scholarly journals Physical inactivity – The human health’s greatest enemy

2021 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Rado Pišot
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Scientific Organizations ◽  
Work At Home ◽  
At Home

Abstract For decades, research has been highlighting the positive impact of physical activity on health. Despite the immense efforts made by many professional and scientific organizations to raise individual and societal awareness about the role of a sufficient quantity and intensity of physical activity in everyday life and to increase the level of adherence, the situation is still very worrying. Even more worrying is the fact that increasingly prolonged periods of physical inactivity are insidiously and aggressively taking over modern people’s lives – at school, at work, at home, even at leisure. It is probably incomprehensible and difficult for many to accept, but physical inactivity is becoming the first and worst enemy of health in today’s society.

scholarly journals Does Physical Activity during Alpine Vacations Increase Tourists’ Well-Being?

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 1707 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philipp Schlemmer ◽  
Cornelia Blank ◽  
Martin Schnitzer
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Linear Mixed Model ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Time Behavior ◽  
Demographic Patterns

Physical activities have been proven to have an impact on general well-being in everyday life; however, literature lacks an analysis of the effects of physical activities in vacation settings. Thus, the study aimed at assessing the impacts of physical activity on well-being during vacation by taking a longitudinal approach. We utilized a pre-post within-subject design (n = 101) by testing vacationers prior to, during, and after their vacation in an alpine environment. Therefore, a series of eight linear mixed model analyses of co-variance was performed. The results suggested that the duration of a vacation and the amount of physical activity have a positive impact on the components of well-being, which was expressed by changes in the activation, elation, excitement, and calmness subscales of the Mood Survey Scale. Demographic patterns did not reveal any influences. Physical activity might be a marker for well-being, which influences people’s everyday life and leisure time behavior by motivating them to engage in more physical activity. This research extends the existing literature by (1) proving the effects of vacations on well-being, (2) pointing out the effects of demographic predeterminations, and (3) gathering in-depth knowledge about the role of physical activity in changes to well-being.

The Role of Music in Everyday Life Among Pakistanis

2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shabbir A. Rana ◽  
Adrian C. North
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Pop Music ◽  
Life Data ◽  
At Home

FEW WESTERN RESEARCHERS HAVE STUDIED music in everyday life. Data were collected from 200 Pakistani participants to address whether Western findings could be generalized to non-Western samples. Music was heard in everyday life by a large number of participants; most musical experiences occurred while participants were with friends; Pakistani classical and Western pop music were heard most frequently; liking for the music varied depending on who the participant was with, where they were, and whether they had chosen to be able to hear music; music was usually experienced during the course of some other activity; exposure to music occurred more frequently in the evening and at weekends; music was heard mostly at home; and the importance of several functions of music depended upon whom the participant was with and the place where the music was heard. These findings are compared with those from earlier Western research.

scholarly journals Hjemme i globaliseringen

2007 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 71-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mette Mechlenborg
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Studies ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Interdisciplinary Studies ◽  
Zygmunt Bauman ◽  
Housing Research ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
At Home

I nærværende artikel er det min hensigt at sætte fokus på den aktuelle dyrkelse af hjemmet, som har pustet liv i en diskussion om hjemmets rolle i globaliseringsteorierne. I dag synes udfordringen ikke at forstå globaliseringen over for det forankrede hverdagsliv, men at forsøge at etablere en dialog mellem de to. Ved at sætte begrebet hjem centralt i forhold til teorier om mobilitet, modernisering og globalisering, vil denne artikel sætte fokus på kløften mellem stereotype opfattelser af globaliseringen og ind-groede myter om hjem og hverdagsliv. Teoretisk og metodisk er artiklen placeret i feltet mellem boligforskning, kulturstudier og globaliserings-forskningen. Med udgangspunkt i Marshall Bermans modernitetsopfattelse og Mieke Bals tværkulturelle teori om "rejsende koncepter" gennemgås en række kanoniserede ideer om hjem og globalisering, idet hensigten er at åbne op for en mere nuanceret, tidssvarende definition af det globaliserede hjem. Af referencer kan nævnes Zygmunt Bauman, David Morley, John Tomlinson og Agnes Heller. ENGELSK ABSTRACT: Mette Mechlenborg: At Home in Globalisation? The recent renaissance of home in culture and media has reactivated a discussion about the role of anchor in the theories of globalisation. It has also revived the discussion of the consequences of globalisation in everyday life. Today the challenge is not so much to understand the difference between a homebound life and globalisation, but to establish a dialogue between the two. By trying to place home in the center of theories on mobility, modernity and globalisation, this article focuses on the gap between traditional understandings of globalisation and myths of everyday life and home. Theoretically and methodically this article lies in the field between housing research, cultural studies and theories of globalisation. It is embedded in the writings of Marshall Berman and in Mieke Bal’s theory of “travelling concepts“, developed for interdisciplinary studies, but goes through a range of canonised publications and writings dealing with the gap between home and globalisation as it tries to open up for a more up to date and post modern definition of the globalised home. Key words: Globalisation, home, everyday life, mobility, theory.

