Study aim: To assess body posture of young female volleyball players in relation to their untrained mates.Material and methods: A group of 42 volleyball players and another of 43 untrained girls, all aged 13 - 16 years were studied with respect to their body posture indices by using computer posturography. Spinal angles and curvatures were measured, and asymmetry and body posture type were assessed. Body height and mass, BMI and body fat content (by bioimpedance technique) were determined.Results: As compared with untrained girls, the volleyball players were more slender, the positions of shoulders and pelvis being more symmetrical, and shoulder blades and waist triangles were more asymmetrical. Volleyball players were predominantly kyphotic, their lumbar lordosis was flattened and head protruded, especially in those having longer training experience.Conclusions: The observed asymmetries brought about by unilateral training loads and progressing thoracic kyphosis call for applying corrective and/or yoga exercises to adolescent female volleyball players.
Regional competitiveness is an obligatory task for regions on the territorial, financial and referential level. Health and wellness tourism nowadays plays an important role in the regional policy of many European countries. It seems to be an element of the future competitiveness because of the ageing population or health and wellbeing oriented populations. The aim of the paper is to analyse the potential of Lublin region health services and their role in building sustained regional competitive advantage.
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Introduction. Among the basic conditions for the development of tourism in spa municipalities, investments in different infrastructure, including recreational and sports facilities should be distinguished. The aim of this work was to show the scope and the financing of sports and recreational investments in selected spa municipalities in Poland. Material and methods. The article uses the diagnostic survey method. The surveys were carried out in June 2012 among the representatives of the selected spa municipalities with the use of a specially prepared questionnaire. Results. The municipalities covered in this research declared carrying out investments in recreational and sports infrastructure, most often in football pitches. During the survey the highest number of investments of this type were conducted in Kołobrzeg. Among other recreational and sports projects, one of the most popular was investing in cycling routes. The research on the sources of financing of investments in recreational and sports infrastructure shows that almost all municipalities declared using funds from their own income. Furthermore, most of the analyzed municipalities used resources from the European Union. Other sources of financing were not that popular. Conclusion. In the time of apparent competitiveness and globalization of the spa market, recreational and sports facilities are very important. The authors believe that sports tourism can be one of the forms of health tourism in spas. The conducted research of spa municipalities has proved that: - major recreational and sports investments covered sports fields, mainly football pitches and cycling routes, - the primary sources of financing in the analyzed municipalities turned out to be their own income and resources from the EU.
Sprawne zarządzanie niejednokrotnie polega na trafnym wyborze najistotniejszych, strategicznych obszarów interwencji kadry menadżerskiej oraz na odpowiednim doborze działań w wyróżnionych obszarach. Celem pracy jest określenie, na podstawie wyników badań menadżerów sektora turystyki zdrowotnej w UE, ważnych i aktualnych problemów zarządzania w turystyce zdrowotnej wynikających ze specyficznych potrzeb turystów. Metodą użytą w opracowaniu jest kwerenda wybranych wyników badań kwestionariuszowych przeprowadzonych wśród menedżerów organizacji funkcjonujących na rynku turystyki zdrowotnej. Na tej podstawie sformułowano cztery następujące wnioski: 1) rośnie znaczenie udziału oferty prozdrowotnej w relacji do całościowo rozumianego produktu destynacji turystycznych, 2) istotne jest szczegółowe określenie indywidualnych powodów i motywów wyjazdów turystów, 3) istnieją określone kompetencje przydatne menadżerom badanego sektora, 4) istnieje potrzeba spójności działań podmiotów mających swój wkład w budowę produktu danej destynacji turystycznej.
Background. English language literature on tourism perceives active sport tourism, event sport tourism and nostalgia sport tourism as three forms of sport tourism. The primary aim of active sport tourism is travelling to participate in different sport activities, i.e. to be physically active. Active sport tourism is further divided into qualified, extreme and adventure tourism. Active sport tourism can be practiced in different environments, i.e. on land or water, as well as in the air, in summer and winter, and in the form of one-day, weekend- or multi-day trips. The paper presents the place of active sport tourism in the tourism and recreation course curriculum in the Academy of Physical Education in Katowice. Material and methods. The source of the research was documentation gathered in the Archives of the Academy of Physical Education. The study plans and syllabuses of individual subjects realized in tourism and recreation in the period of 2005–2015 were used in the research. Results and conclusions. Active sport tourism is a subject of study on the bachelor degree and the specialization course on the master degree.
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Introduction. There are currently no studies published on the relationship between participation in international sports events and physical activity of the fans. This inspired the authors to examine this subject. The aim of the study was to estimate the level of physical activity of Polish national teams' supporters of selected sports disciplines. Material and methods. The study was conducted on randomly selected group of fans during the Polish national level football, basketball and volleyball games. The study used the diagnostic survey method with a questionnaire of the authors' own design. In this report there were questions concerning physical activity modelled on the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Results. Physical activity is usually practised by fans of basketball and football who are 19-35 years old. Fans who are not physically active are mainly the fans of volleyball and football who are 36-55 years old. A significant correlation was noted between fans' sex and the willingness to practice sport (p=0.016). 58% of women and 72% of men declared that they practice some recreational physical activities. The most active were the basketball fans; the least active were the volleyball fans. The greatest diversity in terms of physical activity depending on participants' sex was revealed among the fans at international football games. Additionally, a significant correlation was noted between fans' age and their willingness to practice sports in their free time (p<0.001). Conclusions. The majority of fans at international sports events are physically active. In the research groups analysed the weekly volume of physical activity varied significantly. The basketball fans spent the greatest amount of time on physical activity and the volleyball fans the lowest. The average frequency of physical activity was the same in all groups.
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