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This article presents the findings of a survey conducted at an outdoor football game to understand sun protection behaviors and barriers among spectators. The survey had a response rate of 90.6% and included questions on demographics, sun protection habits, barriers to use, and history of skin examination. The results showed that older individuals used more sun protection methods compared to younger individuals, and women were more likely to use sunscreen and get skin checks by a dermatologist. The overall rate of sunscreen use was high, but participants aged 18-23 and men were less likely to use sun protection. The article suggests targeted interventions to promote sun safety, increase skin health literacy among college-aged students, and encourage more men to adopt sun-protective practices. [Extracted from the article]

This study conveys how young adults reflect upon their childhood experiences and memories of outdoor play, friluftsliv and outdoor places. Inspired by a phenomenological approach, we conducted walking interviews in nature areas where they used to play as children, revisiting the same informants and places as in a research project 14 years earlier. Today the respondents emphasise the experience of freedom encompassing joy, wonder and communication with surrounding nature and people, associating it with autonomy and self-determination. Joy, wonder and communication in someone's experience are subjective existential categories often used to characterise friluftsliv in outdoor education. Personally meaningful to the young adults, these experiences have become important parts of who they are today. These results differ from previous research on outdoor play as it highlights freedom, joy and wonder. Based on this, we argue for facilitating self-directed outdoor play, and emphasize conscious choice of location for outdoor pedagogical work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a new revolution that integrates multiple technologies to improve our lifestyle and healthcare. With the use of this technology, football players may be safeguarded from health issues such as a cardiopulmonary respiratory system that could arise during a game or practice. This paper investigates the effect of inhalable particle pollution on the number of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases during outdoor football games using an advanced IoT-enabled approach. First, this research work investigates the negative impacts of inhalable air particles on the health of IoT-enabled outdoor football players. Second, it designs a sophisticated IoT-based monitoring system for real-time health evaluation, with a particular emphasis on the impact of inhalable particle pollution on the cardiovascular and respiratory systems of the participants. This proposed system is made up of three interconnected layers: the Sensory Layer, which is outfitted with lightweight IoT sensors and meticulously stationed for real-time monitoring of the players' physiological parameters and stadium environmental conditions; the Network Layer, which is in charge of facilitating seamless data flow between the sensors and the Cloud Layer; and the Cloud Layer, which is in charge of secure data storage, intricate analysis, and the extraction of invaluable information. Third, it employs Kriging estimation as a multi-step method that includes variogram modeling to analyze spatial data dependency, providing insights into how data points relate to distance and direction. Kriging calculates the difference between data points and generates spatial concentration maps that illustrate the geographical distributions of particle pollutants. Finally, it employs Linear Regression (LR) analysis to investigate the relationship between inhalable particle pollution and cardiopulmonary respiratory disease in outdoor football players. The data are dimensioned before comparison to produce the correlation coefficient, which reveals the relationship between these variables. The experimental result shows that in the single pollution model of inhalable particulate pollutant PM2.5, the relative risk values of cardiorespiratory diseases in different populations of outdoor football are 1.0022, 1.0019, 1.0024, 1.0025, and 1.0028, respectively. In CO, SO2, NO2, O3, and other multi-pollutant models, the concentration level of inhalable particulate pollutant PM2.5 increased by 10 μg/m3, and the number of visits for cardiorespiratory diseases in the whole population increased by 0.339% (95% CI 0.220–0.458) after the 10th day of outdoor football. In addition, the number of visits for cardiorespiratory diseases in men and women who lagged on the 10th day of outdoor football increased by 0.322% (95% CI 0.198–0.446) and 0.345% (95% CI 0.223–0.467), respectively. The number of visits for cardiorespiratory diseases of the elderly and children who lagged on the 10th day of outdoor football increased by 0.373% (95% CI 0.234–0.512) and 0.364% (95% CI 0.229–0.500), respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We propose an outdoor activity for game theory courses in which students are invited to fly self-made paper airplanes to earn points in three tests. The main goal of this outdoor classroom experiment is to help students learn by experiencing concepts of uncertainty in the domain of profit, specifically risk aversion. After the experiment, students are encouraged to reflect on decision making under uncertainty. We present a theoretical model to explain the decisions made by the participants, their optimal behavior and any deviations from it. Our activity aims to introduce the study of decision making under uncertainty through an experience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper reports on a study carried out by tutors and students on Early Childhood Studies degree courses at a University in England. The research explored perspectives of three to six-year-old children's outdoor play in Danish forest kindergartens with the aim of troubling and informing approaches to outdoor pedagogy. Inspired by Somerville and Powell's 'deep hanging out' ([Somerville, M., and J. Powell. 