Journal article
Forecheck, backcheck, health check: the benefits of playing recreational ice hockey for adults in Canada
Abstract
More than 1 million Canadian adults play recreational ice hockey. Compared to elite players, very little is known about the physical and health characteristics of people who play the game for fun. Analyzing data from Statistics Canada's 2011/12 Canadian Community Health Survey, the paper found that there is an association between physically active males age 35 or over who play ice hockey regularly (at least once a week) and enhanced health more …
Authors
Kitchen P; Chowhan J
Journal
Journal of Sports Sciences, Vol. 34, No. 21, pp. 2121–2129
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
November 2016
DOI
10.1080/02640414.2016.1151923
ISSN
0264-0414