Contents: Studies in Physical Culture and Tourism 2012 Vol.19 No.2

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CONTENTS

PART I – HISTORY AND CULTURAL ASPECTS OF SPORT

The English sporting ballad as an expression of Anglican culture

Paul Newsham . . . 59

The role and significance of dance in the Dionysian Mysteries

Christina Papaioannou, Georgios Lykesas . . . 68

PART II – BIOLOGY AND EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY

Effects of brief whole-body vibration on bone metabolic and immunological indices in rats

Alicja Nowak, Maciej Pawlak, Martyna Brychcy, Jan Celichowski, Piotr Krutki . . . 73

The ability to maintain postural balance by water polo players during supervised training

of Polish junior national team members

Piotr Żurek, Tadeusz Rynkiewicz, Mateusz Rynkiewicz, Henryk Kos. . . 77

PART III – LEISURE AND RECREATION

Travels of Leszno residents in the 17

_{and 18}

_centuries

Kamila Szymańska . . . 81

Tourist activity among urban singles in view of socio-demographic factors

Elżbieta Biernat, Adrian P. Lubowiecki-Vikuk . . . 86

PART IV – CONTEMPORARY ISSUES

Frequency of exercise among undergraduate students on the basis of the model

of stages and processes of change

Evangelos Bebetsos, Athanasios Papaioannou . . . 94

Social values of sport participation and their significance for youth attitudes towards

physical education and sport

Rajmund Tomik, Dorota Olex-Zarychta, Władysław Mynarski . . . 99

Opportunities for using professional competencies acquired during university studies according

to graduates of university schools of physical education