2018. "Thinking Posthuman with Mud: And Children of the Anthropocene." Educational Philosophy and Theory 51 (8): 829–840. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131857.2018.1516138, 1) with data, researchers visited the kindergartens for a full day at a time during annual week-long field visits. This provided opportunities to notice the children's journeys and possibilities over time. Findings showed that, given time and space to play in the forest, children were able to pursue their interests, engage in extended periods of concentration and thinking while working together as they played and explored with each other, with the educators and with the materiality of their surroundings. Implications for practitioners highlight the need to provide uninterrupted time for children to develop their curiosities and enjoyment of the outdoor environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Endurance is of great importance for the growth and development of the body of schoolchildren, and is also the foundation for the development of other physical qualities. The low level of endurance of modern schoolchildren requires the search for new ways to improve the system of physical education. The aim of the study: To increase the level of endurance development in schoolchildren using outdoor games in physical education classes at school. Study design: Pedagogical experiment. Research methods: The research was carried out on the basis of secondary school number 30 in the city of Kirov, Russian Federation. The experiment was attended by 3rd grade students aged 9-10 years. The study took place from September 6 to December 26, 2022 during physical education lessons 2 times a week for 45 minutes each lesson. In total, 2 groups of 25 people were formed. Classes in the control group were conducted according to the standard program, and in the experimental group, outdoor games were additionally conducted at each lesson for 6-7 minutes. Tests that were used to determine endurance: flexion and extension of the arms while lying on the floor, running 30 meters, Vis bent arms, lifting the trunk from the supine position, running 1000 m. Results: After the end of the pedagogical experiment, the indicators of school children in both groups became higher. In the control group, the indicators were reliable only in the test for flexion and extension of the arms while lying on the floor. In the experimental group, by the end of the study, the results in all 5 tests showed a significant and reliable result. Flexion and extension of the arms in the prone position from 15,6±0,76 to 19,7±0,76 (p< 0.05); Running 30 meters from 6,25±0,08 to 5,99±0,08 (p< 0.05); Vis bent arms from 21,90±0,97 to 27,10±0,97 (p< 0.05); Lifting the trunk from the supine position from 22,40±0,87 to 28,10±0,76 (p< 0.05); running 1000 m from 337,7±8,01 to 311,9±3,9 (p< 0.05). Conclusion: If outdoor games are used in physical education lessons at school when working with children 9-10 years old, then the indicators of different types of endurance will significantly improve. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background and Study Aim. The purpose of research is to test experimentally the effectiveness of the influence of game means on the dynamics of endurance development in 10-year-old boys who attend the sports section of Kyokushinkai karate. Material and Methods. Forty 10-year-old boys engaged in Kyokushinkai karate took part in the research. The children and their parents were informed about all peculiarities of the research and agreed to participate in the experiment. The following research methods were used to solve the tasks: analysis of scientific and methodological literature, pedagogical testing, and methods of mathematical statistics for processing research results. Results. Statistically significant changes in results occurred in the studied groups (p0.05). However, both groups showed a sufficiently confident increase in the level of local dynamic power endurance (EG – 11.6%, CG – 10.4% at p

Martial arts classes offer the involvement of students in the pedagogical process aimed at mastering knowledge, skills and abilities, the development of model characteristics reflecting the properties and the athlete’s level of readiness, and allowing to achieve the best results. Model characteristics are based on the most significant in training of wrestlers goals and targets that reflect the sportsmen’s objective level, a logically correct theory of sports training, methods of teaching techniques at different stages of training athletes. The modern model of an athlete-wrestler includes the following indicators: characteristics of the training process (intensity and volume of loads), and the level of preparedness (tactical, technical, physical and psychological). Not the least role in the development of modern wrestlers’ physical qualities is played by properly selected outdoor games included in the plan of the training process. An important component in the selection of outdoor games is the development of such physical qualities as strength, endurance, agility, flexibility, speed. It is proved experimentally in the article.

