Mateusz Rozmiarek
Biographic Data
| ID | 6556608 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mateusz Rozmiarek |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mateusz |
| FAMILY NAME | Rozmiarek |
| SIGNATURE | ROZMIAREK M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University School of Physical Education in Kraków |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5955-0790 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Between Performance and Proto-Sport: Embodied Heritage, Commercial Entertainment, and the Career of Joseph Liphard’s Circus Troupe in Nineteenth-Century Europe
In the nineteenth century, commercial entertainment functioned as proto-sportive embodied heritage, as demonstrated through the career of Joseph Liphard (1798–1858) and his circus troupe, drawing on dispersed European press sources. Moving beyond historiographies that treat modern sport as a product of club- and federation-based institutionalization, a pre-institutional world structured by competitive discipline, market rationality, and repeated …
Drehberg Olympic Games: An Overlooked Phenomenon in Cultural and Sports Heritage Tourism of the Dessau-Wörlitz Region
At the close of the eighteenth century, the village of Drehberg became the site of an annual local sporting event, classified as a pseudo-Olympics or pre-modern Olympic Games. After a hiatus of nearly 190 years, this tradition has been revived in contemporary times. This article examines both the historical event and the locality within the conceptual framework of cultural and sports heritage tourism, with particular emphasis on the safeguarding …
The Image of English Physical Culture in Polish Literature up to 1795
The article presents a comprehensive analysis of themes related to English physical culture in Polish literature up to 1795. The aim of the research was to identify which elements of English physical culture appeared in Polish works of the era and whether any of these elements were particularly popular. An attempt was also made to determine the influence of English physical culture on Old Polish customs and traditions related to physical culture.…
Motivations of Speedway Event Participants
Contemporary sport extends beyond physical competition, serving as a complex social, cultural, and economic phenomenon that influences individual and community life. Sporting events foster emotions, local identity, and social integration. Understanding participant motivations – both athletes and fans – is crucial for grasping the social and psychological dynamics of these events. Speedway racing, deeply rooted in local communities and marked by p…
The Conspiratorial and Sporting Role of the Greyhound Society in the Grand Duchy of Posen: Rola konspiracyjno-sportowa Towarzystwa Charciarskiego w Wielkim Księstwie Poznańskim
Wkrótce po tym, jak Towarzystwo ku Ulepszaniu Hodowli Koni, Bydła i Owiec w Wielkim Księstwie Poznańskim zorganizowało w 1845 roku wyścigi konne w Polsce pod zaborem pruskim, Polacy założyli Jockey Club, który później przemianowano na Towarzystwo Charciarskie. Chociaż działalność Towarzystwa obejmowała polowania oraz sporty strzeleckie, jego członkowie byli również zaangażowani w podziemną działalność niepodległościową. Biorąc pod uwagę zakres je…
Between Screens and Self-Perception: The Role of Gender and Digital Media Use in Shaping Body Esteem and Self-Esteem Among Adolescents
Digital media use, particularly prolonged exposure, appears to be a stronger predictor of adolescent self-perception than objective body measures such as BMI. Girls are especially vulnerable to its adverse effects on both body esteem and global self-esteem. These findings underscore the need for gender-sensitive interventions focused on media literacy, emotional resilience, and healthy digital habits among adolescents
Motivations for Long-Distance Running in the Context of Sustainable Urban Lifestyle: A Case Study of Poznan
The increasing popularity of long-distance running in urban areas reflects a convergence of personal health goals and sustainable urban living practices. However, understanding the psychological drivers behind such behaviors remains essential for designing effective health promotion strategies. This study investigated the motivations of 155 participants of the Poznan Marathon and Half Marathon using the validated Polish version of the Motivations…
The expansion of British steeplechasing in the Grand Duchy of Posen
Physical and Mental Health Improvement in the Grand Duchy of Posen Through the Olympic Circus
This article examines the historical context of public health in the territory of the Grand Duchy of Posen in Prussian-partitioned Poland of the mid-nineteenth century, focusing on the circus as a local entertainment attraction that could indirectly contribute to well-being and the physical and mental health of the Polish population. Non-reactive research methods used in historical sciences were applied to analyse archival materials related to th…
