Background: The objective was to study physical activity (PA)-related injuries in sports club, school sports, and other leisure time PA, and the associations between injuries and PA participation frequency and intensity. Methods: A nationally representative sample was obtained and a structured...
Author(s)
Räisänen, A. M.; Parkkari, J.; Karhola, L.; Rimpelä, A.
Publisher
Cogent OA, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Cogent Medicine, 2016, 3, pp 1260786
Aim: The aim of this study was to examine how vigorous physical activity (recreational physical activity) (VPA) and moderate to vigorous physical activity as a part of daily life (MVPA) is associated with structural characteristics (availability of sports facilities and sports clubs with child...
Author(s)
Niclasen, B.; Petzold, M.; Schnohr, C. W.
Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd, London, UK
Citation
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 2012, 40, 7, pp 614-620
Background: For years, physical activity settings had portrayed a discourse that does not allow to add new and different elements in its practice. This discourse established a status quo that has affected in many ways the structure, the pedagogy and practice of physical activity settings. This is...
Author(s)
Nuñez Enriquez, O.; Oliver, K. L.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2022, 27, 3, pp 231-246
Participation in physical activity without doubt has many benefits especially to students at all levels. It is however worrisome to note that this participation by a number of factors including availability of sport facilities and sport programs. Hence, the purpose of this study was to investigate ...
Author(s)
Sameer Mohammed Sayyd; Bin Zainuddin, Z. A.; Ghabban, F. M.; Altowerqi, Z. M.
Publisher
University of Pitesti, Arges, Romania
Citation
Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 2021, 21, Suppl. 4, pp 2302-2307
This latest volume in the Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine series, published by Wiley in partnership with the Medical Commission of the International Olympic Committee, Sports Nutrition covers this field in unparalleled depth and breadth, from the scientific underpinnings of nutritional science...
Publisher
Comité International Olympique (International Olympic Committee), Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Sports nutrition, 2014, pp xiv + 666 pp.
This book examines the 20th century history of the ten most popular sports in Britain. It also tries to cover developments in Scotland, Wales, Ireland and England. The book provides the origin, the power structure, the relationship between the participatory mass and the eminent, and the role of...
Publisher
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK
Citation
Sport in Britain: a social history, 2010, pp 363 pp.
Objectives: This study investigated the correlation between sports club activities and well-being and physical health parameters in 10-12 years old boys. Design: Cross sectional. Setting Danish schools. Participants: 2293 boys took part in the study. Primary and secondary outcome measures:...
Author(s)
Larsen, M. N.; Madsen, M.; Cyril, R.; Madsen, E. E.; Lind, R. R.; Ryom, K.; Christiansen, S. R.; Elbe, A. M.; Krustrup, P.
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group, London, UK
Citation
BMJ Open, 2021, 11, 11,
The Olympic Games have emerged as a significant catalyst of urban change and leave numerous legacies to the cities and countries that host them. This article will address the impacts of the preparations for the 2008 Olympic sailing regatta on mass sport development in the host municipal city of...
Author(s)
Wang WeiMing; Theodoraki, E.
Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd, London, UK
Citation
Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, 2007, 127, 3, pp 125-132
There is limited knowledge about how a settings-based approach can be best applied in a sports club setting. This qualitative exploratory study examined whether and how sporting programs focusing on individual behavior change (i.e., increasing physical activity levels of inactive people) and...
Author(s)
Ooms, L.; Kruijsbergen, M. van; Collard, D.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021, 18, 11,
What has been the impact of the Olympic Movement on the long-term development of sport around the world? The obvious answer is that it has been transformative, but what about the details? To what extent does the International Olympic Committee (IOC) deliberately plan its activities and structure...
Publisher
Taylor and Francis, Oxfordshire, UK
Citation
Sport in Society: Cultures, Commerce, Media, Politics, 2013, 16, 4, pp 491-502