Children's Independent Mobility (CIM) is usually higher in Nordic countries, although like in many other countries it is declining over time. COVID-19 has created new large-scale restrictions into the patterns of children's mobility. We explore children's and parents' perceptions of CIM during the pandemic. To better understand how to promote CIM, we use COVID-19 restrictions as a model to investigate how acute changes in play and sports are associated with the level of CIM and activity space. In this mixed-methods study, a total of 22 children (10–12-years-old) and their parents were interviewed, and a public-participatory GIS (PPGIS) questionnaire was completed by 427 children and 177 parents in two small cities in Southern Finland. CIM was measured as the independently traveled distance to and from all places visited during the previous week and as CIM licenses. Activity space was obtained by using a home range model. Based on the interviews, the most typically mentioned rules related to CIM were informing parents of destination and company, and curfews. COVID-19 mainly affected organized sports participation requiring a ride from parent but had little influence on CIM. According to questionnaire data, COVID-19 decreased organized sports in 23% of children but increased outdoor games and play in 17% of children. Increased play was associated with a greater CIM, while decreased sports was associated with a smaller activity space. The findings suggest that in comparison to organized sports, outdoor games and play should be promoted to support CIM. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Children's opportunities for outdoor play have declined (Nash, D. 2018. The Construction of the Decline of Children's Outdoor Play as a Social Problem in the UK. Canterbury: Canterbury Christ Church University) whilst opportunities for online play are increasing (Berrett, B., J. Murphy, and J. Sullivan. 2012. "Administrator Insights and Reflections: Technology Integration in Schools." The Qualitative Report 17 (1): 200–221). This study investigated early years/key stage 1 teachers' attitudes towards outdoor and online play utilising (Rosenberg, M. J., and C. I. Hovland. 1960. "Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioural Components of Attitudes." In Attitude Organization and Change, edited by M. Rosenberg, C. Hovland, W. McGuire, R. Abelson, and J. Brehm, 1–14. Connecticut: Yale University Press) tripartite model of attitudes. An online survey was employed with 30 early years/key stage 1 teachers, gaining an understanding of teachers' attitudes towards outdoor and online play. In summary, results show there is significant variation in teachers' attitudes towards outdoor and online play, whilst children's opportunities for outdoor and online play within UK early education also remain infrequent and varied. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Since 2015, there has been growing interest in Canada and beyond on the benefits of outdoor play for physical, emotional, social and environmental health, wellbeing and development, for adults as well as children and youth. Methods: This scoping review aims to answer the question, "How, and in what context, is adult-oriented outdoor play being studied in Canada?" We conducted an electronic search for peer-reviewed articles on outdoor play published in English or French after September 2015 by authors from Canadian institutions or about Canadian adults. The 224 retrieved articles were organized according to eight priorities: health, well-being and development; outdoor play environments; safety and outdoor play; cross-sectoral connections; equity, diversity and inclusion; professional development; Indigenous Peoples and land-based outdoor play; and COVID-19. We tallied the study designs and measurement methods used. Results: The most common priority was outdoor play environments; the least common were COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples and land-based outdoor play. Cross-sectional studies were the most common; no rapid reviews were identified. Sample sizes varied from one auto-ethnographic reflection to 147 000 zoo visitor datapoints. More studies used subjective than objective measurement methods. Environmental health was the most common outcome and mental/emotional development was the least. Conclusion: There has been a staggering amount of articles published on adult-oriented outdoor play in Canada since 2015. Knowledge gaps remain in the relationship between outdoor play and adult mental/emotional development; the connections between environmental health and Indigenous cultures and traditions; and how to balance promoting outdoor unstructured play with protecting and preserving natural spaces. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The authors investigated the outdoor physical play of Norwegian first graders in after-school programs using a study that viewed play from the children's perspective. The authors identified three themes of the physically active play they observed--"playing with friends," "no one decides," and "I can do it." Their findings highlight the dynamic importance of such play, especially of child initiation in play and of playing with other children. The physical outdoor play fostered fun and playful interaction, leading both to improved communication and movement capabilities. The authors discuss their findings in relation to Scott Eberle's theoretical understanding of play, findings that indicate the complex conditions that support and extend children's play in after-school programs and the need to recognize them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Since 2015, interest in the benefits of outdoor play for physical, emotional, social and environmental health, well-being and development has been growing in Canada and elsewhere. Methods: This scoping review aims to answer the question, "How, and in what context, is children's and youth's outdoor play being studied in Canada?" Included were studies of any type on outdoor play published after September 2015 in English or French by authors from Canadian institutions or assessing Canadian children and/or youth. Articles retrieved from MEDLINE, CINAHL and Scopus by March 2021 were organized according to eight priority areas: health, well-being and development; outdoor play environments; safety and outdoor play; cross-sectoral connections; equity, diversity and inclusion; professional development; Indigenous Peoples and land-based outdoor play; and COVID-19. Within each priority, study design and measurement method were tallied. Results: Of the 275 articles included, the most common priority area was health, wellbeing and development (n = 239). The least common priority areas were COVID-19 (n = 9) and Indigenous Peoples and land-based outdoor play (n = 14). Cross-sectional studies were the most common; the least common were rapid reviews. Sample sizes varied from one parent's reflections to 999 951 data points from health databases. More studies used subjective than objective measurement methods. Across priorities, physical health was the most examined outcome, and mental/emotional development the least. Conclusion: A wealth of knowledge on outdoor play in Canada has been produced since 2015. Further research is needed on the relationship between outdoor play and mental/emotional development among children and youth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper examines how between 1945 and the first half of the 1970s, football and, more generally, sport was mentioned in textbooks for primary school. For a long time this aspect was either completely ignored or served to admonish and show what the risks of playing in the street are: from colds, to peelings to not infrequently tragic and lethal outcomes. Outdoor games are viewed with pedagogical suspicion and even the simple route between home and school is fraught with danger if one does not behave correctly. Then slowly, around the mid-1960s, textbooks saw timid signs of renewal but prejudices, cautions and rules to conform to did not cease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Virtual reality is an emerging field in the whole world. The problem faced by people today is that they are more indulged in indoor technology rather than outdoor activities. Hence, the proposed system introduces a fitness solution connecting virtual reality with a gaming interface so that an individual can play first-person games. The system proposed in this paper is an efficient and cost-effective solution that can entertain people along with playing outdoor games such as badminton and cricket while sitting in the room. To track the human movement, sensors Micro Processor Unit (MPU6050) are used that are connected with Bluetoothmodules andArduino responsible for sending the sensor data to the game. Further, the sensor data is sent to a machine learning model, which detects the game played by the user. The detected game will be operated on human gestures. A publicly available dataset named IM-Sporting Behaviors is initially used, which utilizes triaxial accelerometers attached to the subject's wrist, knee, and below neck regions to capture important aspects of human motion. The main objective is that the person is enjoying while playing the game and simultaneously is engaged in some kind of sporting activity. The proposed system uses artificial neural networks classifier giving an accuracy of 88.9%. The proposed system should apply to many systems such as construction, education, offices and the educational sector. Extensive experimentation proved the validity of the proposed system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Most people and students experience stress and anxiety from time to time. Stress is any demand placed on your brain or physical body. People and students can report feeling "stressed" when multiple competing demands are placed on them. The feeling of being "stressed" can be triggered by an event that makes you feel frustrated or nervous. According to recent studies the average age of onset for many mental health conditions is the typical college age range of 18 to 24 years old, said Courtney Knowles, in fact, according to the National Institute of Mental Health, 75 percent of all individuals with an anxiety disorder will experience symptoms before age 22, as cited. The study aimed to find the Effectiveness of the self-instructional module on knowledge regarding the effect of outdoor games on stress and anxiety reduction among adolescents at selected high schools in the Gwalior District. Methodology- An evaluative approach with a pre-experimental one-group pre-test post-test design was used with a simple random sampling technique to select the sample (N=60). A structured knowledge questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge and SIM was administered to find its effectiveness. The collected data were analyzed by using descriptive & inferential statistics. Results-The mean percentage of post-test knowledge score (81.20%) was higher than the mean percentage of pre-test knowledge score (49.70%). The calculated 't' value is greater than the table value (0.05, 59df) = 2.00. It shows a significant difference between mean pre and post-test knowledge scores. (Calculated x2 values are shown). There was a significant association formed between the type of the family, residential area, and source of information respondents with their pre-test knowledge scores. Conclusion: The finding of the study shows a deficit in knowledge of adolescents before the administration of SIM. The results indicated that the SIM was effective in increasing the knowledge of adolescents on the effect of outdoor games on stress and anxiety reduction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Medical education is considered to be one of the most academically and emotionally demanding training programmes out of any profession. Stress causes a negative effect on the students' psychosocial well-being. Students having anxiety can experience intense feeling of fear or panic and also impairs concentration and working memory. Aim: To estimate the examination related anxiety levels among medical students. Also, to find out its association with different lifestyle and behavioural factors. Materials and Methods: This institution-based cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 365 medical students of Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, from February 2022 to March 2022. The study used predesigned, pretested, and semi-structured questionnaire. To assess anxiety level, the 10-item Westside Test Anxiety Scale was used. The scale consists of 10 questions which are answered based on a 5-point scale. Data was analysed done in Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16.0. Results: Out of 365, 108 (29.6%) students suffered from moderately-high test anxiety during exams in both 1st and 2nd professional MBBS year. Only 8.2% students had comfortably-low test anxiety, whereas, 11.2% had extremelyhigh test anxiety. Among the first year students 37.5% male and 19.5% female had moderately high to extremely high level of test anxiety. In second year students 34.6% male and 20.6% female had moderately high to extremely high level of test anxiety. Male gender, addiction to smoking, addiction to alcohol, virtual gaming habit, coming from a nuclear family, and staying at home during exams had greater odds of having high anxiety than their counterparts. Addiction to smoking had adjusted odds of 1.52 and was found to be statistically significant. Students who resided in their homes had 2.34 times more chances of having high test anxiety and this association was found to be statistically significant. The practice of yoga was found to be protective with adjusted odds of 0.31 and this was also statistically significant. Conclusion: Male gender, addiction to smoking and alcohol, virtual gaming habit, coming from a nuclear family and staying at home during examination time had greater impact on anxiety level than their counterparts. The practice of yoga was found to be protective. Involving students in different extra-curricular activities like outdoor games, yoga, playing music may be helpful in alleviating anxiety level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Traditional games are essential for children’s social inclusion due to cultural values and beliefs. This study was conducted to measure the impact of traditional children’s games on internet use, social skills, and stress levels.A cross-sectional design was carried out. Children who had parental approval and agreed to participate were included in the study (n = 314). The data were collected using a questionnaire, the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (8–11 years), and the Social Skills Assessment Scale. Linear regression and multinomial logistic regression were performed to analyze the data. Mantel–Haenszel chi-square test was performed to assess the confounding factors for playing traditional games.The children’s mean age was 11.58 (SD = 0.49), and 56.1% were girls. Children who did not play traditional games were more likely to use the internet than those who played traditional games (odds ratio [OR] = 2.16, p = .014). The social skills were significantly associated with daily internet use time (β = 0.164, p = .003), playing traditional games (β = 0.155, p = .008), and frequency of gaming per week (β = 0.123, p = .035). The stress levels were associated with gender (β = 0.120, p = .033) and academic level (β = 0.111, p = .048).Traditional game playing reduced the duration of one sitting and daily internet use. Moreover, outdoor gaming, frequency of playing games, and daily internet use duration were predictors of social skills, whereas being a girl and sixth-grade student were predisposing factors of stress level. Nurses could benefit from traditional games in reducing internet use and stress and improving social skills in children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Outdoor play is a broad term that refers to a wide range of activities in a natural setting. However, modern technological advancements and gadgets such as