Lazer na terceira idade: desenvolvimento humano e qualidade de vida

The article aimed to understand the concept of leisure and understanding that older people have about their benefits to the quality of life as part of the idleness of the population. We used a sample of subjects living in the city of Bauru, SP, aged less than fifty years, of both sexes and economically disadvantaged class. It was used in literature, documentary and field. We developed an intervention project that aimed to education for leisure. It was the conclusion that public policies are necessary and qualified professionals for construction projects and equipment to expand the Recreation, spreading it and reaching the people of old age since previous stages of life. Materials with simple and low cost, the project of intervention, it reached the recreation-education and education for leisure satisfactorily.

A disciplina lazer nos currículos de educação física: um estudo sobre os saberes dos professores nas universidades públicas do estado de São Paulo

Pós-graduação em Ciências da Motricidade - IBRC

Cross-sectional association between healthy and unhealthy food habits and leisure physical activity in adolescents

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Association between regular participation in sports and leisure time behaviors in Brazilian adolescents: A cross-sectional study

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Piranha attacks in dammed streams used for human recreation in the State of São Paulo, Brazil

Ataques por piranhas vêm se tornando um problema comum em trechos represados de rios e córregos no estado de São Paulo, Sudeste do Brasil. em dois surtos ocorridos em dois municípios vizinhos no noroeste do estado, 74 banhistas foram mordidos. Uma mordida por pessoa foi registrada, em curto período do ano. As mordidas estão relacionadas a cuidado parental e/ou defesa do território de desova, o que reforça estudos anteriores e desmistifica os ataques por este peixe lendário, da maneira como são popularmente percebidos. A colocação de redes de malha fina e a remoção de vegetação aquática cessaram os ataques.

O Grêmio da Paulista e o lazer do ferroviário rio-clarense

This article turns to the memory of a not too distant past, to investigate the cultural leisure evidence and its development in the city of Rio Claro which has been shown by the Recreation Club Employee of the Companhia Paulista de Estradas de Ferro (GRECPEF), identifying the leisure activities and the relation of these railway employee with the club. For the claims of the research an exploratory investigative model had been used focusing the relationship of GRECPEF with the social history of the city of Rio Claro. Data had been collected through literature review and semi-structured interviews with railway retire employee, who are part of the partner board of the Recreation Club. Within this context one can see that this club is a reference to the leisure activities of the railway employee, and has significant importance and influence on the setting up of a leisure culture in the city.

Leisure time behaviors: Prevalence, correlates and associations with overweight in Brazilian adults. A cross-sectional analysis

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

New meaning for the emotional state of the elderly, from a leisure standpoint

Continuing developments in science and technology that affect many dimensions of human life, especially those related to longevity, require responses from social policies and programmes to enable quality-of-life improvements in every sector, including leisure. To contribute to research in this area, this qualitative study sought to identify the perceptions of and meanings attached to participation in (active outdoor) leisure by a group of elderly citizens of Araras, São Paulo State, Brazil. Data were collected via questionnaires administered to a mixed-gender sample of 100 persons, aged between 60 and 80 years, after they had participated in an outdoor adventure/leisure programme. The data were subjected to thematic content analysis. The study revealed that the participants identified positive emotional effects as a result of their participation, relating to their sense of belonging to a group, to their increased quality of life and to their ability to remain physically active.

Walking for leisure among adults from three Brazilian cities and its association with perceived environment attributes and personal factors

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

O papel das lâminas d'água no espaço urbano: atração ou repulsão - o caso do Lago Azul de Rio Claro

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Clima e turismo no município de Botucatu-SP

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Análise histórico-cultural, paisagística e quali-quantitativa dos elementos arquitetônicos da Praça Sete de Setembro, Ribeirão Preto, SP

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Jovens do assentamento Ribeirão Bonito: entre a recusa da profissão de agricultor e a afirmação do modo de vida rural?

Pós-graduação em Agronomia - FEIS

Base de dados online na disseminação sobre lazer de idosos

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Inclusão digital: estratégia de co-participação de idosos no lazer virtual = Digital inclusion: strategies for elderly co-participation in virtual leisure

Pós-graduação em Ciências da Motricidade - IBRC