COVID-19 has altered our experiences over the last few years; it has put our lives and daily choices in a new light. This paper reflects on these challenges regarding healthy ageing and what we can do to contribute to our ageing process as well as the health of the planet. Physical activity and exercise have been proven to make people happy and healthy. Those same things also make the planet healthy. The basic assumption of this presentation is that the well-being of the individual and that of the earth can be improved through a sustainable, active lifestyle. While social science and medical research have addressed the importance of human movement in recent years, the social and environmental factors that help promote physical activity and healthy ageing remain insufficiently addressed. Some factors that lead to engaging in physical activity and sustainably continuing will be addressed. Finally, the interaction of some of the influences of personal circumstances and community, as well as the impacts of environmental support and constraints, will be highlighted, - especially as they relate to the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic.
{"title":"Healthy ageing in the global pandemic","authors":"Karin Volkwein-Caplan","doi":"10.30819/iss.45-1.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30819/iss.45-1.02","url":null,"abstract":"COVID-19 has altered our experiences over the last few years; it has put our lives and daily choices in a new light. This paper reflects on these challenges regarding healthy ageing and what we can do to contribute to our ageing process as well as the health of the planet. Physical activity and exercise have been proven to make people happy and healthy. Those same things also make the planet healthy. The basic assumption of this presentation is that the well-being of the individual and that of the earth can be improved through a sustainable, active lifestyle. While social science and medical research have addressed the importance of human movement in recent years, the social and environmental factors that help promote physical activity and healthy ageing remain insufficiently addressed. Some factors that lead to engaging in physical activity and sustainably continuing will be addressed. Finally, the interaction of some of the influences of personal circumstances and community, as well as the impacts of environmental support and constraints, will be highlighted, - especially as they relate to the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic.","PeriodicalId":40315,"journal":{"name":"International Sports Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134912835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The objective of the present study was to identify the motivations of those participating in plogging. This growing eco-friendly physical activity started as an organised activity in Sweden around 2016 and spread to other countries in 2018. The unique feature of plogging is the combination of two significant concerns in the modern world: physical activity and environmental care. An exploratory study using content analysis was conducted. Seventeen ploggers from seven countries were interviewed via virtual spaces. The content analysis identified 497 codes, 34 Sub-themes, and five major themes from these in-depth interviews. Environmental, physical activity, social, psychological, and personal values were found to be the most prominent themes describing the motivation of ploggers to participate in the activity. This study seeks to identify motivations for plogging as an eco-friendly physical activity. Moreover, this study's motivational framework and the baseline data on plogging as a viable physical activity within an environmental care context advocate an agenda for future research on integrating physical activity and environmental initiatives.
{"title":"Participating in plogging as an eco-friendly physical activity: Motivations and reasons","authors":"Akbar Jaberi","doi":"10.30819/iss.45-1.07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30819/iss.45-1.07","url":null,"abstract":"The objective of the present study was to identify the motivations of those participating in plogging. This growing eco-friendly physical activity started as an organised activity in Sweden around 2016 and spread to other countries in 2018. The unique feature of plogging is the combination of two significant concerns in the modern world: physical activity and environmental care. An exploratory study using content analysis was conducted. Seventeen ploggers from seven countries were interviewed via virtual spaces. The content analysis identified 497 codes, 34 Sub-themes, and five major themes from these in-depth interviews. Environmental, physical activity, social, psychological, and personal values were found to be the most prominent themes describing the motivation of ploggers to participate in the activity. This study seeks to identify motivations for plogging as an eco-friendly physical activity. Moreover, this study's motivational framework and the baseline data on plogging as a viable physical activity within an environmental care context advocate an agenda for future research on integrating physical activity and environmental initiatives.","PeriodicalId":40315,"journal":{"name":"International Sports Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134912645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The spread of COVID-19 worldwide challenged the foundations of many people's lives. This research aimed to investigate the impact of the pandemic and its associated lockdown restrictions on the physical activity behaviours and attitudes of a small group of sports science students in a provincial state university in Indonesia. The study results showed that most of the respondents (93%) believed in the importance of maintaining their physical activity during lockdown. However, the actual activity levels practised failed to match the international guidelines considered necessary for this age group. Only 23% practised daily physical activity, and 40% were active for three days or less. The intensity of the physical activity was only classified as light in over 80% of the cases, and 26% reported that their activity was less than 30 minutes. A further concern about mental health was identified in the finding that over 73% of the participants reported suffering significant boredom during the lockdown conditions imposed. Students reported carrying out exercise and a range of other activities aimed to reduce boredom and avoid more potentially dangerous feelings of stress and depression. Recommendations include maintaining and improving fitness through physical activity and participating in moderate activity between 70 - 80% with a maximum pulse rate of 150 - 300 minutes per week to high intensity between 80 - 90% maximum pulse with a frequency of at least 3 days or more per week, 75-150 minutes per week. All physical activities can be done gradually over time with the principle of progressive exercise. Meanwhile, to reduce boredom, apart from doing physical activity in the form of sports and exercise, other active daily physical activities such as washing vehicles, gardening, cleaning the house and environment, and pursuing hobbies may be considered.
