Academic Journal
Long-term Tennis Participation and Health Outcomes: An Investigation of “Lifetime” Activities
| العنوان: | Long-term Tennis Participation and Health Outcomes: An Investigation of “Lifetime” Activities |
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| المؤلفون: | Spring, Katherine E., Holmes, Megan E., Smith, JohnEric W. |
| المصدر: | International Journal of Exercise Science |
| بيانات النشر: | TopSCHOLAR® |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| المجموعة: | Western Kentucky University (WKU): TopScholar |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Tennis, Lifetime Sports, Physical Activity, Other, Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology |
| الوصف: | International Journal of Exercise Science 13(7): 1251-1261, 2020. Lifetime sports, such as tennis, provide opportunities for participation throughout the lifespan and has been linked with lower risk of cardiovascular disease, obesity, and depression. The objective of this study was to consider the influence of chronic tennis participation on various parameters of health. Members of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) completed a survey consisting of questions from International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), Satisfaction With Life Survey (SWLS), and specific tennis participation questions. Descriptive characteristics were calculated for all variables and a chi-squared analysis was used to compare prevalence of health variables of this sample and recent BRFSS data. Compared to the BRFSS greater proportion of study participants 45yrs and older frequently reported being in good or better health (χ2=7.946, p = 0.005); lower obesity rates (χ2=19.92, p = 0.0001); and a lower prevalence of heart disease than those of similar age who completed BRFSS (χ2= 8.759, p = 0.003). This study highlights the importance of activities that continue throughout the lifespan such as tennis. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | text |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
| اللغة: | unknown |
| Relation: | https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/ijes/vol13/iss7/7; https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/context/ijes/article/2799/viewcontent/2799_Spring_Final.pdf |
| الاتاحة: | https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/ijes/vol13/iss7/7 https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/context/ijes/article/2799/viewcontent/2799_Spring_Final.pdf |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.FA3D9618 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| الوصف غير متاح. |