television, computer and online games have resulted in children spending an increasing amount of time each day engaged in sedentary indoor activities rather than spending time outdoors. Many children's social and physical health has deteriorated because of the reduction in outdoor access, which has been increasingly prevalent in recent years and may have long-term consequences. This scoping review aimed to determine what information was currently available on the impact of outdoor play on children's wellbeing. This scoping review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) criteria. As many as 165 citations were discovered across six databases for this scoping review, and 13 articles were eligible for inclusion. The majority of the findings showed that outdoor play positively impacts children's social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this study was to explore the effects of preschooler PA in two separate environments (indoor/outdoor) on measures of executive functions in preschoolers. Eighteen preschool-age (3–5 years) children were recruited for the study. Participants of the study wore an accelerometer for 30 min during indoor classroom-based activities and 30 min during outdoor PA. Pre and post inhibitory control and simple reaction time assessments were completed for each condition, for a total of four assessments for each participant. One assessment of the inhibitory control task (Arrows) resulted in a significant interaction of time x condition, F(1,16) = 3.42, p =.08, partial η2 = 0.18. These results indicate that performance improved in response to outdoor PA, but declined in response to indoor classroom activities. This research suggests that outdoor PA may result in cognitive benefits that are not observed following indoor classroom activities on one assessment of inhibitory control. Providing more scheduled time for PA for preschoolers is recommended for these reasons. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aims to examine the relationship between the mental health (MH) of Indonesian students and their academic performance, taking into account the significant significance of college sports. The Indonesian government's educational strategies have neglected the educational sector of sports. However, European nations are incorporating athletics into education to enhance student achievement. The participants in this study are students from several Indonesian public colleges. The study evaluated whether indoor and outdoor games for the development of mental health have an excellent effect on student performance. This research has supported a novel learning performance model that significantly contributes to knowledge. This research's theoretical development is essential for comprehending the connection between students' mental health and academic success. This study offered the Indonesian government recommendations for reforming the educational policy and incorporating the vital function of sports into the educational system. Finally, the research has outlined the directions for future investigations by other academics that will add to the body of knowledge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose: Blended Erasmus Intensive Programme at a seaside resort between four universities of different countries Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, and Macedonia. Project Subject: Sammer sports and sports animations/game activities for children on the beach. The aim of the training program was for students to organize and implement sports animation programs for children and to teach them water sports, outdoor games, and other physical activities on the beach. Method of work: The number of students who participated in this project was 24. In the project with multiethnic composition participated students of different ethnicities. While the staff and expertise numbered 9 professors from the four aforementioned universities. Practical lessons in outdoor/indoor contained sport animation activities for children: games, water sports, animations, and traditional dances of different Balkan Ethnicities. The program allows for presentation and integration as well as the exchange of good practices and experiences from different participating countries. Results and conclusion: Professional development of the students for sports animation for children water sports and games on the beach, social and communication competencies, recognition of intercultural values through traditional games and dances, learning through observation using workshop and video recording on methods of training, etc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Youth today are inclined to use social media as a means of transmitting knowledge through a variety of social networks and media. The use of social media can indirectly engender a positive effect by promoting desirable changes in morals and culture among users. Nevertheless, social media can also be misused, leading to negative outcomes affecting youth and the general community. This study was undertaken to determine the effect of social media usage on the lifestyles of youth. A quantitative approach was employed, with data collected from 82 students of the Universiti Kuala Lumpur-Malaysia France Institute (UniKL-MFI), Bangi, Malaysia. The participants ranged in age from 19 to 35. The questionnaire-survey focused on the impact of social media on