Enhancing Time Reading and Recording Skills in First-Grade Children with Learning Difficulties Using the “Clock Motor Game”
This study aimed to explore the effect of the motor game, "Clock Motor Games", on the improvement of "Reading and Recording of Time" (RRT) in children with Grade 1 mathematical learning difficulties (MLDs). A within-school cluster-randomized intervention study was conducted with 232 children (aged 6-7 years) with limited physical education experience (0.7 ± 0.3 years). The participants were divided into two groups: a control group, which received…
The Role of Social Media in Internalizing Body Knowledge—A Cross-Sectional Study among Women with Different Food Preferences
Virtual spaces, such as social media, give people a platform to exchange their opinions, experiences, and knowledge. Social media's ubiquitous usefulness has led to people relying, in whole or in part, on the information they learn online. As a result, a person's perception of his or her own body and their self-worth has started to be influenced by what other people think of them and by the information found on social media. Modern people's lifes…
From British Menageries and Hippodromes to the Olympic Circus in the Grand Duchy of Posen: The Origins of the Use of Ostriches in European Sport and Entertainment
Throughout history, animals have been involved in human life in various ways. People have attributed a special role to birds of prey or exotic birds, including ostriches, whose involvement in entertainment and sports began in the first half of the nineteenth century. This article discusses the origins, development and reception of the ostrich entertainment industry in two areas of nineteenth-century Europe that had significantly different social,…
Pseudo-Olympics in California: From Circus Shows and Local Sports Competitions to a Mass Statewide Event
Since Pierre de Coubertin’s revival of the modern Olympic games, the state of California has hosted the Olympics three times and is currently preparing for the games in Los Angeles in 2028. This paper attempts to add to the history of California’s Olympic legacy by examining the period prior to 1896 and demonstrating that the Olympic idea had been firmly rooted in California long before the revival of the modern Olympic games and the 1932 Los Ang…
Local Governments Spending on Promoting Physical Activity during 2015–2020: Financial Data and the Opinion of Residents in Poland
Local government spending on recreational and sporting services in Poland between 2015 and 2019 increased by about 38%, from EUR 1524.7 million in 2015 to EUR 2103.5 million in 2019. This spending in 2019 was about 40% higher than the average for European Union countries. In contrast, in 2020 it amounted to more than EUR 1886 million and was more than 10% lower compared to the previous year (2019)-the pre-pandemic period. Despite the obstacles ca…
Polish Adaptation of the Modified Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia for Fatigue (TSK-F) and the Revision of the Tampa Scale in Terms of Pain for Cancer Patients
The aim of this study was to create a Polish adaptation of the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia considering fatigue, and to verify the usefulness of the scale in the context of pain in cancer patients. The study was conducted at the Breast Cancer Unit, operating at the Greater Poland Cancer Centre, and at the Poznan Centre for Specialist Medical Services in Poznan. After considering the exclusion criteria, 100 people qualified for the interviews for …
The Level of Covid-19 Anxiety among Oncology Patients in Poland
Cancer patients tend to have a high psychological burden. Half of cancer patients suffer from severe affective disorders and anxiety disorders, while one-third struggle with mild forms of these. The COVID-19 pandemic is damaging the mental health of the population due to social restrictions. A growing number of studies note the role of COVID-19 anxiety in the health and quality of life of cancer patients. The purpose of this study is to estimate …
Body Composition and Its Perception among Professional Female Volleyball Players and Fitness Athletes (Silesia, Poland)
Female athletes experience both sociocultural and sport-specific pressures of an ideal body and appearance and are vulnerable to dissatisfaction with their bodies. Among sport-specific pressures, the type of sport is a predictor of body image dissatisfaction. The study included 150 females: 50 volleyball players, 50 bodybuilding and fitness athletes, and 50 female students, who were the control group. Body composition and perception and evaluatio…
Circus shows in nineteenth-century Poland as pseudo-Olympics
