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Social influences on fitness behavior are the effect that social influences have on whether people start and maintain physical activities. Physical fitness is maintained by a range of physical activities. Physical activity is defined by the World Health Organization as "any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy ...
Sport psychologists help empower athletes to explore and access other non-sports related identities in times of transition after the life as an athlete. Some benefits of an athletic identity include a strong sense of self, increased self-confidence, discipline, and social interactions. There are also health and fitness benefits.
Sometimes sports injuries can be so severe that they lead to death. In 2010 48 youths died from sports injuries. [48] The leading causes of death in youth sports are sudden cardiac arrest, concussion, heat illness and external sickling. [49] Cardiac-related deaths are usually due to an undiagnosed cardiovascular disorder. [50]
Fitness culture refers to the social and cultural practices, values, and behaviors centered around exercise [1] and physical fitness. It is commonly associated with activities performed in gyms, wellness centers, and health clubs, which have become popular spaces for individuals seeking to improve or maintain their physical fitness [2].
Sociology of sport, alternately referred to as sports sociology, is a sub-discipline of sociology which focuses on sports as social phenomena. It is an area of study concerned with the relationship between sociology and sports , and also various socio-cultural structures, patterns, and organizations or groups involved with sport.
The HBM is widely used in health behavior research and public health interventions to understand and promote engagement in health-protective behaviors. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It also incorporates concepts similar to the transtheoretical model like self-efficacy , or confidence in one's ability to take action, and identifies the role of cues to action or ...
Youth participation in sports can influence high-risk health-related impacts for boys and girls. A 2000 study showed the relationship between participation in sports and health-related behaviors in US youth athletes. [16] Both boys and girls were more likely to eat fruits and vegetables and less likely to engage in smoking and illicit drug-taking.
Recent advances in psychological, medical, and physiological research have led to a new way of thinking about health and illness. This conceptualization, which has been labeled the biopsychosocial model, views health and illness as the product of a combination of factors including biological characteristics (e.g., genetic predisposition), behavioral factors (e.g., lifestyle, stress, health ...