scholarly journals Why Are Individuals With Diabetes Less Active? The Mediating Role of Physical, Emotional, and Cognitive Factors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boris Cheval ◽  
Silvio Maltagliati ◽  
Stefan Sieber ◽  
David Beran ◽  
Aïna Chalabaev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Cognitive Factors ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Cognitive Disability ◽  
Cognitive Changes ◽  
Linear Evolution

Abstract Background Despite the key role of physical activity in the management of diabetes, many individuals with diabetes do not engage in the recommended levels of physical activity. However, our knowledge of the mechanisms underlying the relationship between diabetes and physical inactivity is limited. Purpose To investigate the associations between diabetes and the levels and evolution of physical activity across aging, and to determine whether physical, emotional, and cognitive factors mediate these associations. Methods Data from 105,622 adults aged 50–96 years from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) were used in adjusted linear mixed models to examine whether diabetes was associated with physical activity levels and variations across aging. The potential mediators were subjective energy, muscle strength, physical and cognitive disability, sleep problems, depressive symptoms, and cognitive functions. The variables were measured up to seven times over a 13-year period. Results Individuals with diabetes demonstrated a lower level and a steeper decrease in physical activity across aging than individual without diabetes. Mediators explained ~53% and 94% of the association of diabetes with the level of physical activity and with the linear evolution of physical activity across aging, respectively. All mediators were significantly associated with physical activity. Physical and cognitive disability as well as depressive symptoms were the strongest mediators, while sleep was the lowest one. Conclusions These findings suggest that the etiology of physical inactivity in individuals with diabetes can result from several physical, emotional, and cognitive changes associated with the emergence of this disease.

scholarly journals How will Future Challenges Change Our Life at Home?

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-140
Author(s):  
Molnár Eszter ◽  
Borsos Ágnes
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
High Importance ◽  
Living Space ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
At Home

Abstract Homemaking as a concept is fundamental for all, being a part of life. The foundation of this idea is a key momentum in everyday life. With the growth of a city’s population, the demand for increased of living space and buildings will increase too. In a city, green spaces are a matter of high importance regarding their positive impact. Keeping these we give a further meaning to creating living spaces. In the process we concentrate on unused spaces.

The Leadership Role of Scholarly Communications in the COVID-19 Crisis

2021 ◽  
pp. 41-55
Author(s):  
Sarah Hicks ◽  
Rob Behary
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Role ◽  
New Model ◽  
Scholarly Communications ◽  
Work At Home ◽  
The University ◽  
At Home

The staff at the Systems and Scholarly Communications (SASS) unit at Gumberg Library provided leadership during the COVID-19 crisis both within the library itself, and throughout the university. Their efforts are described to include the leadership disposition of the department, the preparations made for a plan to work at home, and the ongoing guidance that occurred during the first several months of the pandemic. The authors provide recommendations about how the processes introduced might evolve and be improved upon as a new model emerges for scholarly communications.

scholarly journals Turning home boredom during the outbreak of COVID-19 into thriving at home and career self-management: the role of online leisure crafting

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (11) ◽  
pp. 3645-3663
Author(s):  
I-Shuo Chen
Keyword(s):  
Social Isolation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hospitality Managers ◽  
The Impact ◽  
At Home

