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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Recreational Physical Activity"”.
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Assessment of recreational physical activity amongst female learners attending Kagiso high schools
Regular physical activity is linked to enhanced health and to reduced risk for mortality and the development of many chronic diseases in adults. However, many adults are either sedentary of less physically active. Children and adolescents are more physically active than adults, but participation in …
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Spine Lifting Biomechanics Between Varying Occupational Activity Levels And Recreational Physical Activity Levels
Background: Moderate to vigorous physical activity as the optimum movement patterns for health have continued to be the dominant focus of health and fitness research. Yet, emerging evidence of deleterious, adverse health effects of prolonged inactivity, independent of regular physical activity, …
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Before and during COVID-19: parent experiences, perceptions, and preferences regarding community-based physical activity
Participation in community-based recreational physical activity can provide health benefits for children with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD). This descriptive thematic study aimed to explore and describe the experiences of parents (N=6) of 11 children with IDD (age 4-11) with …
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Participation in physical activity in relation to different life-change events
Regular physical activity is understood to be an essential prerequisite for human health for both psychological and physiological well-being. However, there are differences in participation in physical activity among different groups in society, and participation in physical activity can also …
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Examining The Longitudinal Impact Of Assets And Income On Immigrant Health Behaviors
… establish the determinants of health behaviors: recreational physical activity, alcohol consumption, and cigarette smoking) through the trajectory of earned income and acquired assets. The study finds several key institutions that are instrumental in explaining health behaviors namely culture, …
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An Assessment of Physical Activity, Sedentary Time and Barriers to Physical Activity in Native American and Non-native Children within the Same School District
… purpose of the present study was to investigate physical activity, sedentary time and barriers to recreational physical activity in Native American and Non-Native American children living within the same communities. <br /><strong>Methods</strong>: Physical activity and sedentary time was …
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Industrial restructuring and physical activity in England
In recent decades, the prevalence of physical activity has declined considerably in many high-income countries, and this has been linked to rising levels of obesity and several weight-related medical conditions such as coronary heart disease, diabetes and cancer. There is some evidence that areas …
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Associations between physical activity of older adults and built environment features in and around parks: a Belfast case study
Physical inactivity is a key risk factor for healthy ageing, and older adults are likely to be amongst the most physically inactive. There is now an increased understanding of how built environment factors facilitate physical activity of the population, including that of older adults, which has …
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Physical activity and breast cancer
… Awareness of the positive influence that physical activity can have on breast cancer development and outcome is an important determinant of physical activity levels. A higher level of physical activity before and after breast cancer diagnosis is related to a lower risk of all-cause and …
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Healthy Communities: Designing, Planning and Implementing
… land use and development decisions affecting the physical form of these places. However, zoning is a rigid, legal framework that separates uses and prescribes standards without describing or even considering what development will or should look like. Disenchantment with conventional zoning methods …
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Nutrition related health status and associated factors in juvenile male and female on remand detainees at entry into Pollsmoor correctional service facility in the Western Cape
… FFQ, understanding of healthy eating, physical activity and sedentary behaviour before entry using the GPAQv2, risk taking behaviours (smoking and alcohol an illicit substance use), body shape perception, and symptoms of depression and anxiety using the K10 tool. The following physical …