Background: The aim of this present study is to explore what makes orienteering meaningful and rewarding former elite athletes’ years or even decades after ending their careers. Methods: Applying a qualitative approach with case design, data was collected through semi-structured interviews 11 orienteers from Norway Sweden, the subsequently analyzed thematic analysis, resulting in two main theme...

OBJECTIVE To describe the profile of the practice of physical activity in the daily life of Brazilian adults with arterial hypertension and to analyze whether the practice performed complies with the recommendations of the World Health Organization. METHODS Cross-sectional data were obtained from the Surveillance System of Risk Factors and Protection for Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases of 20...

Purpose – Sport celebrities often endorse their team, their sport, and non-sports-related products. Increased idolizing of sport celebrities by adolescents is one artifact of this promotional practice. Although seemingly innocuous, adolescents who idolize sport celebrities may, as adults, come to worship such celebrities; this unhealthy obsession may afflict 10 percent or more of adults. If ado...

survey of physical modality impact accompanied by selected exercise training on treatment of chronic mechanical low back pain in women    tofighi a [1] *, kashef mm [2] , aghazade shotlou z [3] , assemi a [4]    received : 16 may , 2011 accepted: 6 jluy , 2011   abstract  background & aims: training and exercise treatment is the major recommended procedure for low back pain that has improvable ...

This paper presents many common areas of interest of different specialists. There are problems described from sport, biomechanics, sport biomechanics, sport engineering, robotics, biomechanics and robotics, sport biomechanics and robotics. There are many approaches to sport from different sciences and engineering. Robotics is a relatively new area and has had m...

BACKGROUND The contribution of sport to overall health-enhancing leisure-time physical activity (HELPA) in adults is not well understood. The aim was to examine this in a national sample of Australians aged 15+ years, and to extend this examination to other ostensibly sport-associated activities. METHODS The 2010 Exercise, Recreation and Sport Survey (ERASS) was conducted by telephone intervi...

Jet skiing is a rapidly growing sport. The craft incorporate safety features and the manufacturers issue detailed safety instructions. Racing is conducted with adequate attention to clothing, safety and insurance. However, casual use is widespread and is sometimes irresponsible. Serious injuries to riders are uncommon: dental and knee injuries are described. A case of renal contusion and a head...

The purpose of this study was to enhance understanding of how parents are socialized by their children's organized youth sport participation. Five semistructured focus groups were conducted with youth sport parents (N = 26) and analyzed using qualitative methods based on Strauss and Corbin (1998). Sixty-three underlying themes reflected parents' perceived socialization experiences resulting fro...