The relationships among physical activity, leisure, and health as well as other dimensions
like nutrition and environmental conditions, have implications for everyone's quality of life …

Research indicates that leisure participation enhances health at various levels, reducing
stress and promoting better physical and mental health. Participation in personally …

This paper provides an overview of the scientific evidence available on the impact of leisure
directly on individual health and well-being and indirectly on health through its influence on …

Public health has historically been concerned with eliminating factors associated with
disease, disability, and early mortality, whereas leisure studies has emerged from the need …

The article analyzes how leisure contributes to health as well as ways in which practitioners
can design and deliver leisure programs that improve health. It explores gaps and …

Leisure is an area often overlooked in broad, life-style change health promotion efforts. The
intent of this article is to stimulate thought regarding leisure's contribution to health and …

The roles of women in the United States are changing, along with the idea that being female
is mitigated by a number of constructions such as race, class, age, income,(dis) ability …

This study examines participation in leisure physical activity, leisure satisfaction, and life
satisfaction from a life course perspective, using self-report data from a stratified random …

The extent and strength of the evidence linking physical activity, leisure, and health is
growing. People of all ages benefit from physical activity and exercise. Further, people enjoy …

The disciplines of leisure and health both strive to enhance quality oflife (Montelpare &
Kanters, 1994). A growing body of evidence suggests furthermore that leisure contributes to …