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Using past Campus Recreational Sports Participation to Explain Current Physical Activity Levels of Alumni

Published:2007-10 Issue:2 Volume:31 Page:83-94
ISSN:1558-8661
Container-title:Recreational Sports Journal
language:en
Short-container-title:Recreational Sports Journal

Author:

Forrester Scott¹,Ross Craig M.²,Hall Stacey³,Geary Chris³

Affiliation:

1. Dept. of Recreation and Leisure Studies, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1 Canada.

2. Dept. of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405.

3. Division of Recreational Sports, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405.

Abstract

The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the role of past recreational sports involvement during the college years in explaining current physical activity patterns in college alumni. Subjects ( n = 311) completed a mailed questionnaire about their current physical activity levels and past campus recreational sports participation that measured (1) the breadth, depth, and quality of past recreational sports involvement and (2) the current level of exercise or physical activity. Overall, the results of the study revealed that over 77% of the respondents agreed that their involvement in recreational sports during college positively influenced their current physical activity levels. Increasing both the depth and breadth of physical activity for students while in college, and more importantly, beyond the college years, is an important goal for campus recreational sports programs.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management,Social Sciences (miscellaneous),Education,Health (social science)

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1123/rsj.31.2.83

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