The Role of Recreational Sports Activity in Improving Quality of Life for Mariner

Author(s): Dr. Divyanshu Yadav

Abstract:

Play is considered as joyful activity which further channelize energy in positive way. Apart from its health and fitness benefits it is considered as a mean of recreation and leisure time activity. It keeps one away from awful activities, improve mood, reduce stress, improve cognitive function and much more. Benefits of recreational sports activities are endless. The aim of the study was to determine how recreational sports activities affects the quality of life of Mariners. A survey study was done on 304 Mariners on their participation and non-participation in recreational sports activities. Z ratio was applied to compare two groups of Mariner who participated and do not participated in sports recreational activities. The outcome of the study reveals that Mariners who participated in recreational sports activities had higher quality of life in comparison to the non-participants. The significant difference was found in quality of life of participants and non-participants. This shows that recreational sports activities significantly improves the quality of life of Mariners. So it emphasize on the importance of participation in Recreational sports activities for enhancement of quality of life specially for Mariners who has limited availability of time, activities and infrastructure.

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