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Exercise in Pregnancy and Children’s Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

open access: yesSports 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   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigation of Self-Confidence of Young People Participating in the Adventure Recreation as a Leisure Motivation

open access: yesSportif 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
doaj   +1 more source

Boredom in workplace and its relationship to life satisfaction among recreation and leisure professionals

open access: yesTourism & 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
doaj  

Contracting the right to roam [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
In recent decades, the emergence of environmental ethics has added extra dimensions of complexity to the leisure political terrain upon which the right to roam is contested.
McNeish, Wallace, Olivier, Steve
core   +2 more sources

The rhythms of citizens’ leisure and recreation: a case study based on social media data

open access: yesFrontiers 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

I sit because I have fun when I do so! Using self-determination theory to understand sedentary behavior motivation among university students and staff

open access: yesHealth 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

“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

open access: yesBMC 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Afrocentric frameworks in recreation and leisure research: a perspective article

open access: yesFrontiers 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
doaj   +1 more source

The psychological benefits of participation in leisure pursuits for adolescents [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This paper looks to better understand the effects leisure has on adolescents. Leisure is an important past time for adolescents since they have so much free time to pursue activities.
McKay, Caitlyn
core   +2 more sources

National Disability Insurance Scheme and Quality of Life Among Carers of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Australia: A Thematic Analysis

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder in Australia have increased considerably in recent years. The current study investigated how the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) impacts quality of life (QoL) among carers of children with autism spectrum disorder.
Jesse Gerhard, Sharon L. Grant
wiley   +1 more source

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