Resilience and stress management in high-performing teams in the agricultural sector

PurposeThe present research seeks to increase the resilience of the employees of a company dedicated to the harvesting of oranges to reduce stress levels and eating disorders in the work environment.Design/methodology/approachThe mindfulness and outdoor training tools are used in order to become aware of personal purpose and role, accept situations and face daily conflicts. After the delivery of a designed mindfulness and outdoor training program of six (6) weeks, the results obtained after the application of the methodology are presented to a sample of 119 employees from the distribution sector and a control group that does not undergo to the program. Through a resilience questionnaire designed by the authors and the external evaluation of the higher command, it is analysed how it acts as a measurement model to obtain a report composed of 30 items. The evaluation questionnaire measures the general tendency to show low or high resilience and tolerance for frustration.FindingsThe results show that there are improvements in resilience capacity by 30%, with a higher level of significance in women than in men. In conclusion, resilience greatly influences business success.Originality/valueWorkers who have learned to take on new challenges and adapt to the new environment are more likely to lead work teams and promote in the organisation. It is detected that their technical training does not matter so much, but that their emotional intelligence (EI) has more impact, gaining greater confidence in themselves to adapt to uncertain environments.

Selected Aspects of Building and Developing a Modern High-Performing Team

The publication presents selected issues related to the creation, development and retention of staff teams. It discusses team buildingstages and the characteristics of modern teams. Another discussedaspect is the identification of team characteristics according toBelbin’s concept and their relevance for the selection of team members. Outdoor training is presented as a form of team development.The publication also presents conflicts in a team, their causes and conflict-solving methods as well as the characteristics of agood leader.

Vitamin D Status in Spanish Elite Team Sport Players

Low vitamin D is usual; however, data are limited for elite team players. The aim was to investigate the vitamin D levels in Football Club Barcelona (FCB) first division players of six sport modalities. Ninety-five elite male players (27.3 ± 4.6 y) belonging to FCB provided data for vitamin D throughout a season. In this study, 25(OH)D was measured in serum by chemiluminescent immunoassay. Outdoor/indoor training and supplementation were also considered. Total mean 25(OH)D concentrations were 91.9 ± 23.1 nmol/L in all players, with higher mean levels among supplemented players (94.7 ± 24.3 nmol/L). Around 25% of the team players were below optimal levels (<75 nmol/L), but none were below 50 nmol/L. Caucasian, supplemented football and handball players had the highest mean vitamin D concentrations over the whole year, whereas basketball players (indoor training) had the lowest ones. The highest rate of vitamin D insufficiency was found in spring (40%). A positive significant effect was observed for the interaction between indoor/outdoor training and supplementation with 25(OH)D concentrations (p < 0.05). Those team players training outdoors with supplementation had higher total vitamin D concentrations than those with indoors training and/or supplementation. A positive interaction of outdoor training with supplementation exists to determine 25(OH)D concentrations in team players.

A Group-Based 8-Week Functional Interval-Type Outdoor Training Program Improves Physical Performance in Recreationally Active Adults

Even though physical activity is an important aspect of health, lack of time or motivation impede people from working out regularly. One type of training program that is both efficient and motivating is functional interval-type outdoor training. To evaluate this, our study had 81 participants complete a battery of physical performance tests (incremental treadmill test, core stability test and functional fitness test) before and after an 8-week outdoor interval-type training intervention. Training procedures included multimodal and high-intensity exercises performed in consistent, small groups. Results showed that the interval training program produced significant increases in the intervention group (n = 43) in functional and strength exercises (p &lt; 0.001; squat (+27%), burpee (+24%), bridge (+39%), push-up (+34%), sit-up (+25%), high knees (+25%), row (+19%), effect sizes 0.4–0.11) for almost all parameters in comparison to a non-intervention control population (n = 38). Interestingly, trunk stability increased significantly (p &lt; 0.001; flexion (+86%), extension (+43%), lateral left (+39%), lateral right (+32%), effect sizes 0.3–0.15) even though it was not explicitly trained; this was rather a secondary outcome of the functional exercises. Drop-out rates (Intervention group: 27%) suggest that this form of training seems to improve adherence to exercise and may help participants to stay committed to regular, intense activity. By simultaneously triggering adaptations in functional fitness, endurance and whole-body movements, this program can be used by people at different training levels.

