scholarly journals The Impact of Mild Stroke on Participation in Physical Fitness Activities

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Hildebrand ◽  
Megan Brewer ◽  
Timothy Wolf
Keyword(s):  
High Intensity ◽  
Cognitive Rehabilitation ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
High Demand ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Intensity Physical Activity ◽  
Mild Stroke ◽  
The Impact

Objective. To compare participation in moderate to high intensity physical activities in persons before and after a mild stroke.Methods. We used data from the Cognitive Rehabilitation and Research Group to examine changes in moderate to high intensity physical activity participation in persons who had a mild stroke as defined by an NIH Stroke Scale score of less than 6 (N=127). Using the Activity Card Sort, we compared the participants' high-demand leisure activity (leisure activities that are moderate to high intensity physical activities) participation at 6-months after stroke with their prestroke level.Results. We found a significant decrease in numbers of high-demand leisure activities in all participants and in each demographic group after mild stroke.Conclusion. These results suggest that persons after mild stroke are not retaining the high-demand leisure activities they were doing prior to their stroke. Health professionals must promote participation in high-demand leisure activities in patients with mild stroke as a tool to enhance health and fitness.

scholarly journals Performance of Professional Soccer Players before and after COVID-19 Infection; Observational Study with an Emphasis on Graduated Return to Play

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (21) ◽  
pp. 11688
Author(s):  
Anamarija Jurcev Savicevic ◽  
Jasna Nincevic ◽  
Sime Versic ◽  
Sarah Cuschieri ◽  
Ante Bandalovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Intensity ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Return To Play ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Professional Soccer ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Moderate Effect Size ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Pcr Test

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in sport has been the subject of numerous studies over the past two years. However, knowledge about the direct impact of COVID-19 infection on the performance of athletes is limited, and the importance of studies on this topic is crucial during the current pandemic era. This study aimed to evaluate the changes in the match running performance (MRP) of professional soccer players that occurred as a result of COVID-19 infection after fulfilling all of the prerequisites for a safe return to play (RTP). The participants were 47 professional soccer players from a team which competed in first Croatian division (21.6 years old on average) during the 2020/21 season. The total sample was divided into two subgroups based on the results of a PCR test for COVID-19, where 31 players tested positive (infected) and 16 tested negative. We observed the PCR test results (positive vs. negative PCR), the number of days needed to return to the team, number of days needed to RTP after quarantine and isolation, and MRP (10 variables measured by a global positioning system). The number of days where the infected players were not included in the team ranged from 7 to 51 (Median: 12). Significant pre- to post-COVID differences in MRP for infected players were only found for high-intensity accelerations and high-intensity decelerations (t-test = 2.11 and 2.13, respectively; p < 0.05, moderate effect size differences), with poorer performance in the post-COVID period. Since a decrease of the MRP as a result of COVID-19 infection was only noted in two variables, we can highlight appropriateness of the applied RTP. However, further adaptations and improvements of the RTP are needed with regard to high-intensity activities.

scholarly journals NÍVEIS DE LACTATO EM PRATICANTES E NÃO PRATICANTES DE EXERCÍCIOS FÍSICOS ANTES E APÓS EXERCÍCIOS DE ALTA INTENSIDADE

2019 ◽  
pp. 62-74
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Fatigue ◽  
High Intensity ◽  
Lactate Production ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
The Body ◽  
Blood Collection ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Lactate Levels

RODRIGUES, D.T; VANCINI, C; BELIN, P; JARDIM, R; LAVORATTI, A.R; COSTA, F.R; OLIVEIRA, V.A. e POMPEO, K.D. Níveis de lactato em praticantes e não praticantes de exercícios físicos antes e após exercícios de alta intensidade. Revista Científica JOPEF, Vol.28, n.1, pp.62-74, 2019. Lactate is a source of energy produced naturally by the body, when the need for energy is greater than that available, as in long-term exercises, for example. The glucose available in the cells is broken through a process called Glycolysis, which produces pyruvate, which, when it is not exposed to oxygen, becomes lactate. Lactate is often confused as causing muscle fatigue, but its only function is due to the production of energy. The objective of the study was to compare blood lactate levels before and after high intensity physical activities, with as research subjects individuals who practice and do not practice physical activities in their daily lives. For the accomplishment of this study, a bibliographical research was developed in the databases of Google Scholar from the following keywords: Lactate, muscle, muscle fatigue and lactate levels. And the practical research is due to blood collection before and after high-intensity exercises of practitioners and non-practitioners, as well as a questionnaire about diet and daily physical activity practices. It is possible to conclude that lactate production levels differ according to metabolism. However, after physical exercise, what changes is the fact of rapid elimination, since those who have an exercise routine obtained a faster elimination of lactate in the lactate. Blood than those who do not practice activities. Keywords: Lactate; Muscle; Muscular Fatigue

scholarly journals Gender Differences in Longitudinal Trajectories of Change in Physical, Social, and Cognitive/Sedentary Leisure Activities