The so-called pseudo-Olympics include all kinds of events organised before 1896 that referred in varying degrees to the traditions of the ancient Olympic Games. Sports historians who have studied the subject of pseudo-Olympics focus mainly on the sports games and cultural festivals initiated in the seventeenth century, which, in terms of their organisation, programme and nomenclature, imitated the games held in ancient Olympia. At the same time t…
Overtourism and the impact of tourist traffic on the daily life of city residents: A case study of Poznan
According to ranking conducted by TripAdvisor in 2019, Poznan is the fifth most popular city for tourists coming to Poland. Tourists mainly focus on the very center of Poznan – the Old Town, which is one of the most historic districts of the city. The aim of this research was to show whether Poznan is a place potentially threatened by overtourism, which affects the quality of life of its residents and negatively influences their experience of liv…
The Reception of Ancient Olympic Epinikia in Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century European Poetry
The ancient links between poetry and the Olympic idea were rediscovered and revived in the Renaissance period and beyond. The first references to the ancient Olympic Games appeared in fifteenth-century Italian literature. Then they were exploited by German, French, Polish, Scottish and English poets in the following century. An analysis of sixteenth-century and seventeenth-century poetic works demonstrates that Olympic themes were used in poetry …
Popularization of Physical Culture and Tourism in the Grand Duchy of Posen: A Case Study of the Tygodnik Poznański (Posen Weekly) Magazine
Tygodnik Poznański (Posen Weekly) was a Polish-language magazine published in Posen (present-day Poznan) in 1862–1863. The magazine editors focused mostly on educational, historical and national issues, and did not publish texts exclusively devoted to the subject of physical culture. However, references to physical culture did appear in Tygodnik Poznański in various contexts, and they made the magazine unique among the nineteenth-century Polish-l…
C. Gärtner, the Olympic Circus, and the Origins of Equestrianism in the Grand Duchy of Posen
After 1839 when the first Polish Equestrian Club was founded in Posen (present-day Poznan) as part of the Society for the Improvement of Horse, Cattle and Sheep Breeding in the Grand Duchy of Posen, its members organized annual horse races in the Duchy, following the model of English horse races. Authors of historical sources regarding the beginnings of equestrianism in the area, however, overlook the significant role of German circus troupes tha…
The chronology and naming of seventeenth-century pseudo-Olympics on the British Isles
The Cotswold Olimpick Games in Gloucestershire, England, are generally considered by sports historians to be the first so-called ‘pseudo-Olympics’, i.e. competitions referring to the broadly understood Olympic idea inspired by the ancient Olympic Games. Although the exact date of the first Cotswold Games remains unknown, they were in all likelihood founded by a local lawyer Robert Dover in 1612, as evidenced by his settling a year earlier in Sain…
Games in the Accademia Arcadia as a Legacy of the Olympic Idea between the Seventeenth and the Eighteenth Centuries
In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries a specific type of games took place in the Roman Academy of Arcadia. These games were a major cultural event in the academy and were a type of poetry competition which, in many aspects, was similar to the ancient Olympic Games. Therefore, they are a perfect example of the heritage of the Olympic spirit of the given era
Pseudo-Olympics in the Grand Duchy of Posen: The Forgotten Sports Heritage of Greater Poland
The Grand Duchy of Posen, which was created and incorporated into the Kingdom of Prussia in 1815, developed less dynamically in relation to other parts of the Prussian state, also in the area of physical culture. However, since the end of the 1830s a gradual increase in the Duchy residents’ interest in sports became noticeable. Authors of several works on the subject of Olympic Games even indicate that in the nineteenth century the Grand Duchy of…
Overtourism and the impact of tourist traffic on the daily life of city residents: A case study of Poznan
According to ranking conducted by TripAdvisor in 2019, Poznan is the fifth most popular city for tourists coming to Poland. Tourists mainly focus on the very center of Poznan – the Old Town, which is one of the most historic districts of the city. The aim of this research was to show whether Poznan is a place potentially threatened by overtourism, which affects the quality of life of its residents and negatively influences their experience of liv…
Popularization of Physical Culture and Tourism in the Grand Duchy of Posen: A Case Study of the Tygodnik Poznański (Posen Weekly) Magazine