Plants-repellents and landscapes in urban areas in pandemic

The article deals with estimation on project level the possibilities of creating several outdoor classrooms for the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. The aim of the work was to summarize the materials of photo and video recording of mass media, initiatives of educational institutions in relation to organization of outdoor training, analyze phytotherapeutic properties of plants for the development of functional spaces in the educational complexes of Kyiv National University to reduce anticipated pandemic risks. Given the natural conditions of Ukraine, which allow for outdoor classes for about one-third of the time in semesters, the organization of the educational process in the open air is promising. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv has the opportunity to create a number of classrooms in open spaces. For creating "green" auditoriums there were proposed to use spaces in front of the western facade of the Red Building of the Taras Shevchenko National University and the roofs of the ESC "Institute of Biology and Medicine". The projects comply with the quarantine requirement for social distancing and government recommendations. Each outdoor educational space according to the project is equipped with elbow awnings and removable trellises. Phytotherapeutic effect within the green auditoriums can be provided with plants-repellents, which were commend to use in order to create color fulspots on the lawns in front of the western facade of the Red Building, the design of the stemcircle sand decorating the barebushesat the bottom part. For land scaping of a site with a firm covering (classroom on roofs) use of modular container culture with participation of plants – repellents is being offered.

Aprendizagem de competências sociais e emocionais em crianças do 1.º ciclo do ensino básico

O presente estudo pretende avaliar a efetividade do programa de outdoor training KidsTalentum na aprendizagem de competências sociais e emocionais em crianças do ensino básico. No programa, realizado ao ar livre, as crianças são retiradas da sua zona de conforto e estimuladas a enfrentar vários desafios. Foi adotado um desenho quase experimental com pré-teste e pós-teste, com duas turmas de cada ano de escolaridade do 1.º ciclo do ensino básico, distribuídas num grupo de controlo (n=78) e num grupo experimental (n=78). Para avaliar as competências sociais e emocionais foram utilizados tanto instrumentos de desempenho como de auto e heteroperceção. O efeito do programa foi avaliado através da análise da mudança de scores. Os alunos que participaram no programa KidsTalentum apresentaram uma melhoria nas competências de tomada de decisão e autoconhecimento. Os resultados apontam a metodologia outdoor training como uma ferramenta facilitadora da aprendizagem das competências sociais e emocionais.

The Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic Lockdown During Spring 2020 on Personal Trainers' Working and Living Conditions

Purpose: The aim of this study was to map changes in working and living conditions of Norwegian personal trainers (PTs) during the Covid-19 lockdown spring 2020.Methods: A total of 150 PTs (mean (SD) age 35.5 (8.4) years, with 6.5 (5.3) years of experience as PT, and 61% female) in Norway responded to an online survey.Results: Number of PT sessions per week was reduced during the lockdown and the majority of the respondents reported loss of clients and negative impact on their working conditions. The official restrictions and guidelines were considered difficult to interpret and somewhat discriminatory compared to restrictions and guidelines for other comparable exercise occupational groups. The lockdown period provided more PTs to offer online and outdoor training. Living conditions were also affected with reported impairments in private economy and reduced vitality (p &lt; 0.05), and with vitality being lower in female compared to male respondents during, but not before, the lockdown period.Discussion: The reported negative impact of the Covid-19 lockdown period on PTs' working and living conditions are discussed with focus on the reported gender differences and considering the previously reported poor reputation of the fitness industry.

Penggunaan Teknik Pelatihan Dasar di Alam Terbuka untuk Meningkatkan Keterampilan Membaca Puisi Siswa Kelas XII IPS 1 SMA Negeri 16 Pekanbaru

Reading poetry is one of the skills in the field of literature included in the learning of Indonesian language and literature in high school. Reading poetry is not the same as reading in general. Reading poetry requires a special skill, namely a reading expression skill. Reading expression trains students to be creative in expressing a poetic text and creating appreciation, vocal techniques, and appearance that are following the contents of the poetry. Unfortunately, based on the field observation, it found that the poetry reading skills of students in class XII Social Science 1 at SMAN 16 Pekanbaru were still low, as seen from the lack of students’ ability in ensouling, vocal techniques, and performances that did not match the contents of the poetry they read. The problem formulation of this study was whether the use of basic outdoor training techniques can improve students' poetry reading skills and how the changes of students’ behaviors in reading poetry learning after applying basic outdoor training techniques in class XII Social Science 1 at SMAN 16 Pekanbaru? This study aimed to describe the improvement of students' ability in reading poetry and to investigate the changes of students’ behaviors in reading poetry learning after applying basic outdoor training techniques in class XII Social Science 1 at SMAN 16 Pekanbaru. The type of this research was classroom action research. The results of this study show that there was an improvement of students' poetry reading skills with an average score of the cycle I was 69.32 and an average score of the cycle II was 82.97. In other words, there is an increase from cycle I to cycle II of 13.65 points or 19.69%. While the changes in students’ behavior in reading poetry learning experience the addition of positive behavior.