Physical Activity & Sailing in Australian Society

... Physical Activity & Sailing in Australian Society Contents: 1. Task 1 3 1.1 Introduction: 3 1.2 Trends in Society of Sunshine Coast and Australia: 3 Physical Activity: 3 Leisure Time: 4 1.3 Influencing Factors on Lifestyle, Leisure Time and Physical Activity 4 1.4 Attitudes of Students 6 Physical Activity: 6 Sailing: 6 1.5 Sailing; Participation and Perceived Barriers 7 Participation: 7 Perceived Barriers: 8 2. Task 2 10 2.1 Thesis 10 2.2 Findings 11 2.3 Essay 13 Recommendations for Sport and Sailing: 15 3. Conclusion 17 4. Appendices 19 Appendix A 19 Appendix B 19 Appendix C 19 Appendix D 20 Appendix E 20 5. References/Bibliography: 22 Bibliography: 22 Reference List: 22 1. Task 1 1.1 Introduction: In an age where Australia is facing the problem of becoming one of the most over-weight country in the world, (already ranked 5th), ([8] "Aussies' fat times") it's imperative that Australian's are getting involved in physical activity of some sort. Originally Australia has been considered a sport mad nation with children playing weekly sports and the media displaying different sports on the television. However it seems that Australians are becoming fonder of a lifestyle that doesn't involve much physical activity at all. This report aims to discover the trends in

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