Background Swimming is a popular and potentially health-enhancing exercise, but has
received less scientific attention compared with other exercise modes. Objective The …

Originally, running was a sporting activity which was mainly, if not only, practised by
competitive athletes in private track and field clubs or through extracurricular school and …

The ideas behind this book grew out of discussions of research on sport participation.
Assessing different issues in this regard such as measuring sport participation and its …

This article reviews the state of play and the evolution of sport policy in Flanders, the Dutch-
speaking northern part of Belgium. The organisation of sports is influenced by the political …

Given the rising popularity of mass-participant sport, such as walking and running events,
research has started to address whether these types of events could promote life satisfaction …

The purpose of the study was to investigate if non-profit sports clubs are affected by the
growth of the commercial market and, if so, which clubs are affected and why. The authors …

Sport has become a highly differentiated social phenomenon in recent years. Changes in
society, such as individualization, the growing significance of the health and body culture …

Psychiatric disorders, particularly substance use disorders, are an impactful and highly
prevalent public health concern in youth from low-income neighborhoods (YLINs). Indeed …

In a rapidly changing international relations system, several governments are turning to
sport as a cost-effective and high-profile soft power asset. However, in using sport as a tool …

Research question: As a result of the expansion of opportunities for leisure-time sport
participation (LTSP), the question arises if differing organisational settings relate to …