Tygodnik Poznański (Posen Weekly) was a Polish-language magazine published in Posen (present-day Poznan) in 1862–1863. The magazine editors focused mostly on educational, historical and national issues, and did not publish texts exclusively devoted to the subject of physical culture. However, references to physical culture did appear in Tygodnik Poznański in various contexts, and they made the magazine unique among the nineteenth-century Polish-l…
C. Gärtner, the Olympic Circus, and the Origins of Equestrianism in the Grand Duchy of Posen
After 1839 when the first Polish Equestrian Club was founded in Posen (present-day Poznan) as part of the Society for the Improvement of Horse, Cattle and Sheep Breeding in the Grand Duchy of Posen, its members organized annual horse races in the Duchy, following the model of English horse races. Authors of historical sources regarding the beginnings of equestrianism in the area, however, overlook the significant role of German circus troupes tha…
Tangible and Intangible Legacy of the 19 th Century Zappas Olympics and their Implications for Contemporary Sport Tourism
As has been shown in the article, the Zappas Olympics generously contributed to the revival of the Olympic Games in the nineteenth century. The course of these competitions has been described, and a brief summary of Zappas’s work, which does not often attract a lot of attention in, for example, Polish academics, has also been made. The fact that the Zappas Olympics mainly enhanced the national identity of the Greeks following Turkish captivity ha…
The chronology and naming of seventeenth-century pseudo-Olympics on the British Isles
The Cotswold Olimpick Games in Gloucestershire, England, are generally considered by sports historians to be the first so-called ‘pseudo-Olympics’, i.e. competitions referring to the broadly understood Olympic idea inspired by the ancient Olympic Games. Although the exact date of the first Cotswold Games remains unknown, they were in all likelihood founded by a local lawyer Robert Dover in 1612, as evidenced by his settling a year earlier in Sain…
Games in the Accademia Arcadia as a Legacy of the Olympic Idea between the Seventeenth and the Eighteenth Centuries
In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries a specific type of games took place in the Roman Academy of Arcadia. These games were a major cultural event in the academy and were a type of poetry competition which, in many aspects, was similar to the ancient Olympic Games. Therefore, they are a perfect example of the heritage of the Olympic spirit of the given era
Pseudo-Olympics in the Grand Duchy of Posen: The Forgotten Sports Heritage of Greater Poland
The Grand Duchy of Posen, which was created and incorporated into the Kingdom of Prussia in 1815, developed less dynamically in relation to other parts of the Prussian state, also in the area of physical culture. However, since the end of the 1830s a gradual increase in the Duchy residents’ interest in sports became noticeable. Authors of several works on the subject of Olympic Games even indicate that in the nineteenth century the Grand Duchy of…
Popularization of Physical Culture and Tourism in the Grand Duchy of Posen: A Case Study of the Tygodnik Poznański (Posen Weekly) Magazine
Tygodnik Poznański (Posen Weekly) was a Polish-language magazine published in Posen (present-day Poznan) in 1862–1863. The magazine editors focused mostly on educational, historical and national issues, and did not publish texts exclusively devoted to the subject of physical culture. However, references to physical culture did appear in Tygodnik Poznański in various contexts, and they made the magazine unique among the nineteenth-century Polish-l…
C. Gärtner, the Olympic Circus, and the Origins of Equestrianism in the Grand Duchy of Posen
After 1839 when the first Polish Equestrian Club was founded in Posen (present-day Poznan) as part of the Society for the Improvement of Horse, Cattle and Sheep Breeding in the Grand Duchy of Posen, its members organized annual horse races in the Duchy, following the model of English horse races. Authors of historical sources regarding the beginnings of equestrianism in the area, however, overlook the significant role of German circus troupes tha…
Local Governments Spending on Promoting Physical Activity during 2015–2020: Financial Data and the Opinion of Residents in Poland
Local government spending on recreational and sporting services in Poland between 2015 and 2019 increased by about 38%, from EUR 1524.7 million in 2015 to EUR 2103.5 million in 2019. This spending in 2019 was about 40% higher than the average for European Union countries. In contrast, in 2020 it amounted to more than EUR 1886 million and was more than 10% lower compared to the previous year (2019)-the pre-pandemic period. Despite the obstacles ca…
