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Min Jeong Kim1, Chul Won Lee2

  • 1Department of Global Sport, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, South Korea.

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being
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The purpose of this study was to understand the health benefits of line dancing activity in Korean middle-aged women. This study explored how Korean middle-aged women perceive health benefits through lived experiences of line dancing in their leisure time. Three themes emerged related to health benefits: (1) psychological benefit, (2) physical benefit, and (3) social benefit. This finding suggested that serious leisure experience aids health enhancements in the lives of Korean middle-aged women. This study also discusses the research implication that continuous participation in leisure activity is necessary for health improvement in Korean middle-aged women.

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Health benefitKorean middle-aged womenleisure experienceline dancingserious leisure

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