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Ladder drill portable: Agility tools for sports

Journal Sport Area, 2021
The development of portable ladder drills as a medium for agility training has never been touched once. The ladder drill tool's mobile concept will make it easier for the trainer to use the device with a variety of varied agility training movements and ...
Ni Putu Nita Wijayanti, Deny Pradana Saputro, Oca Fernandes AF, Raja Febri   +3 more
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Acute Effects of Various Stretching Techniques on Range of Motion: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

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, Shahab Alizadeh, Abdolhamid Daneshjoo, Saman Hadjizadeh Anvar, Andrew Graham, Ali Zahiri, Reza Goudini, Chris Edwards, Robyn Culleton, Carina Scharf, Andreas Konrad   +10 more
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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, Henriëtte V. Hammill, Mariëtte Swanepoel, Gert L. Strydom   +3 more
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Who Started, Stopped, and Continued Participating in Outdoor Recreation during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States? Results from a National Panel Study

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, William L. Rice, Ben Lawhon, Peter Newman   +3 more
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THE RECREATION EXPERIENCE PREFERENCE AND LOCAL-CENTERED SATISFACTION STATUS OF LOCAL PEOPLE AND SECOND HOME OWNERS [PDF]

Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites, 2023
This study seeks to assess the recreational experience preferences and satisfaction levels of both local residents and second home owners in Alanya.
İhsan KURAR, Mustafa KAVACIK
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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, Henriëtte V. Hammill, Mariëtte Swanepoel, Gert L. Strydom   +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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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, Pierre-Yves Longaretti, Julien Renaud, Sandra Lavorel   +3 more
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An intergenerational study of perceptions of changes in active free play among families from rural areas of Western Canada

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background Children’s engagement in active free play has declined across recent generations. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine perceptions of intergenerational changes in active free play among families from rural areas.
Nicholas L. Holt, Kacey C. Neely, John C. Spence, Valerie Carson, Shannon R. Pynn, Kassi A. Boyd, Meghan Ingstrup, Zac Robinson   +7 more
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Mammalian predator and prey responses to recreation and land use across multiple scales provide limited support for the human shield hypothesis

Ecology and Evolution, 2023
Outdoor recreation is widespread, with uncertain effects on wildlife. The human shield hypothesis (HSH) suggests that recreation could have differential effects on predators and prey, with predator avoidance of humans creating a spatial refuge ‘shielding’
Alys Granados, Catherine Sun, Jason T. Fisher, Andrew Ladle, Kimberly Dawe, Christopher Beirne, Mark S. Boyce, Emily Chow, Nicole Heim, Mitchell Fennell, Joanna Klees van Bommel, Robin Naidoo, Michael Procko, Frances E. C. Stewart, A. Cole Burton   +14 more
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