Polish Adaptation of the Modified Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia for Fatigue (TSK-F) and the Revision of the Tampa Scale in Terms of Pain for Cancer Patients
The aim of this study was to create a Polish adaptation of the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia considering fatigue, and to verify the usefulness of the scale in the context of pain in cancer patients. The study was conducted at the Breast Cancer Unit, operating at the Greater Poland Cancer Centre, and at the Poznan Centre for Specialist Medical Services in Poznan. After considering the exclusion criteria, 100 people qualified for the interviews for …
The Level of Covid-19 Anxiety among Oncology Patients in Poland
Cancer patients tend to have a high psychological burden. Half of cancer patients suffer from severe affective disorders and anxiety disorders, while one-third struggle with mild forms of these. The COVID-19 pandemic is damaging the mental health of the population due to social restrictions. A growing number of studies note the role of COVID-19 anxiety in the health and quality of life of cancer patients. The purpose of this study is to estimate …
Body Composition and Its Perception among Professional Female Volleyball Players and Fitness Athletes (Silesia, Poland)
Female athletes experience both sociocultural and sport-specific pressures of an ideal body and appearance and are vulnerable to dissatisfaction with their bodies. Among sport-specific pressures, the type of sport is a predictor of body image dissatisfaction. The study included 150 females: 50 volleyball players, 50 bodybuilding and fitness athletes, and 50 female students, who were the control group. Body composition and perception and evaluatio…
Circus shows in nineteenth-century Poland as pseudo-Olympics
The so-called pseudo-Olympics include all kinds of events organised before 1896 that referred in varying degrees to the traditions of the ancient Olympic Games. Sports historians who have studied the subject of pseudo-Olympics focus mainly on the sports games and cultural festivals initiated in the seventeenth century, which, in terms of their organisation, programme and nomenclature, imitated the games held in ancient Olympia. At the same time t…
Overtourism and the impact of tourist traffic on the daily life of city residents: A case study of Poznan
According to ranking conducted by TripAdvisor in 2019, Poznan is the fifth most popular city for tourists coming to Poland. Tourists mainly focus on the very center of Poznan – the Old Town, which is one of the most historic districts of the city. The aim of this research was to show whether Poznan is a place potentially threatened by overtourism, which affects the quality of life of its residents and negatively influences their experience of liv…
The Reception of Ancient Olympic Epinikia in Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century European Poetry
The ancient links between poetry and the Olympic idea were rediscovered and revived in the Renaissance period and beyond. The first references to the ancient Olympic Games appeared in fifteenth-century Italian literature. Then they were exploited by German, French, Polish, Scottish and English poets in the following century. An analysis of sixteenth-century and seventeenth-century poetic works demonstrates that Olympic themes were used in poetry …
Physical and Mental Health Improvement in the Grand Duchy of Posen Through the Olympic Circus
This article examines the historical context of public health in the territory of the Grand Duchy of Posen in Prussian-partitioned Poland of the mid-nineteenth century, focusing on the circus as a local entertainment attraction that could indirectly contribute to well-being and the physical and mental health of the Polish population. Non-reactive research methods used in historical sciences were applied to analyse archival materials related to th…
Enhancing Time Reading and Recording Skills in First-Grade Children with Learning Difficulties Using the “Clock Motor Game”
This study aimed to explore the effect of the motor game, "Clock Motor Games", on the improvement of "Reading and Recording of Time" (RRT) in children with Grade 1 mathematical learning difficulties (MLDs). A within-school cluster-randomized intervention study was conducted with 232 children (aged 6-7 years) with limited physical education experience (0.7 ± 0.3 years). The participants were divided into two groups: a control group, which received…
The Role of Social Media in Internalizing Body Knowledge—A Cross-Sectional Study among Women with Different Food Preferences
Virtual spaces, such as social media, give people a platform to exchange their opinions, experiences, and knowledge. Social media's ubiquitous usefulness has led to people relying, in whole or in part, on the information they learn online. As a result, a person's perception of his or her own body and their self-worth has started to be influenced by what other people think of them and by the information found on social media. Modern people's lifes…