2016 ◽  
Vol 73 (8) ◽  
pp. 1491-1500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Finkel ◽  
Ross Andel ◽  
Nancy L Pedersen
Keyword(s):  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Social Activities ◽  
Latent Growth ◽  
Activity Data ◽  
Older Adulthood ◽  
Growth Curve Models ◽  
Trajectories Of Change

Abstract Objective We examined changes in participation in cognitive, social, and physical leisure activities across middle and older adulthood and tested moderation of trajectories of change in participation by gender. Method In all, 1,398 participants in the Swedish Adoption/Twin Study of Aging (SATSA) completed a 7-item leisure activity questionnaire up to 4 times over 17 years. Mean baseline age was 64.9 years (range = 36–91); 59% were women. Factor analysis identified physical, social, and cognitive/sedentary leisure activity participation factors. Age-based latent growth curve models adjusted for marital status, gender, education, depressive symptoms, and physical health were used. Results Overall, results indicated stability in social activities, increase in cognitive/sedentary activities, and decrease in physical activities, as well as accelerated decline in all three types of activities after about the age of 70 years. Social activity remained mostly stable for women and declined for men. Women reported higher levels of cognitive/sedentary leisure activity across the study. Both men and women declined in physical leisure activity. Variance in leisure activities increased with age; men demonstrated more variance in social activities and women in physical activities. Conclusions Understanding change in leisure activities with age and by gender can have important implications for interventions and for use of leisure activity data in epidemiological research.

scholarly journals LIVING WELL AFTER CANCER: THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL SUPPORT AND PRODUCTIVE LEISURE

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecile J. Proctor ◽  
◽  
Danie A. Beaulieu ◽  
Anthony J. Reiman ◽  
Lisa A. Best ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
The Impact

"It is now recognized that the ""cancer experience"" extends beyond diagnosis, treatment, and end-of-life care. Relative to individuals who have not faced a cancer diagnosis, cancer survivors report increased mental health concerns and lowered physical and psychological well-being (Langeveld et al., 2004). Health-related quality of life encompasses overall physical (e.g., energy, fatigue, pain, etc.) and psychological functioning (e.g., emotional well-being, etc.), as well as general health perceptions (Hays & Morales, 2001). Nayak and colleagues (2017) reported that 82.3% of cancer patients had below-average quality of life scores, with the lowest scores found in the general, physical, and psychological well-being domains. Research suggests that various positive lifestyle variables, including social connectedness, leisure activity, and mindfulness practices are associated with increased quality of life in cancer patients (Courtens et al., 1996; Fangel et al., 2013; Garland et al., 2017). In this study, 350 cancer survivors completed an online questionnaire package that included a detailed demographic questionnaire with medical and online support and leisure activity questions. Additional measures were included to assess quality of life (QLQ-C30; Aaronson et al., 1993), social connectedness (Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults, SELSA-S; DiTommaso et al., 2004), and mindfulness (Adolescent and Adult Mindfulness Scale, AAMS; Droutman et al., 2018). Results show that increased QOL is predicted by increased medical support, lower family loneliness, self-acceptance, and engaging in a variety of leisure activities. Encouraging family support, including the patient in the decision-making process, encouraging a variety of physically possible leisure activities, and normalizing negative emotions surrounding diagnosis and disease symptoms are all ways that overall QoL can be improved."

scholarly journals The Metabolic Costs of Gardening Tasks in Children

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 589-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sin-Ae Park ◽  
Ho-Sang Lee ◽  
Kwan-Suk Lee ◽  
Ki-Cheol Son ◽  
Candice A. Shoemaker
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
High Intensity ◽  
Metabolic Cost ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Exercise Interventions ◽  
Metabolic Equivalents ◽  
Growing Medium ◽  
Intensity Physical Activity