Purpose This paper studied whether boredom at home due to social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic may motivate individuals to engage in online leisure crafting, thereby contributing to their thriving at home and career self-management. This paper aims to examine whether individuals’ growth need strength influences the impact of home boredom on online leisure crafting. Design/methodology/approach This paper performed a two-wave longitudinal study involving a group of employees from the hospitality industry (N = 340) in Mainland China. This paper evaluated home boredom, online leisure crafting and growth need strength at Time 1 and thriving at home and career self-management two months later at Time 2. Findings The respondents’ experience of home boredom had a time-lagged effect on their thriving at home and career self-management via online leisure crafting. Additionally, their growth need strength amplified the positive impact of home boredom on online leisure crafting. Practical implications Hospitality managers can motivate employees to engage in crafting online leisure activities at home when they experience home boredom during the outbreak of COVID-19, which may further allow them to experience thriving at home and engage in career self-management. Additionally, managers can develop managerial interventions to improve the growth need strength of employees with low growth needs, which may, in turn, render these employees less likely to tolerate home boredom, thereby increasing the positive impact of home boredom on their online leisure crafting. Originality/value This paper offer insights for the boredom literature regarding how individuals’ home boredom caused by social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic might lead to their thriving at home through online leisure crafting. This paper also provides insights for the leisure crafting literature regarding the role of online leisure crafting in individuals’ thriving at home. This paper reveals the role of growth need strength in the impact of home boredom on thriving at home through online leisure crafting.

Working with healthcare professionals to promote physical activity

2021 ◽  
pp. 175791392097825
Author(s):  
D Vishnubala ◽  
A Pringle
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Medical Officer ◽  
Convincing Evidence ◽  
Long Term Conditions ◽  
Physical Activity Advice ◽  
The Uk

The UK Chief Medical Officer guidelines provide convincing evidence of the role of physical activity (PA) in the prevention and management of a number of long-term conditions. Yet physical inactivity remains an important public health priority. Healthcare professionals (HCP) have been identified as being very important for the promotion of PA to their patients. Yet a number of barriers are faced by HCP in this respect including awareness, knowledge, self-efficacy, perceived competence, and time. This paper aims to share current projects and practices and reflect on the challenges of changing the behaviour of HCP to provide physical activity advice.

Understanding the effects of self-peer-platform incentives on users' physical activity in mobile fitness apps: the role of gender

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiuju Yin ◽  
Lun Li ◽  
Zhijun Yan ◽  
Chenxi Guo
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Effect

PurposeMobile fitness apps (MFAs) are increasingly popular for people to promote physical activity (PA) and further enhance health status via behavioral change techniques (BCTs), but the phenomenon of users abandoning MFAs is still common. For improving users' PA and decreasing dropout rates of MFAs, this study intends to gain insights into the effects of major BCTs-based incentive factors on users' PA under MFAs context and the gender differences in their effects.Design/methodology/approachBased on self-determination theory, three major incentive factors were chosen from the perspective of self-peer-platform incentives, i.e. self-monitoring (SM), social support (SS) and platform rewards (PR). A dataset of 4,530 users from a popular mobile fitness app was collected and was analyzed using fixed effects models.FindingsThe results show that all three types of incentive factors are positively associated with users' PA. The estimated effect sizes can be ordered as: SM > PR > SS. Moreover, social support has a stronger positive impact on PA of females than males, whereas platform rewards have a weaker positive effect on PA of females than males. In addition, the results also indicate there are no significant gender differences in the effect of self-monitoring.Originality/valueThere is insufficient research on systematically examining the effects of different types of incentive factors of MFAs on users' PA in one study. This study extends the current understanding of incentive factors by simultaneously examining different incentive factors and the role of gender. The findings can also provide insightful guidance for the design of MFAs.

scholarly journals Physical Activity and Body Mass Index Status of Elderly in Serang Banten Province

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sendy Mohamad Anugrah ◽  
Rian Triprayogo ◽  
Ida Zubaida ◽  
Bimo Alexander
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Body Mass Index Status ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Activity Questionnaires ◽  
Descriptive Method

Physical inactivity is considered one of the health problems associated with many types of chronic diseases. The level of physical activity is often used as a parameter for monitoring and evaluation of public health. This monitoring is very important because it helps prevent various illnesses, inactivity and decrease mortality rates for the elderly. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of physical activity and BMI of the elderly in Serang City. The research method used is a qualitative descriptive method, involving 84 elderly from Serang and Cipocok Jaya districts in Serang City, Banten Province. The level of physical activity was obtained through the International Physical Activity Questionnaires (IPAQ) questionnaire. The results showed that the elderly in Serang City had low physical activity with a METs value of 438.6 and had a BMI of 26.4 which was in the obese or obese category. the elderly in Kota Serang have low physical activity and are in the category of obesity or overweight. This research can be used as initial data for related institutions regarding the condition of the elderly in Serang so that it can create activities that have a positive impact on the elderly in Serang City.  

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