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...physical activity participation is influenced by factors related to the athletes’ family such as social class, the home environment and economic status (Dagkas and Stathi, 2007). "You do feel on the back foot if you don’t come from a rich family or a family who are already involved in sport… You’re starting off at a massive disadvantage against those kinds of...

...physical appearance (Kanner et al., 1981). Kanner et al. (1981) found that the DHS tended to be a more accurate predictor than the LEI of stress-related problems. Given the responsibilities and daily stressors involved in a pilot’s job, this seems a key consideration when investigating stress in aviation. Pilots and stress Many pilots, however, claim that they can...

...physical and mental health and wellbeing, which is an important consideration throughout our lifespans and not just when we reach retirement. Research suggests that the sooner we start caring for our physical and mental health and wellbeing, the more likely is it for us to age well and stay well. The Five Pillars for Ageing Well (nutrition, hydration, physical, social and...

...physical demands of regular training and competition. The Football Association Injury and Illness Surveillance Study reported a match injury incidence of 18.5 injuries per 1,000 hours for senior women’s international football players (Sprouse et al., 2020). An injury to the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in the knee has received special attention from researchers and...

...physical health, can all impact on our mental health and wellbeing. ...Start your journey Life can be a series of ups and downs. And we all want to live the best life possible. But do we understand what it means to have good mental health and wellbeing? Do we know how it is shaped by the things that happen to us? And how might we protect ourselves from becoming mentally...

...physical health, how we interact with society, and how we think. The arts can also be a useful way of exploring the ideas, emotions and identities associated with health and wellbeing, whether in the present day or as part of historical research. While formal arts therapies have been in use for some decades, more recently health professionals and others have begun to...