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Land, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has been proposed as a catalyst for many U.S. residents to re-engage in outdoor recreation or engage in outdoor recreation for the first time. This manuscript describes the results of a representative U.S. national panel study aimed
B. Derrick Taff +3 more
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Benefits of crowd-sourced GPS information for modelling the recreation ecosystem service. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Modelling cultural ecosystem services is an enduring challenge, raising issues about the integration and spatialization of immaterial values and benefits, and their contingency on local preferences.
Coline Byczek +3 more
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Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2022 This paper reports results from three studies concerning outdoor recreation participation and trends during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden. The studies, undertaken at national, regional and local levels, used surveys, interviews and PPGIS approaches, to
A. Hansen +3 more
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Ukrainian Recreation Industry: problems and prospects of development [PDF]
Економічний вісник Державного вищого навчального закладу Український державний хіміко-технологічний університет, 2020 This article studies the industry of recreation with its structure and peculiarities. The analysis is given of the sphere in Ukraine. Specific features of American and European recreation industry are considered.
Voronina О. Е., Yashkina N. V.
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The benefits of hydrotherapy to patients with spinal cord injuries
African Journal of Disability, 2018 Background: Many patients with spinal cord injury (PWSCI) lead sedentary lifestyles, experiencing poor quality of life and medical challenges. PWSCI don’t like to participate in land-based-exercises because it’s tedious to perform the same exercises ...
Terry J. Ellapen +3 more
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Sports Medicine - Open, 2023 Background Although stretching can acutely increase joint range of motion (ROM), there are a variety of factors which could influence the extent of stretch-induced flexibility such as participant characteristics, stretching intensities, durations, type ...
David George Behm +10 more
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Leisure Sciences, 2020 Nature-based recreation (NBR) can enhance human health and promote conservation. As a result, there is a growing interest in the drivers of NBR. In two separate surveys of college students in Brazil (N = 224) and the United States (N = 207), we found ...
Claudio D. Rosa +4 more
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The health benefits and constraints of exercise therapy for wheelchair users: A clinical commentary
African Journal of Disability, 2017 Background: There are approximately 1 billion people living with chronic lower limb disability, many of whom are wheelchair users. Objectives: Review cardiometabolic and neuromuscular risk profiles of wheelchair users, benefits of regular exercise and ...
Terry J. Ellapen +3 more
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Next-generation visitation models using social media to estimate recreation on public lands
Scientific Reports, 2020 Outdoor and nature-based recreation provides countless social benefits, yet public land managers often lack information on the spatial and temporal extent of recreation activities.
S. Wood +5 more
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Outdoor Recreation, Nature-Based Tourism, and Sustainability
Sustainability, 2019 This Special Issue addresses the intersections of outdoor recreation, nature-based tourism, and sustainability. Outdoor recreation and nature-based tourism provide essential benefits to individuals, communities, and society and thereby contribute to ...
P. L. Winter +3 more
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