scholarly journals The Effects of a Physically Active Lifestyle on the Health of Former Professional Football Players

Sports ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuba Melekoğlu ◽  
Erdi Sezgin ◽  
Ali Işın ◽  
Ayşen Türk
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Conduction Delay ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Professional Football ◽  
Active Lifestyle ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Intraventricular Conduction ◽  
Family Medical History ◽  
Active Lifestyles

The purpose of this investigation was to determine if a physically active lifestyle affects the health of former football players. Sixty former professional football players aged 40–50 years and who ended their sports career at least ten years ago were recruited for the study and grouped into two groups based on their physical activity habits after their retirement. Health and lifestyle characteristics were collected through a questionnaire to obtain information about recreational physical activity levels, diseases, family medical history, smoking, alcohol intake and dietary habits. Furthermore, lung functions, blood parameters and cardiovascular health were evaluated. Our results showed that body weight and body fat percentage were significantly higher in retired footballers who had a sedentary lifestyle compared to those who were physically active. The absolute and predicted values for forced expiratory volume in one-second values were higher in the active group. Twelve retired athletes were found to have intraventricular conduction delay. The findings suggest that former footballers who have higher levels of physical activity have advanced body composition, respiratory functions and serum lipids compared to former footballers with less active lifestyles. It is recommended that former elite athletes should maintain physically active lifestyles to sustain their health and reduce the risk of disease and disability in the later years of life.

Extracurricular School-Based Sports as a Stepping Stone Toward an Active Lifestyle? Differences in Physical Activity and Sports-Motivation Between Extracurricular School-Based Sports Participants and Non-Participants

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 485-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
An De Meester ◽  
Greet Cardon ◽  
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij ◽  
Leen Haerens
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Autonomous Motivation ◽  
Participation Rates ◽  
Multilevel Regression ◽  
Active Lifestyle ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Type Method ◽  
School Based ◽  
Community Sports

Purpose:The goals were to investigate whether extracurricular school-based sports reach students not engaging in community sports and whether extracurricular school-based sports participants are more physically active and/or autonomously motivated toward sports than nonparticipants.Method:1526 students (48.0% boys; 85.9% Belgian natives; age = 15.34 ± 1.83y) completed validated questionnaires to assess sports participation, physical activity (PA) and sports-motivation. Multilevel regression analyses were conducted.Results:Only 28.7% of all students (n = 438), and 19.7% of students not engaging in community sports (n = 123), participated in extracurricular school-based sports. Participants were significantly more physically active [β=44.19, S.E.=17.34, χ2(1)=6.50, p = .01] and autonomously motivated [β=.18, S.E.=.04, χ2(1)=25.62, p < .001] than nonparticipants, even after controlling for community sports participation. Boys were more physically active and autonomously motivated than girls (p < .001).Conclusion:As participation is linked to higher PA-levels and autonomous motivation, increasing overall participation rates may contribute to children developing a more physically active lifestyle and achieving the PA guidelines.

Can Conceptual Physical Education Promote Physically Active Lifestyles?

1998 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darren Dale ◽  
Charles B. Corbin ◽  
Thomas F. Cuddihy
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
First Year ◽  
Sedentary Behaviors ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
9Th Grade ◽  
High School Physical Education ◽  
Active Lifestyles

This study examined the physical activity participation of students in a large southwestern high school 1–3 years after they had been exposed to a 9th-grade conceptual physical education program. Comparisons were made to students exposed to traditional physical education. Students were assessed using physical activity questions from the 1995 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Students from the conceptual program met adolescent guidelines for physical activity, especially those who participated in the program in its first year of operation. Females were significantly less likely to report sedentary behaviors if they had been exposed to the conceptual, rather than traditional, high school physical education program.

scholarly journals Physical activity in former elite cricketers and strategies for promoting physical activity after retirement from cricket: a qualitative study

BMJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. e017785 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie R Filbay ◽  
Felicity L Bishop ◽  
Nicholas Peirce ◽  
Mary E Jones ◽  
Nigel K Arden
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Extrinsic Motivation ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Active Lifestyle ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Physical Activity Guidelines ◽  
Telephone Interviews ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Physical Activity Motivation

