 more
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Recreation and leisure in promoting social inclusion: A reflection of documented theory [PDF]

African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2020
Recreation, leisure and tourism is an essential part of human life and different forms of recreation are shaped naturally by individual interests but also by the surrounding social construction.
Samukelisiwe Nkwanyana
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Investigation of Self-Confidence of Young People Participating in the Adventure Recreation as a Leisure Motivation

Sportif Bakış Spor ve Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi, 2021
Many nations, new approaches are used to increase the physical activity levels of young people. It is one of these approaches to adventure recreation in leisure.
Burak Gürer
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Exercise in Pregnancy and Children’s Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Sports Medicine - Open, 2018
Background Maternal metabolic health during the prenatal period is an established determinant of cardiometabolic disease risk. Many studies have focused on poor offspring outcomes after exposure to poor maternal health, while few have systematically ...
Laetitia Guillemette, Jacqueline L. Hay, D. Scott Kehler, Naomi C. Hamm, Christopher Oldfield, Jonathan M. McGavock, Todd A. Duhamel   +6 more
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Factors influencing the choice of a university degree: the case of recreation, parks and tourism administration studies [PDF]

, 2012
The aim of this research is to analyze students´ expectations that have an influence on choosing Leisure and Recreation as an academic major. According to the analysis of this research on the reasons for choosing Recreation, Parks, and Tourism ...
Iglesias Martínez, Marcos Jesús, Martínez Ruiz, María Ángeles, Tortosa-Martínez, Juan   +2 more
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Boredom in workplace and its relationship to life satisfaction among recreation and leisure professionals

Tourism & Management Studies, 2023
This study examined the relationship between job boredom and life satisfaction among recreation and leisure professionals. Data was collected from 365 members of Florida Recreation and Parks Association. A set of regression analyses were used to find out
Joohyun Lee , Zack Wetzel
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“Maybe a little bit of guilt isn’t so bad for the overall health of an individual”: a mixed-methods exploration of young adults’ experiences with calorie labelling

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Menu labelling, and more specifically calorie labelling, has been posited as an intervention to improve nutrition literacy and the healthfulness of consumers’ food purchases. However, there is some concern calorie labelling may unintentionally
Amanda Raffoul, Brooke Gibbons, Karla Boluk, Elena Neiterman, David Hammond, Sharon I. Kirkpatrick   +5 more
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The rhythms of citizens’ leisure and recreation: a case study based on social media data

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
IntroductionLeisure and recreation behavior has become one of the important lifestyles for urban residents, according to the continuous development of China’s social economy and the improvement of urban residents’ living standards and the spatio-temporal
Yuansuo Zhang, Xuejiao Wang, Guoqing Zhi, Huimin Zhou, Na Cui   +4 more
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I sit because I have fun when I do so! Using self-determination theory to understand sedentary behavior motivation among university students and staff

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 2016
Objectives. Evidence exists that independently of physical activity, a dose–response relationship exists between sedentary time and adverse health outcomes. However, little is known about motivations underlying sedentary behavior.
Anca Gaston, Stefanie De Jesus, David Markland, Harry Prapavessis   +3 more
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