youths who utilized this facility on a daily basis. Hence, the effects resulting from social media usage have been shown to influence the lifestyles of youths in terms of their activities, interests and opinions. The study results showed that the lifestyles of youths were impacted in different ways and to varying degrees. At the top of the list was the influence of foreign cultures and trending topics, followed by the adoption of virtual social interaction, freedom of expression, acquisition of contacts unknown to them, health issues, privacy and security issues, and the preference of electronic gadget-based games over outdoor activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sports games and taekwondo have hitherto been core facets in colleges and university physical education curricula. This owes to the significant benefits derived from the duo, especially with the increase in sedentary lifestyles, resulting in dreaded repercussions when strenuous exercise is not brought into play. Taekwondo is a type of martial art known to have originated from Korea but has now gained popularity internationally. Some of the known benefits of taekwondo are reducing stress and improving cardiovascular system (CVS) physiology. On the other hand, sports games also help immensely in the physiological and mental health of college and university students. For instance, outdoor games are essential in the pulmonary system as indoor games are for mental health. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of sports games and taekwondo teaching in colleges and universities. The prospective study was conducted on a sample of 195 students. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected by random means. The data collected was then analyzed to find the type of distribution. The results indicated a normal distribution with a resultant bell curve. The central tendency and dispersion were calculated. A high level of decision-making, confidence, and fitness was noted in students practicing these activities in their colleges and universities vis-à-vis those who do not. Sports and taekwondo increase the level of training, which enhances the skeletal system to take up and utilize lipids. This process reduces the level of plasma lipids, thus preventing chronic health conditions like obesity and diabetes. In conclusion, sports and taekwondo are essential in maintaining a healthy standard and should always be incorporated into the college and university curriculum. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background and Study Aim. A serious problem when using the play method in training sessions is the regulation of physical activity. For students with poor health, high emotionality of classes and intense rivalry between teams can lead to undesirable consequences for health. Purpose of the research: assessment of the effectiveness of the game method to increase the motivation of students to engage in elective disciplines in physical culture and sports. Material and Methods. The study involved first-year students of Sochi State University (Russia) (n=25), with different experience in physical culture and sports. The training sessions (6 hours a week) lasted two academic semesters (9 months) and included outdoor games. A daily «scan» of the current functional state of the students was carried out by heart rate, express scales («Emotional excitement and physical fatigue» and «Well-being-Activity-Mood»). The indicators of general physical fitness of students were registered. The results were analyzed in Microsoft Excel 2010 computer programs. The significance of the change was determined by the Wilcoxon test using the significance level р£0,05. Results. The use of a large number of outdoor games and relay games in the classroom contributed to the increase of students' motivation to engage in elective disciplines in physical culture and sports. Which led to almost 100 % of class attendance and improved agility, flexibility and endurance indicators among students (p

Purpose: to substantiate the effectiveness of the use of Ukrainian outdoor games to increase the level of physical preparedness of 6-7 year old gymnasts. Material & Methods: the study involved 22 female athletes aged 6-7 years old involved in artistic gymnastics. The main and control groups included 11 female gymnasts each. Ukrainian outdoor games were included in the training process of the main group. Results: the results of the study indicate that the proposed methodology, by which female gymnasts of the main group (MG) trained, contributed to a more pronounced (p<0,05; p<0,01) increase in the level of physical fitness compared to the results of female athletes of the control group (CG) who trained according to the traditional program for the development of physical qualities, except for the development of flexibility, where there was a statistically unreliable difference between the performance of female gymnasts of the main and control groups (p>0,05). Conclusions: results of the implementation of the methodology for increasing the level of physical preparedness of female gymnasts aged 6-7 years using Ukrainian folk outdoor games testify to its effectiveness. The results obtained allow us to recommend the developed methodology for use in the training process of young female gymnasts at the stage of initial training. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]