Conferences - Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Studieshttps://research.thea.ie/handle/20.500.12065/24702024-03-28T08:16:28Z2024-03-28T08:16:28ZOlder people leisure places, and wellbeing: older scuba divers, hill walkers & sea swimmers in IrelandTierney, Joehttps://research.thea.ie/handle/20.500.12065/45482023-06-30T03:00:31Z2022-05-01T00:00:00ZOlder people leisure places, and wellbeing: older scuba divers, hill walkers & sea swimmers in Ireland
Tierney, Joe
Humans have a longstanding desire to live longer and healthier lives (Ekerdt et al., 2017). Medical advancements, immunisation and knowledge regarding lifestyle choices have contributed to rising life expectancy (WHO, 2011). While adding years to life is important, equally important is to add life to years. Historically, Rowe and Kahn’s (1997) model for successful ageing proposes avoidance of disease and disability, high cognitive and physical function, and engagement with life as important domains for successful ageing (Rowe and Kahn, 1997). Yet, as people age disengagement with aspects of life, and increasing prevalence of non-communicable diseases, such as some cancers, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, osteoarthritis, and dementia among older people become greater challenges to healthy ageing (European Commission, 2014)
2022-05-01T00:00:00ZOutdoor adventure, attitude, motivation and successful ageingTierney, Joehttps://research.thea.ie/handle/20.500.12065/45462023-06-30T03:01:29Z2021-11-09T00:00:00ZOutdoor adventure, attitude, motivation and successful ageing
Tierney, Joe
The evidence is irrefutable regarding the impact of physical activity (PA) on quality of life (QoL). Specifically, outdoor PA fosters benefits regarding wellbeing, social interaction, health indices and QoL. Promoting sustainable engagement in relevant outdoor PA must focus on attraction, and the normalisation of older peoples’ participation in outdoor adventure activities. The first step in this normalising is to understand the motivations and benefits for those that do it and why?
Over four years, as part of PhD research the author has explored through participative research, perceptions and motivations of older hill walkers, sea swimmers and scuba divers in Ireland. The research outcomes highlight the need to reframe our approach to ageing and PA engagement. These adventurers are passionate, embrace ageing and challenge negative attitudes about ageing. Promoting successful ageing requires their story being told to encourage, more older people, more active, more often – outdoors.
2021-11-09T00:00:00ZReimagining ageing through adventure (exploring the motivations of older adventurers in IrelandTierney, Joehttps://research.thea.ie/handle/20.500.12065/45432023-06-29T03:01:48Z2021-11-24T00:00:00ZReimagining ageing through adventure (exploring the motivations of older adventurers in Ireland
Tierney, Joe
This session provides PhD students and ECRs researching any topic related to adventure tourism an opportunity to
share their research. This session will also give insights from a supervisor perspective on the journey of a doctoral
project, including preparing for a viva. How research contributes to knowledge will also be covered, and we will
explore some strategies you might use when explaining your academic contribution.
2021-11-24T00:00:00ZWhat matters now for tourism and leisure postgraduatesTierney, Joehttps://research.thea.ie/handle/20.500.12065/45422023-06-29T03:00:41Z2023-09-01T00:00:00ZWhat matters now for tourism and leisure postgraduates
Tierney, Joe
Tourism has a history of recovering quickly from challenges, and early signs indicate that recovery from the COVID-19, may be no different. People are now hungrier than ever for opportunities to travel, having been starved of the opportunity for two years. There are diverse motivations for travel ranging from relaxation, medical travel, architecture, to experience culture, business and adventure to name a few. With regard to my PhD research into the motivations of older outdoor adventurers of particular interest is adventure activity tourism and leisure time physical activity (LTPA).
There is an ageing demographic and an ever increasing need for businesses to consider this exponentially growing demographic in their strategies and marketing plans (Coughlin, 2017). This is particularly relevant in tourism with some authors recognising that older travelers are seeking increasingly active, immersive and authentic experiences (Patterson et al., 2017). When one considers this in the context of LTPA and the potential impact on general health and wellbeing, it is clear that there is a socioeconomic relevance to actively promoting outdoor adventure tourism for older adventurers. Much of the literature around active ageing talks about the importance of psychological health, well-being, life satisfaction, and social networks. Outdoor adventure activity has the potential to address these domains (Boyes, 2016). However, the industry needs to embrace and engage the ageing cohort in all its diversity (Hickman and Stokes, 2017).
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