As COVID-19 reaches record levels in the UK, health experts are calling for a focus on children's physical fitness as new research reveals concerning changes to children's health and physical fitness following the pandemic.
Apr 28, 2022
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Good emotional health as a child lays the foundation for good life satisfaction in adulthood. However, in the UK children and young people's happiness with their life is now at its lowest since 2010.
Nov 13, 2018
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The health benefits of physical activity don't concern just the older population. A study from University of Jyväskylä, UKK institute, and the network of Finnish Sports Medicine Centers examined what happens to physical ...
Sep 21, 2023
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A new study exploring the perceptions of banter amongst footballers has found the professional setting can legitimize and normalize bullying, and highlights the need for coaches, players and sports clubs to address the cultural ...
Mar 4, 2022
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Exercise plays a key role in maintaining good physical and mental health throughout life. There is an increasing amount of scientific evidence that some of the immune system and metabolism benefits provided by sport are related ...
Dec 9, 2020
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A team of researchers from Nagoya University in central Japan investigated how restrictions on children's activities during the COVID-19 pandemic affected their life habits and their abilities to perform physical activities. ...
Dec 6, 2022
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Sport is central to the lives of many Australians. This isn't simply a reference to participation levels, but the importance of sport as a social institution. Organised sport, from the elite level though to local community ...
Dec 6, 2018
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In spring 2020, when soccer and sports clubs closed for sever-al weeks due to the Corona pandemic, children and adoles-cents looked for alternative physical activities. According to a supplementary study covering more than ...
Dec 21, 2020
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Parents increased their involvement with children's sports activities during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic—but new research shows that associated stresses had many parents considering the extent of their continued ...
Jan 25, 2023
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The monitoring of an athlete's exertion during performance is often done through personal heart rate zones. Heart rate zones can be categorized based on the heart rate of basic, tempo, and maximum endurance zones, which are ...
Jan 9, 2024
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