Despite being terrified on the day of my 10k, I was invigorated by how many people had signed up to do it. It lifted me and forced me not to stop. The velocity of sport in numbers I find giddy. There is a new high to be found in looking after yourself and engaging in sport and fitness. In the UK 1. If there was a 'well-being revolution' gently rumbling along over the past five years, then last year's Olympics jolted us all into action. Sport became the new rock 'n' roll, with its stars our new idols.
Glitzy, loud, and unpredictable. Glamour and spandex in abundance. This revolution swept me up unexpectedly. I didn't know how much sport could connect with us normal, crisp-munching human beings. Conclusion: There is a paucity of evidence to support the notion that hosting an Olympic games leads to an increased participation in physical or sporting activities for host countries. We also found little evidence to suggest other health benefits. We conclude that the true success of these and future games should be evaluated by high-quality, evidence-based studies that have been commissioned before, during and following the completion of the event.
Only then can the true success and legacy of the games be established. Abstract Objective: To examine if there is an increased participation in physical or sporting activities following an Olympic or Paralympic games. There are certain kinds of people who get inspired. They tend to be people who are open-minded, who appreciate aesthetic beauty and new ideas and behaviors. People who are able to see the elegance, the beauty, the charm of something, even if its not directly relevant to them, he said.
The beauty of the human form, whether in running effortlessly or executing a complicated dive, was in part what led silver medalist Scott Donie, now a diving coach at Columbia University, to lock onto an Olympic dream. Donie, who says he used to be afraid of both heights and water, has said that the Olympics became a goal and driving force in my life from the time I first watched them when I was 8 years old.
Now a dad of a year-old, Donie has written about how parents should watch the Olympics with their children. He advises them to set up dates to watch the games together even if you have to record them and to learn the personal stories behind some of the athletes.
Its always more fun to watch if you know a little something about the people youre watching, he wrote. Children are more likely to want to watch a sport theyre already interested in, Donie said, but Runge notes that its also a good time to introduce children to something new. There are 41 sports represented at this summers Olympics. And the International Olympic Committee just announced five more will be added to the Games in Tokyo, specifically with the goal of getting more young people involved.
The legacy of events Organizers of the Olympics, held in London, said they wanted to inspire a generation, but there are mixed reports on whether they did. In a report , the British government reported that , Londoners tried a new sport in the aftermath of the games, and the nation has invested more money in its athletes and school sports programs.
That trickle-down effect has a name particular to sports: event legacy. However, Liz Such, a professor at the University of Edinburgh, examined the legacy of the Olympics and found that the legacy is often exaggerated. In her focus group of 23 young people from England and Scotland, she found that all had watched the Olympics, and some had even attended some events.
But while some said they experienced a desire to take up the sport they watched, others said watching elite athletes perform made their desires seem out-of-reach. Such noted that one year-old said, I was like, wow, I cant do that. Basically what I thought about the whole thing, its like oh, God, Im rubbish at everything. This effect has been noted in other research and could be most of a problem among those young people who might already have a fragile relationship with sport and physical activity, Such wrote.
But that doesnt mean that those of us who can't picture ourselves on a balance beam cant find other lessons in the games. If you compare yourself to athletes, it may be demoralizing. But you can appreciate the work they have done to get to where they are, and that lesson can be translated into one's area of interest, Thrash said. With their unfettered imagination, young children find it easy to imagine themselves superheros and world champions, and watching the Olympics together is a way parents can expose them to possibilities.
Invest in experiences, not things, for your family, Runge said. And if an 8-year-old who's afraid of water and heights suddenly expresses an interest in diving, be ready to explore that with him. Sign up for the Herald's free e-newsletter.
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