Physical Culture Patterns in the Lifestyle of the Polish Society

Abstract Society's lifestyles, influenced by the evolving preferences of values of subsequent generations, are subject to gradual changes. This variation in lifestyles requires a reflection on the patterns of physical culture and values amongst the youth, adults and the elderly. Patterns of physical culture shaped in the European tradition are also present in the contemporary lifestyles of all generations. People's choices concerning physical culture depend on the type and level of their physical activity, attitudes towards of the body, age, gender and education. In the classic physical types distinguished by Polish sociologists we can identify positive traits conducive to human development, traits inducing controversial attitude, and clearly negative ones that are health-threatening. In conclusion the paper puts forward a question about the direction of the development of physical culture patterns in future and the level of recognition of particular values by different generations. Some of the contemporary lifestyles arouse concerns of educators.

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Forms of physical activity of the elderly

European Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine ◽

10.15584/ejcem.2020.3.10 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 221-228

Author(s):

Piotr Czarnecki ◽

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Justyna Podgórska-Bednarz ◽

Lidia Perenc ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Elderly People ◽

Population Aging ◽

Human Life ◽

Good Health ◽

The Elderly ◽

Polish Society ◽

Central Statistical ◽

Key Phrases ◽

The Impact

Introduction. Physical activity is known to be an important factor influencing health throughout human life. This issue has become crucial for public health due to the aging of the population in both developed and developing countries. Aim. is to present a literature review on the forms of physical activity undertaken by the elderly, as well as on issues related to physical activity and the population aging. Material and methods. The study was prepared on the basis of a review of Polish and foreign literature. The following databases and data sources were used: EBSCO, ScienceDirect and Google Scholar. An additional source of data were the websites of the Central Statistical Office. Strictly defined key phrases were used during the collection of literature. The work has been divided into thematic subsections on the aging of the society, the impact of physical activity on health and the main topic, i.e. forms of physical activity selected by the elderly. Analysis of the literature. The number of elderly people in Polish society has increased by almost 3.7 million over three decades. Therefore, an important topic is prophylaxis aimed at increasing the number of days in good health, largely covering the broadly understood activation of the elderly. The available data indicate that only 12% of elderly people undertake physical activity once a week. The most common form of spending free time actively is walking (as many as 73% of people in this population declare this form of physical activity in one of the presented studies). Conclusion. Organized forms of physical activity are undertaken much less frequently by the analyzed age group mainly due to financial limitations and limited availability of sports infrastructure.

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The Analysis of Nutritional Habits of the Third Age Students in Poznań

Open Agriculture ◽

10.1515/opag-2020-0003 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 21-29

Author(s):

Magdalena Pracka ◽

Marcin Dziedziński ◽

Przemysław Łukasz Kowalczewski

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Physical Activity ◽

Eating Habits ◽

The Elderly ◽

The Body ◽

Nutritional Habits ◽

Third Age ◽

Waist To Hip Ratio ◽

The Third

AbstractIn recent years have seen increasing percentage of the elderly in the overall population. This has driven the attention to the lifestyle factors that influence the health and quality of life of this social group, including their nutrition and physical activity. Universities of the Third Age (U3A) are a valuable platform for the dissemination and broadening of the knowledge related to these topics. The nutritional habits of 61 U3A students in Poznań were evaluated on the basis of a modified KomPAN questionnaire. Their nutritional status was determined using the body mass index (BMI) and waist to hip ratio (WHR) indices. Nearly half of the respondents were overweight and 16% had first degree obesity. The WHR index in women was on average 0.8, while in men it was 1.01. Only 13% of the students declared regular eating, with 60% consuming 4-5 meals a day. Women were found to eat snacks between meals more often than men. It was also found that the majority of the elderly do not add salt to ready meals or sweeten beverages with sugars. Taking into account the observed nutritional problems and the occurrence of improper eating habits of the elderly, it is recommended to continue the education on the prevention of common diet-related diseased.

