Exercise in recreational athletes

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Sports recreation:
• Effects of daily and regular free time activities and workloads on health and physical performance
• Relations between physical abilities and health
• Tools for analyzing work and daily activities
• Assessment of physical abilities in recreational athletes
o Simple power and strength tests, endurance tests, flexibility assessment, balance assessment and coordination tests
• Effects of training methods and exercises on bodies of novice and recreational athletes
• Inter effects of sports training, daily activities and work on human body

Planning for recreational sports training
• Goal setting based on individuals life style
• Planning of sports training for recreational athlete
• Different approaches towards organizing recreational training

Psychosocial aspects of recreational sports:
• Motives for participating in recreational sports
• Importance and effects of recreational participation in sports for one’s social environment (family, working environment)

Use of illegal substances in recreational sports

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