Sense of Coherence and Connectedness to Nature as Predictors of Motivation for Practicing Karate.

: Physical activity yields exceptionally positive results when it takes place out in the open air, in contact with nature. Both contact with nature and practicing sport constitute a certain kind of philosophy of life and living by its rules plays a vital role in positive mental health-understood as maintaining a high sense of coherence. Martial arts are examples of sports that are rooted in a philosophy.