The metabolic cost of 10 gardening tasks was measured in children to determine the exercise intensities associated with these tasks. Seventeen children [(mean ± sd) aged 12.4 ± 0.7 years and body mass index 21.6 ± 4.0 kg·m−2] participated in this study. The children performed the 10 gardening tasks at a garden previously established in Cheongju, Chungbuk, South Korea. They visited the garden twice and performed five different tasks on each visit. Five minutes were provided to complete each gardening task and a 5-minute rest was allowed between each task. The children wore a portable telemetric calorimeter and a heart rate monitor for measurement of oxygen uptake and heart rate during the gardening tasks. The results show that the 10 gardening tasks represented moderate- to high-intensity physical activity for the children [4.3 ± 0.5 to 6.6 ± 1.6 metabolic equivalents (MET)]. Digging (6.6 ± 1.6 MET) and raking (6.2 ± 1.5 MET) were high-intensity physical activities, and digging was more intense than the other gardening tasks performed in this study (P < 0.05). Tasks such as weeding (5.8 ± 1.1 MET), mulching (5.5 ± 1.3 MET), hoeing (5.3 ± 0.7 MET), sowing seeds (5.0 ± 1.1 MET), harvesting (4.8 ± 0.6 MET), watering (4.6 ± 1.1 MET), mixing growing medium (4.4 ± 0.6 MET), and planting transplants (4.3 ± 0.5 MET) were moderate-intensity physical activities. The MET data for the gardening tasks will facilitate the development of garden-based exercise interventions for children, which can promote health and physically active lifestyle.

scholarly journals Driving Down Daily Step Counts: The Impact of Being Driven to School on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 337-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgina Trapp ◽  
Billie Giles-Corti ◽  
Hayley Christian ◽  
Anna Timperio ◽  
Gavin McCormack ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
Screen Time ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Step Counts ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Commute Distance

This study investigated whether being driven to school was associated with lower weekday and weekend step counts, less active out-of-school leisure pursuits, and more sedentary behavior. Boys aged 10–13 years (n = 384) and girls aged 9–13 years (n = 500) attending 25 Australian primary schools wore a pedometer and completed a travel diary for one week. Parents and children completed surveys capturing leisure activity, screen time, and sociodemographics. Commute distance was objectively measured. Car travel was the most frequent mode of school transportation (boys: 51%, girls: 58%). After adjustment (sociodemographics, commute distance, and school clustering) children who were driven recorded fewer weekday steps than those who walked (girls: −1,393 steps p < .001, boys: −1,569 steps, p = .009) and participated in fewer active leisure activities (girls only: p = .043). There were no differences in weekend steps or screen time. Being driven to and from school is associated with less weekday pedometer-determined physical activity in 9- to 13-year-old elementary-school children. Encouraging children, especially girls, to walk to and from school (even for part of the way for those living further distances) could protect the health and well-being of those children who are insufficiently active.

scholarly journals Leisure Type, Leisure Satisfaction and Adolescents’ Psychological Wellbeing

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyulee Shin ◽  
Sukkyung You
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Psychological Wellbeing ◽  
Leisure Satisfaction ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Social Leisure ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Active Leisure

This study examined the impact of leisure type on leisure satisfaction, along with its subsequent effects on adolescents’ psychological wellbeing, using a longitudinal sample of 3,449 Korean adolescents at two time points (2003 and 2004). The results indicated that the type of leisure activity (measured in 10th grade) had differential effects on students’ long-term psychological wellbeing (measured in 11th grade) according to sex. Specifically, for male students, only active leisure (i.e., sports activities) had a positive effect on leisure satisfaction. By contrast, for female students, although active leisure activities exerted positive effects on leisure satisfaction, passive leisure (i.e., sedentary activities) and social leisure (i.e., spending time with friends) had a negative impact on students’ leisure satisfaction. For both male and female students, leisure satisfaction had longitudinal effects on their psychological wellbeing, with increasing life satisfaction and decreasing stress.

scholarly journals Impact of pandemic control measures on physical activities and sedentary behaviour of medical students in Kozhikode

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 3946
Author(s):  
Ajith S. K. ◽  
Alan Gangadaran ◽  
Prabin Pradeep ◽  
Pranav K. Purushothaman ◽  
Jayakrishnan Thayyil
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Sedentary Behaviour ◽  
Control Measure ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Impact

