BACKGROUND Physical activity is considered as a major component of a healthy lifestyle. However, few studies have examined the relationships between the spatial accessibility to sport facilities and sport practice with a sufficient degree of specificity. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between the spatial accessibility to specific types of sports facilities and the pra...

conclusions the results showed that in the domain of individual activities in both sexes, the rates of interest in daily activities, cultural-educational pursuits, and physical exercise were very similar. however, in some cases, there were differences between the two sexes in terms of their interest in specific activities. patients and methods in this descriptive–analytical study, 80 elderly pe...

OBJECTIVE The objective of the present study was to investigate the prevalences of overweight and obesity and their association with physical activity pattern among adolescents in northern Iran. DESIGN A cross-sectional study. SETTING Babol, northern Iran. SUBJECTS A representative sample of 1200 adolescents aged 12-17 years was recruited. All selected adolescents were interviewed, their ...

the aim of this study was to qualitatively analyze iran scientific products of physical education and sport sciences in isi journals. it investigated iran scientific products in physical education and sport sciences based on a range of topics including researchers' collaboration with domestic universities and at the international level, the publication pattern of authors, subjects and the ...

BACKGROUND Approximately one-third of pediatric fractures occur during sport or recreational activity. In this paper, we investigate the incidence and causes of pediatric fractures in our region and quantify the fracture rate per exposure time for the most common sport and recreational activities. METHODS We prospectively evaluated all children younger than sixteen years who presented to our ...