Browsing by Author "Grant, Bevan C."
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‘Against the grain’: over 75 years and joining a community exercise programme
(Routledge, 2012)This study explores the meanings that 22 men over 75 years attributed to their experience when joining a community exercise programme. Information gathered via interviews was analysed by inductive analysis. Four dominant ... -
The challenge of paediatric obesity: More rhetoric than action
(New Zealand Medical Association, 2007-08)A growing body of knowledge clearly shows a rapid increase in the prevalence of childhood obesity. But in spite of the many empirically-driven research projects and more laissez-faire initiatives intent on finding ways to ... -
Expanding the agenda for research on the physically active aging body
(Human Kinetics Publishers Inc, 2009)In this article, the authors consider the different approaches that can be used to examine the relationship between physical activity and aging. They propose that much is to be gained in our awareness of this dynamic ... -
An insider's view on physical activity in later life
(Elsevier, 2008)Objectives The purpose of this study was to explore the meanings people over 70 years of age attribute to their experience when endeavouring to engage in a more physically active lifestyle. Method Drawing on the tenets ... -
Leisure in the later years
(Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation Inc., 2007)It is evident that the changing demographic structure of the population along with the emergence of a consumer culture will have implications with regards to leisure for people in later life. Leisure may afford freedom for ...
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Doing the damage? An examination of masculinities and men's rugby experiences of pain, fear and pleasure
(The University of Waikato, 2003)Rugby union's prominent and historic link with males, within Aotearoa/New Zealand, has helped constitute it as a key signifier of masculinity. Feminist-inspired research suggests, however, that heavy-contact sports, like ... -
It's Personal and it's Professional: The meanings women Baby-boomers attribute to their ageing and 'working-out' with a personal trainer.
(The University of Waikato, 2017)Greater numbers of older populations is the emerging norm for all countries, and something that triggered the World Health Organization to revise its 2002 global ageing strategy. In the 2015 document, greater emphasis is ... -
Meanings of 'the Outdoors': Shaping outdoor education in Aotearoa New Zealand
(University of Waikato, 2014)Abstract The issue of human-nature relationships has become increasingly important given the environmental issues affecting the world. Thus, education which can encourage students to positively engage and connect with the ... -
Life as a Carded Athlete
(University of Waikato, 2014)In 2001 the Ministerial Taskforce for Sport, Leisure and Fitness presented the Graham Report to the New Zealand government. The authors of this document had been invited to assess the state of sport within New Zealand and ...