Background: For a highly contagious disease like COVID-19, restriction of movement and public gatherings is an age-old control measure. But these measures can have some physical and psychological impact on people. This study aimed at investigating the impact of such restrictions on the physical activities (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) of students at a medical college in Kozhikode. The objective was to find out the changes in PA and SB among the medical students at government medical college, Kozhikode before and after COVID-19 restrictions.Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted using modified WHO GPAQ questionnaire sent as google form to potential candidates through whatsapp messenger. Collected data were analysed using Microsoft excel software and statistical comparison was done using the paired t test. Quantitative data was expressed as mean and SD and qualitative data as percentage.Results: The average BMI of the candidates was 21.1 kg/m2 and 21.7 kg/m2 pre and post COVID-19 restrictions, respectively. The PA was 1790.2 and 1445.4 MET minutes before and after the period of study. There is significant reduction in PA (p=0.033) and increment in SB (p<0.01). Weight gain was significant in females (p=0.02).Conclusions: There was decline in the total PA and increase in SB significantly post restriction. There was also an increase in the self-reported weight and BMI of medical students. Almost half of the students made effort to change their physical activity pattern indicating their awareness of increasing SB. 

scholarly journals Cognitive Functioning When Retiring: Findings From a Swedish Population-Based Longitudinal Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 462-463
Author(s):  
Linn Elena Zulka ◽  
Isabelle Hansson ◽  
Valgeir Thorvaldsson ◽  
Linda B Hassing
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Functioning ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
Cognitive Change ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Work Demands ◽  
Swedish Population ◽  
Activity Engagement ◽  
Before And After

Abstract The effects of retirement on cognition are still unclear and empirical evidence is conflicting. Especially for retirement from cognitively demanding jobs, positive as well as negative effects have been reported. Leisure activity engagement has been hypothesized to play an important role in explaining the mixed evidence. In this study, we examine the interplay between job demands before retirement and changes in leisure activities before and after retirement and their relation to post-retirement cognitive functioning. Using data from the HEalth, Aging and Retirement in Sweden (HEARTS) study, cognitive trajectories before and after retirement were modeled in a multi-level piecewise model (N = 2688 observations). Post-retirement memory and reasoning ability were predicted by self-reported work demands and changes in leisure activity engagement. Results imply a stable increase in memory over the retirement transition and less steep increase in abstract reasoning after retirement. Work demands and leisure activity participation were not related to post-retirement cognitive change. Job demands and leisure activity engagement may not play an important role for short-term post-retirement cognitive functioning. These findings support the conclusion that retirement, independent of prior work demands, does not affect cognitive functioning negatively.

scholarly journals A Mountain Feeling: the Narrative Construction of Meaning and Self Through a Commitment to Mountaineering in Aotearoa/New Zealand

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Lee Davidson
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
Narrative Approach ◽  
Mountain Climbing ◽  
Primary Attraction ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

<p>Mountaineering is commonly associated with feats of daring in a landscape of extreme danger. Past theories of mountain climbing, and other adventurous leisure activities, have predominantly focused on uncovering the motives for participation; and risk has been posited as a primary attraction. A number of studies have concluded that identity and meaning are factors related to participation. However, none to date have examined the dynamics by which these factors are constructed and maintained in the lives of participants. This thesis places meaning and self or identity at the centre of its enquiry into how New Zealand mountaineers sustain their commitment to an adventurous leisure activity. Thus, it seeks to address the current lack of knowledge regarding the way in which activities such as mountain climbing can contribute to participants' sense of who they are and what their lives are about. A biographical narrative approach was adopted to achieve this central aim as, it is argued, self and meaning are constructed through the stories told about life experiences. Narrative interviews were conducted with twenty-two committed New Zealand mountaineers; and supporting materials were collected from publications and other relevant sources. The interpretation of the research material was facilitated by theories of the interrelationship between narrative, meaning and self, and the implications of current social conditions for their construction. By applying a narrative approach to the study of mountaineers for the first time, this thesis sheds new light on our understanding of mountaineering. It demonstrates the way in which mountaineers weave together the biographical particulars of their lives with a 'folk psychology' of mountaineering to produce a strong sense of self. In addition, it shows how these 'mountaineering selves' are influenced by a communal narrative, or shared discourse, about what it means to be a mountaineer in New Zealand. The research also reveals the complexities in approaches to the dangers of mountain climbing, and offers an alternative conceptualisation of this issue which does not characterise mountaineers as principally risk seeking individuals. These findings provide an empirical basis by which to consider theories relating to the impact of socio-historical conditions upon individual experience, and the efficacy of certain strategies for addressing dilemmas of meaning and self. Finally, although the study is situated within a specific social and historical context, it contributes - in the spirit of interpretive hermeneutics - to an on-going exchange of meanings about mountaineering and leisure in contemporary society.</p>

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document