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POSTURAL DISORDERS IN THE ELDERLY IN STATIC ASSESSMENT

Wiadomości Lekarskie ◽

10.36740/wlek201909118 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 72 (9) ◽

pp. 1703-1707

Author(s):

Magdalena Sobiech ◽

Magdalena Zawadka ◽

Maciej Kochman ◽

Jaromir Jarecki ◽

Tomasz Blicharski ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Premature Death ◽

The Elderly ◽

The Body ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Static Assessment ◽

Limited Physical Activity ◽

Active Recreation

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Sport and Aging. B. McPherson (Ed.). Human Kinetics Publishers Inc.Champaign, ILL. 1986. 278 pp. (U.S. $25.00).

Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement ◽

10.1017/s071498080000814x ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 283-285

Author(s):

Glynn A. Leyshon

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Independent Living ◽

The Elderly ◽

The Body ◽

Old People ◽

The U.S ◽

Human Kinetics

SUMMARY ABSTACTIn this book, comprised of 28 papers presented at the 1984 Olympic Congress, the research is divided somewhat arbitrarily into four categories including the sociological, physiological, psychological and program areas. The range of approaches is wide and interesting, and the research comes from seven different countries although the U.S. is predominant. The term ‘sport’ in the title is not adequately reflected in the body of the material as virtually all the research cited deals with physical activity for the aged not sports; where sport is the purview, it deals with the study of young not old people.Attitudes toward activity in the elderly, the benefits of activity to female elderly, and the effect of activity on independent living are among the more significant papers included. The questions posed for the sport scientist in the opening paper and the admission of its writer (the editor) to the eclectic nature of the research included in the book are the key to understanding and appreciating its contents.

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Physical culture

10.12737/textbook_5d36b382bede05.74469718 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Юлия Филиппова ◽

Yuliya Filippova

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Health Promotion ◽

Physical Education ◽

Personal Experience ◽

The Body ◽

Self Control ◽

Human Anatomy ◽

Professional Activity ◽

Physical Culture ◽

Sports Activities

Educational manual is devoted to the organization of physical education with students of part-time Department. The manual provides brief information on human anatomy, physiology, theory and methodology of physical education, provides material for independent practical work aimed at mastering the methods and means of physical culture and sports activities and self-control, for the acquisition of personal experience in the use of physical culture and sports, the formation of professional and life skills. Physical culture is the key to active professional activity. It is the result of education and training in relation to a person's health, physical abilities and abilities, in the way of life and the construction of the necessary socio-cultural comfortable environment. Within the framework of classical University education, physical culture and sports are activities aimed at achieving personal maturity. The Olympic Charter says: "Olympism is a philosophy of life, exalting and combining in a harmonious whole dignity of the body, will and mind." The student after mastering the program of this discipline in accordance with the GEF VPO should: know: the basics of physical culture and a healthy lifestyle; be able to: apply methods and means of knowledge, learning and self-control to maintain their health, moral and physical self-improvement; methodically it is correct to use means and methods of physical education, health promotion for achievement of the due level of physical readiness providing full-fledged social and professional activity. Own: a system of practical skills that ensure the preservation and strengthening of health, development and improvement of psychophysical abilities and qualities (with the implementation of the established standards for General physical and sports and technical training); personal experience in the use of physical and sports activities to improve their functional and motor capabilities, to achieve personal life and professional goals. It is important to distinguish between sports activities that are built around officially organized competitive interactions of individuals and physical activity, which is based on the deliberate use of physical exercise (physical activity) to achieve certain goals (health promotion, recreation, rehabilitation, etc.) and which is also often organized in the form of competitions. Mastering this subject should change and make people's lives better.

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Mechanisms of adaptation of the organism of students to physical activity

Scientific Journal of National Pedagogical Dragomanov University. Series 15. Scientific and pedagogical problems of physical culture (physical culture and sports) ◽

10.31392/npu-nc.series15.2021.1(129).08 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 34-37

Author(s):

