The emotional outcomes of leisure time physical activity have previously been explored in laboratory experiments. To increase understanding lived experiences, this paper explores the phenomenon through a qualitative lens, exploring real-life stories how individuals experience emotions when engaging activity. illustrate our findings, we present six vignettes reflecting different patterns at work...

Sedentary behavior defined as time spent non-exercising seated or reclining posture has been identified has a health risk and associated with frailty and disablement for older adults. Older adults are the most sedentary segment of society. To date no study has investigated the determinants of sedentary behavior in older adults. This study reports a qualitative investigation of the determinants ...

background: non communicable diseases (ncd) will account for 73% of deaths and 60% of the global disease burden by 2020. physical activity plays a major role in the prevention of these non‑communicable diseases. the stress involved in meeting responsibilities of becoming a physician may adversely affect the exercise habits of students. so, the current study aimed to study the practice of physic...

introduction: the old age is one of the vulnerable classes of people in every society. the most important issue concerning the improvement of health and quality of life of the old age deals with preservation of a high degree of their independence in physical activities and continuation of an active life. the present research aimed at comparing the effect of two types of physical activity in wat...

this review based upon studies searched from the major scientific libraries has the objective of clarifying what is fitness training in modern days, the implications that it has on health in both youth and elderly and finally discuss fitness training practical implications.the prisma statement was partially adopted and a number of 92 items were selected, according to the inclusion criteria. res...