{"title":"Well-being of university students during the Covid-19 pandemic: An Indonesian case study","authors":"Sapto Adi","doi":"10.30819/iss.45-1.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30819/iss.45-1.03","url":null,"abstract":"The spread of COVID-19 worldwide challenged the foundations of many people's lives. This research aimed to investigate the impact of the pandemic and its associated lockdown restrictions on the physical activity behaviours and attitudes of a small group of sports science students in a provincial state university in Indonesia. The study results showed that most of the respondents (93%) believed in the importance of maintaining their physical activity during lockdown. However, the actual activity levels practised failed to match the international guidelines considered necessary for this age group. Only 23% practised daily physical activity, and 40% were active for three days or less. The intensity of the physical activity was only classified as light in over 80% of the cases, and 26% reported that their activity was less than 30 minutes. A further concern about mental health was identified in the finding that over 73% of the participants reported suffering significant boredom during the lockdown conditions imposed. Students reported carrying out exercise and a range of other activities aimed to reduce boredom and avoid more potentially dangerous feelings of stress and depression. Recommendations include maintaining and improving fitness through physical activity and participating in moderate activity between 70 - 80% with a maximum pulse rate of 150 - 300 minutes per week to high intensity between 80 - 90% maximum pulse with a frequency of at least 3 days or more per week, 75-150 minutes per week. All physical activities can be done gradually over time with the principle of progressive exercise. Meanwhile, to reduce boredom, apart from doing physical activity in the form of sports and exercise, other active daily physical activities such as washing vehicles, gardening, cleaning the house and environment, and pursuing hobbies may be considered.","PeriodicalId":40315,"journal":{"name":"International Sports Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134912646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In rural areas, the formation of competitive youth soccer teams has become increasingly difficult due to declining numbers. Often, sport clubs are forced to pool children and adolescents into multi-age teams and must play with fewer (substitute) players than their opponents. This study quantifies the effects of average team age and size differences on match outcomes as measured by goal difference. Regression analyses were conducted using data from 82 matches of a rural recreational male youth soccer team (U-13 to U- 16) in northern Italy. Results show that teams’ average age differences begin to significantly affect match outcomes at a threshold of 90 days onwards. The effect was about one additional goal per 45 days of a team age difference. The influence of unequal substitute numbers depended on team age differences but averaged approximately 0.5 goals per additional substitute. The home-field effect was not significant. Based on the estimates, match outcomes corrected for differences in average team age and size were calculated. It is suggested that communicating corrected match outcomes might help reduce player frustrations, which could impact activity abandonment and stabilise countryside communities.
{"title":"Ensuring satisfaction in rural youth soccer: The consequences of ageunbalanced teams, and suggested remedies","authors":"Christian Fischer","doi":"10.30819/iss.45-1.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30819/iss.45-1.06","url":null,"abstract":"In rural areas, the formation of competitive youth soccer teams has become increasingly difficult due to declining numbers. Often, sport clubs are forced to pool children and adolescents into multi-age teams and must play with fewer (substitute) players than their opponents. This study quantifies the effects of average team age and size differences on match outcomes as measured by goal difference. Regression analyses were conducted using data from 82 matches of a rural recreational male youth soccer team (U-13 to U- 16) in northern Italy. Results show that teams’ average age differences begin to significantly affect match outcomes at a threshold of 90 days onwards. The effect was about one additional goal per 45 days of a team age difference. The influence of unequal substitute numbers depended on team age differences but averaged approximately 0.5 goals per additional substitute. The home-field effect was not significant. Based on the estimates, match outcomes corrected for differences in average team age and size were calculated. It is suggested that communicating corrected match outcomes might help reduce player frustrations, which could impact activity abandonment and stabilise countryside communities.","PeriodicalId":40315,"journal":{"name":"International Sports Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134912832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}