ObjectivesThe health benefits of professional sport dissipate after retirement unless an active lifestyle is adopted, yet reasons for adopting an active or inactive lifestyle after retirement from sport are poorly understood. Elite cricket is all-encompassing, requiring a high volume of activity and unique physical demands. We aimed to identify influences on physical activity behaviours in active and insufficiently active former elite cricketers and provide practical strategies for promoting physical activity after cricket retirement.Design18 audio-recorded semistructured telephone interviews were performed. An inductive thematic approach was used and coding was iterative and data-driven facilitated by NVivo software. Themes were compared between sufficiently active and insufficiently active participants.SettingAll participants formerly played professional cricket in the UK.ParticipantsParticipants were male, mean age 57±11 (range 34–77) years, participated in professional cricket for 12±7 seasons and retired on average 23±9 years previously. Ten participants (56%) were classified as sufficiently active according to the UK Physical Activity Guidelines (moderate-intensity activity ≥150 min per week or vigorous-intensity activity ≥75 min per week). Eight participants did not meet these guidelines and were classified as insufficiently active.ResultsKey physical activity influences were time constraints, habit formation, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, physical activity preferences, pain/physical impairment and cricket coaching. Recommendations for optimising physical activity across the lifespan after cricket retirement included; prioritise physical activity, establish a physical activity plan prior to cricket retirement and don’t take a break from physical activity, evaluate sources of physical activity motivation and incorporate into a physical activity plan, find multiple forms of satisfying physical activity that can be adapted to accommodate fluctuations in physical capabilities across the lifespan and coach cricket.ConclusionsPhysically active and less active retired cricketers shared contrasting attributes that informed recommendations for promoting a sustainable, physically active lifestyle after retirement from professional cricket.

scholarly journals Physical Activity, Exercise and Health of the Mind in Young People

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-67
Author(s):  
Michael CHIA ◽  
John WANG
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Young People ◽  
Type Ii Diabetes ◽  
Regular Physical Activity ◽  
Active Lifestyle ◽  
Blood Profile ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Physical Activity And Exercise ◽  
Stroke Type ◽  
The Mind

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in English; abstract also in Chinese.The physical health benefits of regular exercise or a physically active lifestyle-better blood profile, protection against heart disease, stroke, type II diabetes and certain forms of cancer-are widely acknowledged and accepted. Less understood is the role that regular physical activity and exercise play in the health of mind in young people. The balance of recent evidence suggests that regular physical activity and exercise contribute positively to a healthy mind.適量運動和健康的生活摸式對人體的益處有莫大裨益。運動的益處包括加強心肺功能，促進血液循環，減低患上糖尿病，心臟病，高血壓，中風和癌症的機會。本文目的是檢閲運動對青少年心理的健康。檢閲結果顯示定期的規律運動對青少年心理健康有良性的促進作用。

scholarly journals Walking It Off: More Stressors and Perceived Stressor Control Predict More Physical Activity in Daily Life

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 44-44
Author(s):  
Erica O'Brien ◽  
David Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
National Study ◽  
Sense Of Control ◽  
Daily Stressors ◽  
Active Lifestyle ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Diary Data ◽  
Experience Of Stress ◽  
Age Range

Abstract Research shows that, while the experience of stress relates to lower levels of physical activity (PA), people who perceive a greater sense of control engage in higher levels of PA. This study explores whether a sense of control specifically over stressful situations moderates the negative association between stressor exposure and PA in daily life. We used 8-day diary data from up to 1,236 participants (Age: Range = 43-91, M = 62.47, SD = 10.20) in the National Study of Daily Experiences. Somewhat contrary to hypotheses, people reported spending more time on light PA (but not moderate-to-vigorous PA) on days when they also experienced more stressors than usual. Perceived stressor control appears to magnify this effect, with people reporting even more light PA on days when they feel greater control. Initial findings suggest that a physically active lifestyle may help middle-aged and older adults cope with daily stressors.

