Mountaineering is an outdoor leisure activity that has become very popular recently. This includes risk, difficulties, and struggle as well having a pleasant time. Sometimes mountains can be quite dangerous places. For instance, falling avalanche, breaking off boulder, or dealing with extremely low temperatures are the tough parts of this activity. In direction, study aims to reveal reasons for...

The purpose of this study was to ascertain the prevalence of self-reported leisure-time physical activity and related factors in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, 2008-2009. A population- based cross-sectional study interviewed 2,691 individuals of both sexes, 12 years or older. A two-stage cluster (census tract, household) random sample provided data using home interviews in 2008 and 2009. Leisur...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence and identify correlates of physical activity among adolescents. METHODS Cross-sectional study nested within a cohort of 4,325 subjects from the city of Pelotas, Southern Brazil, aged 14-15 years in 2008. Physical activity was analyzed using three different approaches: (1) prevalence of any leisure-time physical activity; (2) prevalence of any active commut...

BACKGROUND Previous studies have suggested that physical activity may have antidepressant and/or anti-anxiety effects. AIMS To examine the bidirectional relationship between physical activity and common mental disorders and establish the importance of context, type and intensity of activity undertaken. METHOD A clinical examination of 40 401 residents of Norway was undertaken. Participants ...

abstract background: physical activities among adolescents affects health during pubescence and adolescence and decrease in physical activities among adolescents has become a global challenge. the aim of the present study was to define the relation between the level of physical activity among adolescent girls and their health beliefs as personal factor and level of observational learning as env...

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore the relative contributions of perceived parent and physical education teacher autonomy support, involvement, and modeling to adolescent leisure-time physical activity motivation and behavior within the framework of self-determination theory. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Method: 161 Middle school students completed a paper survey which asse...

PURPOSE To test a mediational model of the relationships among motivation-related variables in middle-school physical education and leisure-time physical activity behavior. METHODS Sixth- and seventh-grade physical education students from five middle schools in the midwest United States completed a survey containing measures of study variables on two occasions, 1 year apart. RESULTS Motivat...

The authors examined associations between leisure-time and occupational physical activity and common mental disorder (CMD), defined as anxiety and depression, using data from a cohort of middle-aged men in Caerphilly, South Wales, United Kingdom, who were followed for 5 years (1989-1993) and 10 years (1993-1997). CMD was measured using the General Health Questionnaire. Total leisure-time activi...

Leisure-time physical activity enhances health and functioning in older populations. However, few data are available on the correlation between self-reported leisure-time physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness in the elderly. Treadmill exercise testing results were obtained for 1,006 members (median age 67 years) of a community-based sample. Subjects completed a standardized evaluation...

PURPOSE The differential effect of occupational and leisure time physical activity on cardiovascular health is termed the physical activity health paradox. Cardiac autonomic modulation could bring insights about the underlying mechanism behind this differential effect. The aim was to compare heart rate variability (HRV) during different activities (sitting, standing and moving) at work and leis...