Selected determinants of seniors' lifestyle
The article presents partial results which reflect seniors’ lifestyle and which are focused on selected determinants (especially sports activities). These determinants are the key factors of the quality of seniors’ life. The respondents of our research were the retirees from the town of Liptovsky Mi...
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doaj-3595342e281a45888410ebbff3a1e14b2020-11-24T23:20:20ZengUniversity of AlicanteJournal of Human Sport and Exercise1988-52022016-01-0110380581410.14198/jhse.2015.103.068350Selected determinants of seniors' lifestylePavol Bartík0Elena Bendikova1Matej Bel University in Banská BystricaMatej Bel University in Banská BystricaThe article presents partial results which reflect seniors’ lifestyle and which are focused on selected determinants (especially sports activities). These determinants are the key factors of the quality of seniors’ life. The respondents of our research were the retirees from the town of Liptovsky Mikulás. We used a questionnaire to obtain the primary indicators of quality of life and lifestyle of seniors. Our findings significantly show that exercise and sports activities play an important role in terms of maintaining social contacts, health and independence, the values that are particularly specific for life of seniors from different points of view. The article is a part of the grant research task VEGA no. 1/0376/14 Physical activity intervention for the prevention of health of the population of Slovakia.https://www.jhse.ua.es/article/view/2015-v10-n3-selected-determinants-of-seniors-lifestyleSeniorsSports activitiesLifestyle |
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University of Alicante |
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Journal of Human Sport and Exercise |
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1988-5202 |
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2016-01-01 |
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The article presents partial results which reflect seniors’ lifestyle and which are focused on selected determinants (especially sports activities). These determinants are the key factors of the quality of seniors’ life. The respondents of our research were the retirees from the town of Liptovsky Mikulás. We used a questionnaire to obtain the primary indicators of quality of life and lifestyle of seniors. Our findings significantly show that exercise and sports activities play an important role in terms of maintaining social contacts, health and independence, the values that are particularly specific for life of seniors from different points of view. The article is a part of the grant research task VEGA no. 1/0376/14 Physical activity intervention for the prevention of health of the population of Slovakia. |
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Seniors Sports activities Lifestyle |
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