#13055. Conceptualising physical playfulness

2022publication date
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Abstract:
There is a broad consensus that appropriate levels of physical activity or sports are a vital element of a healthy lifestyle and physical well-being, with additional attributes to mental well-being. However, levels of physical activity and overall physical health are still declining. Education about health, the introduction of so-called ‘lifestyle’ activities in Physical Education, and a more extensive range of sports stimulating programmes have been part of the endeavours in the U.K. to increase physical activity levels. This article looks at the motivation for physical activity and sport from a play perspective. It endeavours to extrapolate physical playfulness from play discourse, as a distinct behavioural attribute. An attribute that underpins motivation in physical ‘play’ activity, through immersion, is the desire for repetition.
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immersion; physical activity; Play; playfulness

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