I. Zenina ◽

I. Novikova ◽

I. Zakharova

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Physical Education ◽

Human Life ◽

The Body ◽

Modern World ◽

Physical Culture ◽

Natural Area ◽

Mechanisms Of Adaptation ◽

Physical Abilities ◽

Educational Component

The article analyzes the mechanisms of adaptation of the organism of students to physical activity. It has been determined that the process of adaptation of the organism to the action of physical activity has a phase character. Revealed dependence on the morphological and functional state of various systems of the body. The essence of the concept of physical performance and its importance in adapting the body to physical activity are revealed. In the modern world, the state of health of the population is considered as an indicator of the level of development of civilized society. Physical education and sports occupy a special place in human life and formation, as they are the main means of organizing physical activity, which from birth determines the basis of its socio-biological existence and development. This is due to the fact that without movement, both socio-biological development and human life in society are impossible. According to the International Charter of Physical Education and Sport, physical culture and sport are important components of continuing education for citizens, especially the younger generation. Thus physical education is considered as an educational component, a basic component of system and process of education, and sports as branch of development and realization of physical abilities and possibilities of a human body. Physical education and sports are the most accessible and natural area of human life. Based on the use of natural, biologically necessary, non-drug, widely available means and methods of physical education.

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SOMATOTYPOLOGIC ESTIMATION OF STUDENTS-YOUTHS WITH THE DIFFERENT LEVEL OF THE FUNCTIONAL STATE

Hygiene and Sanitation ◽

10.18821/0016-9900-2017-96-5-478-483 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 96 (5) ◽

pp. 478-483 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

M. M. Kolokoltsev

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Functional Groups ◽

Functional State ◽

Functional Group ◽

The Body ◽

Physical Culture ◽

Muscular Force ◽

Left Wrist ◽

Irkutsk Region ◽

Component Content

The prevention of different diseases among students must be based on the need for the individualization of all health saving technologies with taking into account the type of constitution, dynamics of its development, interrelation with the physical activity and the functional state. Purpose of the work is to give the characteristic of somatotypes of the constitution of the students-youths of the Irkutsk region with taking into account special features of their functional state. There were examined 1014 students-youths aged of 17-20 years, referred due to the health status for the occupations by physical culture to the I -1 (basic) functional group and 275 students referred to IV group (group Curable Physical Culture). For somatotyping and constitutional diagnostics there was used the procedure by R.N. Dorokhov, V.G. Petrukhina (1989). There were established significant differences in the types of constitution in the youths of the I and IV functional groups. This is manifested by the fact that microsomic (MiS) type youths are recorded in the IV functional group by 2 times less frequent than in the I group, but by 1.4 time more frequent than macrosomic (MaS) students. There was revealed the large number of youths referred to transitional somatotypes who have the retarded variant of the development. The component content of the body of youths in both functional groups according to the bone mass is somewhat lower than standard, fat is above standard in both groups, muscular mass is in limits of standard range in the I functional group and is descended in the IV group. In a somatotypologic set of both functional groups from MiS to MegS to type there is noted a reduction of the absolute and relative content of muscular mass and the gain of fat. The insufficient content of muscular mass in students of IV functional group is related with their low physical activity, that is confirmed by reliably poor development of the muscular force of right and left wrist of hands.

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OVERVIEW OF SELECTED TESTS USED TO ASSESS THE FUNCTIONAL STATUS OF ELDERLY

Wiadomości Lekarskie ◽

10.36740/wlek201909117 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 72 (9) ◽

pp. 1697-1702 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Magdalena Sobiech ◽

Maciej Kochman ◽

Małgorzata Drelich ◽

Tomasz Blicharski ◽

Mirosław Jabłoński

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Functional Status ◽

Elderly People ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

The Elderly ◽

The Body ◽

Basic Knowledge ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Premature Deaths ◽

The World

Physical activity is one of the most important element of a healthy lifestyle and determinant of the physical and mental health. According to the WHO, limited physical activity is the fourth most common premature deaths risk factor in the world. Regular sport and active recreation is very important for our health. Physical exercise is the most effective method used by physiotherapists to prevent and slow down the aging process of the body, and consequently, diseases of elderly, such as: osteoporosis, injuries caused by falls, diabetes or hypertension. Physical activity has a positive effect on the quality of life and cognitive functions of elderly. People over 65 years constitute about 40-50% of people who require specialist medical care in the world. Therefore, health and medical professionals dealing with preventive healthcare and treatment of elderly people should have basic knowledge in geriatric rehabilitation, as well as to be able to plan suitable physiotherapy program adequate to the needs of older people. To assess the functional status of the patient, as well as the effectiveness of the training, various types of functional tests are used, specially designed for the elderly. These tests are based on the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (COG) considering the state of health, physical and mental fitness as well as socio-environmental conditions. The physiotherapeutic program should be based on functional training involving the entire human body, i.e. nervous, muscular, skeletal, sensory and balance systems.

