This handbook is a compendium of activities for developing physical fitness in children. The text is divided into five sections: (1) children and physical activity; (2) implementing physical fitness programs in school; (3) fitness for special populations; (4) teaching fitness for a lifetime; and (5) fitness activities and routines. These five…

This manual describes a physical fitness program for students with moderate and severe disabilities, which has as additional goals integration with nondisabled peers and improved attitudes of nondisabled peers toward students with disabilities. The first section presents background information, describes the program's development, and presents the…