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Motivations And Outcomes: A Benefits Based Study Of Hiking On The Appalachian Trail, Barbara Freidt
Motivations And Outcomes: A Benefits Based Study Of Hiking On The Appalachian Trail, Barbara Freidt
Human Movement Studies & Special Education Theses & Dissertations
The Appalachian Trail (A.T.) is a national resource that may be useful in addressing American society's current concern with increases of chronic illnesses and disabilities directly related to physical inactivity. The purpose of the current study was to examine the benefits and outcomes associated with hiking on the A.T. An internet-based survey was used to gather information from A.T. hikers. The data revealed that a relationship exists between attributes (ATTRIB), consequences (CONSEQ) and outcomes (OUTC), thus, supporting the means-end theory constructs. Internal and external validity analyses and reliability analyses showed the Benefits of Hiking Scale (BHS) to be an accurate …
Lower Extremity Motion Analysis Patterns During Various Foot-Landing Styles, Nelson Cortes
Lower Extremity Motion Analysis Patterns During Various Foot-Landing Styles, Nelson Cortes
Human Movement Studies & Special Education Theses & Dissertations
Walking, running, and jumping are considered essential human movement activities that occur on a daily basis. In every landing task, the lower extremity needs to dissipate and absorb the energy that is created by the landing height. In addition, more dissipation is normally needed when landing from higher jumps, which increases the work that needs to be done by joints, muscles, and bones in order to prevent injury. Great amounts of load during a landing have the potential to induce injuries, particularly in the ankle and knee complex. In many sports, such as soccer, basketball, football, and volleyball, there is …