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Epidemiological Study on the Dose–Effect Association between Physical Activity Volume and Body Composition of the Elderly in China

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17176365 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (17) ◽

pp. 6365

Author(s):

Xiao Hou ◽

Zheng-Yan Tang ◽

Yu Liu ◽

Yu-Jie Liu ◽

Jing-Min Liu

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Body Composition ◽

Short Form ◽

The Elderly ◽

The Body ◽

Dose Effect ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Old Adults ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The One

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate Chinese old adults’ different body compositions in response to various levels of physical activity (PA). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to demonstrate the dose–response relationship between PA and body composition in old adults. Methods: 2664 participants older than 60 years (males: n = 984, females: n = 1680) were recruited for this cross-sectional health survey. PA was assessed by the short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), and the body composition was measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) instruments. The differences of separate body composition indices (lean body mass, LBM; bone mass, BM; and fat mass, FM) of older participants with different PA levels (below PA recommendation and over PA recommendation) were examined using the one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). To compare the differences of three body composition indices with six different multiples of PA recommendation (0–1 REC, 1–2 REC, 2–4 REC, 4–6 REC, >6 REC), the one-way ANOVA and Turkey’s test was used for the post hoc analysis to identify the upper PA-benefit threshold in different indices of body composition. Results: The LBM and BM are significantly higher and the FM are significantly lower in old adults performing more PA volume than the WHO recommendation, compared with individuals performing less PA volume than the WHO recommendation. There were significant increases in LBM for males in “1–2 REC”, “2–4 REC”, and “>6 REC” groups, compared with the “0–1 REC” group; and there were significant increases in BM for males in “1–2 REC”, “2–4 REC”, compared with the “0–1 REC” group. The best PA volume for LBM and BM in females was the PA volume of “2–4 REC”. Additionally, whether males or females, there was no significant difference in FM between the “0–1 REC” group and other separate groups. Conclusion: The PA volume that causes best benefit for body composition of the elderly occurs at 1 to 2 times the recommended minimum PA for males, while it occurs at 2 to 4 times that recommended for females. No additional harms for old adults’ body composition occurs at six or more times the recommended minimum PA.

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Traditional games and fun of the Roma community inhabiting eastern Poland. An anthropologicalethnomethodological perspective

Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism ◽

10.2478/pjst-2013-0027 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 20 (4) ◽

pp. 288-293

Author(s):

Ernest Szum ◽

Ryszard Cieśliński

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Material Culture ◽

Social Interactions ◽

Ethnic Group ◽

Interpersonal Relations ◽

Physical Culture ◽

Social Actions ◽

Polish Society ◽

History Of ◽

Entire History

Abstract Introduction. The Roma for strangers are a people of serenity and fun. By the majority of the Polish society they are perceived as people who have lost touch with a broader context of social reality. The aim of the research was to gather material concerning traditional Gypsy fun and games, systematize the knowledge about the physical culture of the Polish Roma and also determine the sense of social actions taken within the scope of games and fun of this ethnic group. Material and methods. The research, belonging to the current of anthropological-ethnological thought, was carried out among the Roma from the eastern part of Poland. The findings were presented as elements of non-material culture and a form of physical activity of this ethnic group. The traditional games and fun of the Polish Roma were presented against the background of general characteristics of the ethnic group and the entire history of the Gypsies presence on Polish soil. Results and conclusions. The research has shown that the physical culture of the Polish Roma, displayed in the form of games and fun, is crucial for strengthening the existing social bonds and shaping new ones. The research has proven that the joint physical culture of the Polish Roma, being an integrating factor, initiates and intensifies social interactions, and is conducive to the development of interpersonal relations. It has been found that there are patterns of physical culture and forms of physical activity of characteristic of the Roma community. The study and the interpretation of the findings, has enabled the authors to systematize the knowledge on the physical culture of the Polish Roma, and also determine the sense of the actions taken by them in this scope.

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