Competition with other means of leisure activities poses a constant problem for promoting recreational facilities. ... A study in Physician and Sportsmedicine noted a "steady increase in the proportion of US men who report participating in no leisure-time activity between the ages of 29 to 69... Phil Show, people tend to associate eating with certain activities such as watching the television, working on the computer, studying, etc., all sedentary activities. ... As it stands, less than 10 percent of Americans engage in regular physical activity (Foreyt, p61S). ... People must be able to vi...

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The diagnostic criteria includes: failing to give close attention to details or making careless mistakes difficulty sustaining attention appearing not to listen when spoken to directly not following through on instructions and failing to complete tasks organizational difficulties avoiding, or not liking, tasks that require sustained mental effort losing things necessary for tasks being easily distracted forgetfulness fidgeting leaving your seat in situations where remaining in seat is expected feelings of restlessness or excessive activity difficulty engaging in leisure activiti...

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The diagnostic criteria includes: failing to give close attention to details or making careless mistakes, difficulty sustaining attention, appearing not to listen when spoken to directly, not following through on instructions, failing to complete tasks, organizational difficulties, avoiding tasks that require sustained mental effort, being easily distracted, forgetfulness, fidgeting, feelings of restlessness, difficulty engaging in leisure activities quietly feeling as if "driven by a motor" talking excessively blurting out answers before questions have been completed impatience - or di...

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Today it could take decades to build bridges, roads, dams or other such needed fundamental foundations, including the planning and development stages, costing upwards of ¼ of a billion dollars (statistics of Sunshine Skyway Bridge, St. Petersburg and Bradenton, Florida, USA). However the great br...

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Some also advocated contraception for married couples to enhance sexual activity while avoiding unwanted pregnancy. ... Economic affluence gave the middle class more leisure time and more money to spend on consumer goods, luxury items, and entertainment. ... Unsupervised dating allowed an increase in necking and petting, which are the terms used to describe a range of erotic activity of intercourse, from kissing to physical fondling. ...

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The Second Great Awakening was a religious impulse that swept through the nation post-1790s. The churches of the nation began to reject the Calvinistic belief of, "Pre-Destination," – the belief that one's salvation or damnation was predetermined at birth. Rather than preach "Pre-Destination" they emphasized individual responsibility for salvation and they preached that people could improve themselves and society. This led to a pursuit for perfection. The Second Great Awakening placed religion in the forefront of politics. ...

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In history, cities and towns understood that their present urban lifestyle, in particular, their patterns of division labor and functions, land-use, transport, industrial production, agriculture, consumption, and leisure activities, and hence their standard of living, made them essentially responsible for many environmental problems humankind was facing. ...

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