The effects of home confinement on physical activity level and mental status in professional football players during COVID-19 outbreak

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Gürhan Dönmez ◽  
Ömer Özkan ◽  
Yiğitcan Menderes ◽  
Şerife Şeyma Torgutalp ◽  
Levend Karaçoban ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Mental Status ◽  
Physical Activity Level ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Professional Football

German senior citizens’ capabilities for physical activity: a qualitative study

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 1117-1129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Sauter ◽  
Janina Curbach ◽  
Jana Rueter ◽  
Verena Lindacher ◽  
Julika Loss
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Capability Approach ◽  
Senior Citizens ◽  
Close Contact ◽  
Individual Factors ◽  
Active Lifestyle ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Active Lifestyles

Abstract Sen’s capability approach (CA) has found its way into health promotion over the last few years. The approach takes both individual factors as well as social and environmental conditions into account and therefore appears to have great potential to explore opportunities for (‘capabilities’) and barriers to active lifestyles. Thus, our objective in this study was to investigate which capabilities senior citizens perceive to have available to them in order to be physically active. In Southern Germany, we conducted 26 semi-standardized interviews with senior citizens aged 66–97, as well as 9 interviews with key persons who have close contact to senior citizens in their work life. We identified 11 capabilities which the interviewees considered as important in leading an active lifestyle. They could be grouped into four domains: (1) individual resources, (2) social interactions and norms, (3) living conditions and (4) organizational environment. Results highlight the need for health-promoting interventions that widen the range of capabilities on social and environmental levels in a way that individuals can freely choose to be as physically active as they like. The results make clear that interventions should not only target and involve older adults themselves, but also their families, nursing home staff or community representatives, because these groups are important in shaping older adults’ capabilities for an active lifestyle.

Physical Activity, Physical Disability, and Osteoarthritic Pain in Older Adults

1996 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 324-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marijke Hopman-Rock ◽  
Floris W. Kraaimaat ◽  
Johannes W.J. Bijlsma
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Disability ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Sport Activity ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Active Lifestyle ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
Pain Frequency ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between the frequency (chronic, episodic, and sporadic) of arthritic pain in the hip and/or knee, other illness-related variables, physical disability, and a physically active lifestyle was analyzed in community-living subjects aged 55 to 74 years (N= 306). We tested the hypothesis that a physically active lifestyle is a mediating variable in the relationship between pain frequency and physical disability. Physical activity was measured with a structured interview method, and physical disability was measured with the Sickness Impact Profile. A stepwise regression model with demographic data, pain frequency, illness-related variables (such as radiological osteoarthritis and pain severity), and lifestyle variables explained 45% of the variance in physical disability; lifestyle variables explained 7% of the variance in physical disability. Our results support the hypothesis that a physically active lifestyle (in particular, sport activity) is a mediator in the relation between the frequency of pain and physical disability.

scholarly journals A Possible Preventive Role of Physically Active Lifestyle during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic; Might Regular Cold-Water Swimming and Exercise Reduce the Symptom Severity of COVID-19?

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 7158
Author(s):  
Viktor Bielik ◽  
Marian Grendar ◽  
Martin Kolisek
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Infection ◽  
Acute Respiratory Infection ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Upper Respiratory Tract ◽  
Active Lifestyle ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Recreational Athletes ◽  
Active Lifestyles

The objective of this study was to investigate the incidence and course of COVID-19 and the risk of an upper respiratory tract infection in a group of people with physically active lifestyles. Data were collected anonymously using an online survey platform during December 2020. The age of participants ranged from 18 to 65 years. Out of 2343 participants, 11.5% overcame COVID-19 infection. Relative to the control group (CTRL), physically active, cold-water swimmers (PACW) did not exhibit a lower risk of incidence for COVID-19 (RR 1.074, CI 95% (0.710–1.625). However, PACW had a higher chance of having an asymptomatic course of COVID-19 (RR 2.321, CI 95% (0.836–6.442); p < 0.05) and a higher chance of only having an acute respiratory infection once or less per year than CTRL (RR 1.923, CI 95% (1.1641–2.253); p < 0.01). Furthermore, PACW exhibited a lower incidence of acute respiratory infection occurring more than twice per year (RR 0.258, CI 95% (0.138–0.483); p < 0.01). Cold-water swimming and physical activity may not lessen the risk of COVID-19 in recreational athletes. However, a physically active lifestyle might have a positive effect on the rate of incidence of acute respiratory infection and on the severity of COVID-19 symptoms.

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