Door middel van Living Lab Beweegvriendelijk Vinkhuizen is gericht op het innoveren van het totale proces van betrokkenheid, co-creatie, leren en sociale innovatie op het thema beweegvriendelijke omgeving, de zogenaamde “orgware”. Drie elementen stonden centraal: design thinking, opzet van een Community …

De Westerhaven Heidetuin is een bestaande speellocatie in de binnenstad van Groningen met veel potentie op het gebied van spelen, bewegen en ontmoeten. Het probleem is alleen dat het voor de gemeente Groningen onduidelijk is hoe de Westerhaven Heidetuin wordt gebruikt, wat men ervan vindt, hoe de toegankelijkheid …

De gemeente Groningen is al een aantal jaren bezig met het stimuleren van haar inwoners tot sporten, spelen en ontmoeten in de openbare ruimte. Er is veel kennis en ervaring opgedaan en er zijn de afgelopen jaren verschillende openbare beweegplekken gerealiseerd. Uit monitoring blijkt echter dat deze …

Regular physical activity is regarded as an important component of a healthy lifestyle, decreasing the risk of many non-communicable diseases, mental health issues and increasing functioning and quality of life in older adults. Despite these benefits, a substantial segment of the older adult population …

Athlete impairment level is an important factor in wheelchair mobility performance (WMP) in sports. Classification systems, aimed to compensate impairment level effects on performance, vary between sports. Improved understanding of resemblances and differences in WMP between sports could aid in optimizing …

The South China Tigers are the first professional club team in Hong Kong, playing in the new tournament Global Rapid Rugby. The Asia Pacific tournament is contested home and away against six teams from Australia, Fiji, Samoa, Malaysia, China and Hong Kong. The South China Tigers were set up as a subsidiary …

Active participation in physical activity (PA) is beneficial for teenagers’ physical and mental development [1]. Moreover, it can also prevent childhood obesity and cardiovascular diseases [2]. However, extensive studies have shown that most adolescents (12-15 years) tend to drop out from regular PA …

Abstract: Sedentary behaviour in children, four years of age and older, has increased over the last decades. These children become physically less skilled, which demotivates them for regular sports activities. They become susceptible to health risks such as obesity and have a heightened chance to develop …

This paper investigates whether encouraging children to become more physically active in their everyday life affects their primary school performance. We use data from a field quasi‐experiment called the Active Living Program, which aimed to increase active modes of transportation to school and active …

Background: Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a heritable connective tissue disease caused by a defect in FBN1. The diagnosis is based on the revised Ghent criteria. The main features involve the cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, ophthalmic, pulmonary systems and facial features. Although the clinical manifestations …