From British Menageries and Hippodromes to the Olympic Circus in the Grand Duchy of Posen: The Origins of the Use of Ostriches in European Sport and Entertainment
Throughout history, animals have been involved in human life in various ways. People have attributed a special role to birds of prey or exotic birds, including ostriches, whose involvement in entertainment and sports began in the first half of the nineteenth century. This article discusses the origins, development and reception of the ostrich entertainment industry in two areas of nineteenth-century Europe that had significantly different social,…
Pseudo-Olympics in California: From Circus Shows and Local Sports Competitions to a Mass Statewide Event
Since Pierre de Coubertin’s revival of the modern Olympic games, the state of California has hosted the Olympics three times and is currently preparing for the games in Los Angeles in 2028. This paper attempts to add to the history of California’s Olympic legacy by examining the period prior to 1896 and demonstrating that the Olympic idea had been firmly rooted in California long before the revival of the modern Olympic games and the 1932 Los Ang…
The expansion of British steeplechasing in the Grand Duchy of Posen
The Image of English Physical Culture in Polish Literature up to 1795
The article presents a comprehensive analysis of themes related to English physical culture in Polish literature up to 1795. The aim of the research was to identify which elements of English physical culture appeared in Polish works of the era and whether any of these elements were particularly popular. An attempt was also made to determine the influence of English physical culture on Old Polish customs and traditions related to physical culture.…
Motivations of Speedway Event Participants
Contemporary sport extends beyond physical competition, serving as a complex social, cultural, and economic phenomenon that influences individual and community life. Sporting events foster emotions, local identity, and social integration. Understanding participant motivations – both athletes and fans – is crucial for grasping the social and psychological dynamics of these events. Speedway racing, deeply rooted in local communities and marked by p…
The Conspiratorial and Sporting Role of the Greyhound Society in the Grand Duchy of Posen: Rola konspiracyjno-sportowa Towarzystwa Charciarskiego w Wielkim Księstwie Poznańskim
Wkrótce po tym, jak Towarzystwo ku Ulepszaniu Hodowli Koni, Bydła i Owiec w Wielkim Księstwie Poznańskim zorganizowało w 1845 roku wyścigi konne w Polsce pod zaborem pruskim, Polacy założyli Jockey Club, który później przemianowano na Towarzystwo Charciarskie. Chociaż działalność Towarzystwa obejmowała polowania oraz sporty strzeleckie, jego członkowie byli również zaangażowani w podziemną działalność niepodległościową. Biorąc pod uwagę zakres je…
Between Screens and Self-Perception: The Role of Gender and Digital Media Use in Shaping Body Esteem and Self-Esteem Among Adolescents
Digital media use, particularly prolonged exposure, appears to be a stronger predictor of adolescent self-perception than objective body measures such as BMI. Girls are especially vulnerable to its adverse effects on both body esteem and global self-esteem. These findings underscore the need for gender-sensitive interventions focused on media literacy, emotional resilience, and healthy digital habits among adolescents
Motivations for Long-Distance Running in the Context of Sustainable Urban Lifestyle: A Case Study of Poznan
The increasing popularity of long-distance running in urban areas reflects a convergence of personal health goals and sustainable urban living practices. However, understanding the psychological drivers behind such behaviors remains essential for designing effective health promotion strategies. This study investigated the motivations of 155 participants of the Poznan Marathon and Half Marathon using the validated Polish version of the Motivations…
Between Performance and Proto-Sport: Embodied Heritage, Commercial Entertainment, and the Career of Joseph Liphard’s Circus Troupe in Nineteenth-Century Europe
In the nineteenth century, commercial entertainment functioned as proto-sportive embodied heritage, as demonstrated through the career of Joseph Liphard (1798–1858) and his circus troupe, drawing on dispersed European press sources. Moving beyond historiographies that treat modern sport as a product of club- and federation-based institutionalization, a pre-institutional world structured by competitive discipline, market rationality, and repeated …
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