ArticleBMJ open2017
Physical activity in former elite cricketers and strategies for promoting physical activity after retirement from cricket: a qualitative study.
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- Understanding Adult's Experiences and Perceptions of How to Maintain Physical Activity: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Synthesis.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Quality of Life and Life Satisfaction in Former Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2019Pooled it
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- Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in current and former recreational and elite cricketers: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Health Conditions, Substance Use, Physical Activity, and Quality of Life in Current and Former Baseball Players.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2021Article
- Temporal trends in incidence of time-loss injuries in four male professional North American sports over 13 seasons.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Health-Related Quality of Life in Former National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Collegiate Athletes Compared With Noncollegiate Athletes: A 5-Year Follow-Up.Journal of athletic training · 2021Article
- Rugby Health and Well-Being Study: protocol for a UK-wide survey with health data cross-validation.BMJ open · 2021Article
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- Relationship between cricket participation, health and well-being: scoping review protocol.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Effect of Time-of-Day-Exercise in Group Settings on Level of Mood and Depression of Former Elite Male Athletes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe health benefits of professional sport dissipate after retirement unless an active lifestyle is adopted, yet reasons for adopting an active or inactive lifestyle after retirement from sport are poorly understood. Elite cricket is all-encompassing, requiring a high volume of activity and unique physical demands. We aimed to identify influences on physical activity behaviours in active and insufficiently active former elite cricketers and provide practical strategies for promoting physical activity after cricket retirement.
design18 audio-recorded semistructured telephone interviews were performed. An inductive thematic approach was used and coding was iterative and data-driven facilitated by NVivo software. Themes were compared between sufficiently active and insufficiently active participants.
settingAll participants formerly played professional cricket in the UK.
participantsParticipants were male, mean age 57±11 (range 34-77) years, participated in professional cricket for 12±7 seasons and retired on average 23±9 years previously. Ten participants (56%) were classified as sufficiently active according to the UK Physical Activity Guidelines (moderate-intensity activity ≥150 min per week or vigorous-intensity activity ≥75 min per week). Eight participants did not meet these guidelines and were classified as insufficiently active.
resultsKey physical activity influences were time constraints, habit formation, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, physical activity preferences, pain/physical impairment and cricket coaching. Recommendations for optimising physical activity across the lifespan after cricket retirement included; prioritise physical activity, establish a physical activity plan prior to cricket retirement and don't take a break from physical activity, evaluate sources of physical activity motivation and incorporate into a physical activity plan, find multiple forms of satisfying physical activity that can be adapted to accommodate fluctuations in physical capabilities across the lifespan and coach cricket.
conclusionsPhysically active and less active retired cricketers shared contrasting attributes that informed recommendations for promoting a sustainable, physically active lifestyle after retirement from professional cricket.
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