Table 4 Factors contributing to experience and maintenance of health
From: Senior orienteering athletes as a model of healthy aging: a mixed-method approach
Main categories | Generic categories | Sub-categories |
|---|---|---|
Body-related factors | Basic hygiene | Basic hygiene |
Good gut health | Getting along with your gut | |
Good gut health | ||
Live the life you desire | Being able to do the same things as you used to do | |
Being able to do what ever you want | ||
Being able to go outside | ||
Being able to live the life you used to | ||
Being able to move | ||
Being able to run | ||
Being able to walk | ||
Physical activity | Everyday exercise | |
Keep Moving | ||
Not being still (not sitting at home) | ||
Physical Activity | ||
To be physically strong | ||
Prevention and treating of body-related issues | Regular health check-ups | |
To take care of physically related issues | ||
Self-related factors | Feeling mentally strong | Feeling mentally stronger than others |
Having a good time | Having a good time | |
Keep the brain active | Keep the brain active | |
To educate oneself | ||
Staying positive to life | Feeling desire towards moving | |
Feeling desire towards eating | ||
Keep a positive attitude towards life | ||
Staying positive towards life | ||
Wanting to do things | ||
External factors | Avoiding un-healthy environments and habits | Avoiding un-healthy environments (e.g. barrooms) and habits (e.g. drinking, smoking) |
Being Outdoors | Being in the forest | |
Being outdoors | ||
Being outdoors and moving (engaging in physical activity) | ||
Enjoying nature | ||
Enjoying the fresh air | ||
Exercising outdoors | ||
Fresh air and sunshine | ||
Picking berries and mushrooms (in the forest) | ||
Spending a lot of time outdoors | ||
Walking outdoors | ||
Cultural engagement | Experiencing culture | |
To be a part of the cultural community | ||
To go to the theatre and cinema | ||
To keep up with news | ||
To read books | ||
To read magazines | ||
To travel | ||
Healthy diet | Important to eat well (healthy) | |
Low fat diet | ||
Making sure that you eat everything that is needed | ||
Not a lot of sugar and cream | ||
Not to be careless with your diet | ||
To think about what you eat | ||
Social engagement | Feelings of kinship | |
Important to have social exchange | ||
Meeting others | ||
Regular social activities | ||
Social activity without physical activity (going shopping) | ||
Social engagements with the opportunity to exercise | ||
To meet | ||
To socialize | ||
To spend time with friends and family (acquaintances) | ||
Social network | Having a social network | |
To build a network (of people) for the future | ||
Good-tasting food | Good-tasting food |