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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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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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Afrocentric frameworks in recreation and leisure research: a perspective article

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
This perspective article re-imagines and proposes key Afrocentric frameworks that can contribute towards animating the recreation and leisure discourse in Africa.
Michael Sakala
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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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“Though helpful, still hesitant”: a TAM-based qualitative study on older adults’ ambivalent acceptance and model extensions in AI fitness coaches

Frontiers in Psychology
BackgroundWith the deepening integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and health promotion strategies, digital health applications have continued to expand.
Yi Yau, Ya Chun Shen
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Anthropometric and cardiovascular characteristics of young elite male handball players according to playing positions

Exercise and Quality of Life, 2013
The purpose of the present study was to examine the anthropometric parameters and cardiopulmonary functions of young handball players in different playing positions.
Alexandra Cselkó, Zita László, Éva Tékus, Márta Wilhelm   +3 more
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Underlying Motives for Selected Adventure Recreation Activities: The Case for Eudaimonics and Hedonics

Behavioral Sciences, 2020
One of the interesting behaviors practiced by citizens across the globe is the pursuit of outdoor recreational activities featuring elements of personal risk and danger.
Alan Ewert, Ryan Zwart, Curt Davidson
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Governing transgender athletes in global sport: fairness, evidence, media representation, and lived experience

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
As gender diversity and gender identity have become increasingly central to contemporary public debate, the participation of transgender athletes in competitive sport has emerged as a highly contested issue at the intersection of science, law, governance,
Yi Chen Chiu, Ya Chun Shen
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RESEARCH ON THE DETERMINATION OF RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCE PREFERENCES, EXPECTATIONS, AND SATISFACTION LEVELS OF LOCAL PEOPLE

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge, 2021
This study aims to determine Recreational Experience Preferences (REP) of the local people in Alanya, their leisure constraints, their expectations for recreational activities from the local authority, and the level of their satisfaction with ...
Ihsan Kurar
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Health benefits of serious involvement in leisure activities among older Korean adults

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 2014
The existing literature suggests that serious engagement in leisure activities leads to happiness, life satisfaction, and successful aging among older adults.
Junhyoung Kim, Naoko Yamada, Jinmoo Heo, Areum Han   +3 more
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