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Relationships Between Health Promoting Activities, Life Satisfaction, and Depressive Symptoms in Unemployed Individuals
2021
Background: Previous research has documented that unemployed individuals who engage in recreational activities, either alone or with others, experience higher levels of mental health and psychological well-being relative to those who do not engage in recreational activities. Aims: In this study, we examined whether engagement in health promoting activities, alone or with other family members, is associated with reduced levels of depression and enhanced levels of life satisfaction in unemployed individuals. Method: We employed a cross-sectional design in which we measured life satisfaction, depressive symptoms, consumption of healthy meals and engagement in physical activities in 203 unemplo…
Economic Activity in Context of Regions, Education Level, Age Group and Gender: Case of Latvia
2019
In the National Development Plan of Latvia 2014–2020 it is written that society is aware that social, regional and opportunity inequalities can be reduced by a high overall employment rate in which everyone seeks for productivity. High employment rate is important not only for decreasing inequalities in country, but also for promoting economic growth. There have always been employment challenges in Latvia that are complex and insufficiently researched in academic research. The aim of the study is to analyse economic activity in Latvia by regions, education level, age group and gender. Research methods used in preparation of the article: scientific publication and previous conducted research…
Sammenhengen mellom mestringsforventning, helserelatert livskvalitet og selvrapportert fysisk aktivitet blant elever i videregående skole
2016
Masteroppgave folkehelsevitenskap - Universitetet i Agder 2016 Background: Two different intervention models were developed to increase participation in physical education in high school, targeting “motion enjoyment” and “sport enjoyment”. Both models are intended to increase the pleasure of physical activity in physical education, as well as to contribute to the development of students’ skills, abilities and increase future commitment. The intention behind the motion enjoyment model is to reinforce positive experiences which are related to physical activity, along with raising the awareness in young people of the health benefits associated with physical activity. The sport enjoyment model …
Fyysisen aktiivisuuden yhteys unen kestoon ja laatuun suomalaisilla lapsilla ja nuorilla
2017
Tutkielman tarkoituksena oli selvittää fyysisen aktiivisuuden yhteyttä unen kestoon ja unen laadun mittareihin 5.-, 7.- ja 9.-luokkalaisilla. Unen laadun mittareita olivat koettu aamuväsymys, nukkumisvaikeudet ja unilääkkeiden käyttö. Nukkumisvaikeudet koostuivat heräilyistä öisin ja vaikeuksista päästä uneen. Tarkastelimme nukkumistottumusten eroja vähän, kohtalaisesti ja paljon liikkuvien oppilaiden ryhmissä. Tuloksia tarkasteltiin luokka-asteittain ja sukupuolten välillä. Käytimme WHO-koululaistutkimuksen aineistoa, joka oli kerätty vuonna 2014 kyselylomakkeella kouluista. Otos koostui 5925 suomalaisesta lapsesta ja nuoresta. Analyysimenetelmänä käytettiin yksisuuntaista varianssianalyys…
Soveltavan liikunnan maailmankongressi Suomessa 2021
2021
Suomalaisen soveltavan liikunnan juuret ulottuvat 1960-luvulle. Määrätietoisemman kehittämisen aika alkoi 1980-luvulla, jolloin asetetut suuntaviivat näkyvät yhä soveltavan liikunnan käytännöissä. Kesällä 2021 Suomi ja Jyväskylä pääsevät virtuaalisesti alan kansainväliseen valokeilaan. nonPeerReviewed
Contrasts in fitness, motor competence and physical activity among children involved in single or multiple sports
2021
Abstract Study aim: While there is wide debate around specialization in one sport, there is a lack of information about fitness levels and motor competence of children participating in single or multiple sports. Material and methods: The study involved 358 fifth-grade children who participated in a set of health-related fitness and motor competence tests over two consecutive years. A subsample of children (n = 109) wore an accelerometer for seven consecutive days. The independent samples t-test and ANCOVA were used to compare differences between single and multi-sport participants in study variables and changes between baseline and follow-up. Results: Multi-sport participants performed bett…
High-density electromyography activity in various hamstring exercises
2019
Proximal‐distal differences in muscle activity are rarely considered when defining the activity level of hamstring muscles. The aim of this study was to determine the inter‐muscular and proximal‐distal electromyography (EMG) activity patterns of hamstring muscles during common hamstring exercises. Nineteen amateur athletes without a history of hamstring injury performed 9 exercises, while EMG activity was recorded along the biceps femoris long head (BFlh) and semitendinosus (ST) muscles using 15‐channel high‐density electromyography (HD‐EMG) electrodes. EMG activity levels normalized to those of a maximal voluntary isometric contraction (%MVIC) were determined for the eccentric and concentr…
Calf muscle activation strategies in healthy and injured achilles tendon conditions
2015
Artikkeliväitöskirja. Sisältää yhteenveto-osan ja neljä artikkelia. Article dissertation. Contains an introduction part and four articles.
Uztura paradumu, fiziskās aktivitātes un miera vielmaiņas intensitātes izvērtējums jaunu cilvēku grupā
2016
Liekais svars un aptaukošanās pazemina dzīves kvalitāti un ir par iemeslu daudzām saslimšanām: diabētam, koronārajām sirds slimībām, onkoloģiskajām saslimšanām, metabolajam sindromam. Pētījuma mērķis ir izvērtēt uztura, fiziskās aktivitātes (FA) un miera vielmaiņas intensitātes (RMR) korelāciju ar ķermeņa tauku masu jaunu, pieaugušu, klīniski veselu cilvēku grupā. Pētījuma gaitā tika analizēta izmeklējamo personu 3 dienu uztura dienasgrāmata, fiziskā aktivitāte noteikta ar anketēšanas metodi, veikti antropometriskie mērījumi un reģistrēta miera vielmaiņas intensitāte ar netiešās kalorimetrijas metodi. Pētījuma rezultātā tika secināts, ka respondentu uzturā ir samazināts relatīvais ogļhidrāt…
Female reproductive factors are associated with objectively measured physical activity in middle-aged women
2017
Physical activity improves health and may delay the onset of several chronic diseases. For women in particular, the rate of these diseases accelerates at middle age; therefore it is important to identify the determinants of health-enhancing physical activity during midlife in this population. In this study, we focused on determinants that are unique to the female sex, such as childbearing and menopause. The main objective was to characterize the level of physical activity and differences between active and inactive middle-aged Finnish women. In addition, we examined the association of physical activity with female reproductive factors at midlife. The study population consisted of 647 women …