Recall data from a representative sample of 3080 adults in Ireland in 2003 is used to investigate transitions into and out of regular participation in sports and exercise--an important contributor to overall physical activity. The method produces a continuous picture of participation across the life-course, allowing key transition periods in the life-course to be identified and the determinants...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study. PURPOSE To assess treatment outcomes of snowboarding-related spinal and spinal cord injuries. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Snowboarding-related spinal or spinal cord injury have a great impact on social and sporting activities. METHODS A retrospective review of 19 cases of surgically treated snowboard-related injury was done. Analyzed parameters included site o...

BACKGROUND Physical activity levels in most affluent countries are low and many people do not meet the current recommendations. Particularly for people with a low income, economic strategies seem promising to stimulate taking part in sports activities. This study investigated the importance of economic restraints for taking part in sports activities as well as perceptions of low-income people t...

Adolescent disengagement in school and school-related activities continues to be a national problem (Christenson, Reschly, & Wylie, 2012; Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, 2009). Recent research has shown that allowing choice in what adolescents read in school and school-related activities strengthens student engagement (Kittle, 2013; Lee, 2011; Miller, 2009). Much of this literature,...

The number of people both young and old engaging in sporting activities has increased in the recent times. Apart from the economic benefits of sports which drive youths to engage in competitive sports, adults and seniors are now aware of the health benefits of recreational sports. Inactivity has been linked to many chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease which is leading cause of deat...

The use of wearable sensors for automatic recognition of human activities has pervaded both professional and recreational sports. While many activities involving only a single athlete can be classified robustly, the automatic classification of complex activities involving several athletes is still in its infancy. In this paper, we present a novel approach for the recognition of such multi-playe...

background: one of the new concepts that have found their true meaning with technological advancement and the industrialization of societies is leisure time and how it is spent. recreational sports and frequent leisure activities are the most relevant and essential types of spending leisure time. therefore, this study attempted to examine how faculty members of isfahan university of medical sci...