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Health benefits of dancing activity among Korean middle-aged women

The purpose of this study was to understand the health benefits of line dancing activity in Korean middle-aged women. This study explored how Korean middle-aged women perceive health benefits through lived experiences of line dancing in their leisure time. Three themes emerged related to health bene...

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Autores principales: Kim, Min Jeong, Lee, Chul Won
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4933786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27389818
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/qhw.v11.31215
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description The purpose of this study was to understand the health benefits of line dancing activity in Korean middle-aged women. This study explored how Korean middle-aged women perceive health benefits through lived experiences of line dancing in their leisure time. Three themes emerged related to health benefits: (1) psychological benefit, (2) physical benefit, and (3) social benefit. This finding suggested that serious leisure experience aids health enhancements in the lives of Korean middle-aged women. This study also discusses the research implication that continuous participation in leisure activity is necessary for health improvement in Korean middle-aged women.
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spelling pubmed-49337862016-07-27 Health benefits of dancing activity among Korean middle-aged women Kim, Min Jeong Lee, Chul Won Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being Empirical Study The purpose of this study was to understand the health benefits of line dancing activity in Korean middle-aged women. This study explored how Korean middle-aged women perceive health benefits through lived experiences of line dancing in their leisure time. Three themes emerged related to health benefits: (1) psychological benefit, (2) physical benefit, and (3) social benefit. This finding suggested that serious leisure experience aids health enhancements in the lives of Korean middle-aged women. This study also discusses the research implication that continuous participation in leisure activity is necessary for health improvement in Korean middle-aged women. Co-Action Publishing 2016-07-04 /pmc/articles/PMC4933786/ /pubmed/27389818 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/qhw.v11.31215 Text en © 2016 M. J. Kim & C. W. Lee http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, allowing third parties to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format and to remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially, provided the original work is properly cited and states its license.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4933786/
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