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Physical Activity Of Remote Indigenous Australian Women: A Postcolonial Analysis Of Lifestyle, Doug Macdonald, Rebecca Abbott, David Jenkins
Physical Activity Of Remote Indigenous Australian Women: A Postcolonial Analysis Of Lifestyle, Doug Macdonald, Rebecca Abbott, David Jenkins
Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)
In the context of rising chronic diseases amongst Indigenous peoples, there are calls for the adoption of more healthy “lifestyles.” In this context, this paper explores thoughts about physical activity from 21 Indigenous families through the voices of women and girls living in remote rural communities in the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area, Australia. Speaking back to physical activity as a lifestyle “choice,” three consistent themes emerged: shame, gendered positioning, and welfarism. In conclusion, the perspectives of Torres Strait islanders and Northern Peninsula Area communities suggest that there are deeply embedded ways of thinking about the body, familial obligations, …
Physical Activity And Screen Time Behaviour In Metropolitan, Regional And Rural Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study Of Australians Aged 9–16 Years, James Dollman, Carol Maher, Tim S. Olds, Kate Ridley
Physical Activity And Screen Time Behaviour In Metropolitan, Regional And Rural Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study Of Australians Aged 9–16 Years, James Dollman, Carol Maher, Tim S. Olds, Kate Ridley
Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)
Objectives: While there is consistent evidence that rural adults in Australia are less active than their urban counterparts, studies relating geographical remoteness to activity patterns in Australian adolescents have yielded inconsistent results. The aim of this study was to describe objectively and subjectively measured patterns of physical activity and sedentary behaviours across remoteness categories in a representative sample of 9–16 year old Australians. Design: Cross-sectional observational study. Methods: 2071 Australian adolescents provided self-report use of time data on four days and wore a pedometer for at least 6 days within the 2007 Australian National Children’s Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey. …
Addressing Alcohol Use In Community Sports Clubs: Attitudes Of Club Representatives, Luke Wolfenden, Melanie Kingsland, Bosco Rowland, Vanessa Kennedy, John Wiggers
Addressing Alcohol Use In Community Sports Clubs: Attitudes Of Club Representatives, Luke Wolfenden, Melanie Kingsland, Bosco Rowland, Vanessa Kennedy, John Wiggers
Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)
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