Purpose. Medieval re-enactment groups known also as modern knight societies or fraternities have been developing rapidly in Poland and all over the world, in particular, for the last decade. The following study aims to show that membership in medieval re-enactment groups can be regarded as a novel form of physical recreation. The study focuses on various dimensions of membership, members' motivations, and benefits of participation in such groups. Basic procedures. The study was conducted in 2006 with members of two modern knight societies: "Opole" and "Chor?giew Ziemi Lwowskiej Ksi?cia W?adys?awa II Opolczyka" from Poland. All in all, 63 subjects (44 men and 19 women) aged 14-52 years, with different levels of education took part in the study. Main findings. The results obtained showed that the main reason for joining medieval re-enactment groups for the majority of subjects was to pursue their hobbies. The main expectation concerning membership in such groups is having fun, which was declared by over 50% of subjects. Moreover, over 50% of subjects expected to improve their frame of mind and experience diversity in their daily life as side effects of their membership in modern knight societies. Additionally, 61% of members who specialized in medieval combat re-enactment noted an improvement of their fitness level. Conclusions. Participation in medieval re-enactment groups can be regarded as a new and attractive form of physical recreation as well as an intellectual activity.
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机译：目的。中世纪的重演团体，也被称为现代骑士社团或兄弟会，在过去的十年中在波兰乃至全世界都得到了迅速发展。以下研究旨在表明，中世纪重演团体的成员身份可以被视为一种新的体育娱乐形式。该研究关注会员资格的各个方面，会员的动机以及参与此类团体的好处。基本程序。这项研究是在2006年与来自波兰的两个现代骑士社团：“ Opole”和“ Chor？giew Ziemi Lwowskiej Ksi？cia W？adys？awa II Opolczyka”的成员一起进行的。共有63位年龄在14-52岁，受过不同教育程度的受试者（44位男性和19位女性）参加了这项研究。主要发现。获得的结果表明，大多数受试者加入中世纪重演团体的主要原因是追求他们的爱好。有关参加此类团体的主要期望是获得乐趣，超过50％的受试者宣布这一点。此外，超过50％的受试者期望改善其心态，并在日常生活中体验多样性，这是其成为现代骑士社会成员的副作用。此外，专门从事中世纪战斗重演的会员中有61％的人表示自己的健康水平有所提高。结论。参加中世纪重演团体可以看作是一种新的，有吸引力的体育娱乐形式，也是一种智力活动。
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