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A Physical Literacy Index: Identifying Students for Intervention through Standards-Based Assessment
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Ha, Taemin; Dauenhauer, Brian – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2021
According to SHAPE America, quality physical education promotes physical literacy by addressing five core standards: motor skills, knowledge, health-related fitness, personal and social behavior, and values. The purpose of this article is to introduce a physical literacy index, identify resources that could be used to assess physical literacy, and…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Physical Education, Motor Development, Physical Fitness
Methods to Measure Physical Activity Behaviors in Health Education Research
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Fitzhugh, Eugene C. – American Journal of Health Education, 2015
Regular physical activity (PA) is an important concept to measure in health education research. The health education researcher might need to measure physical activity because it is the primary measure of interest, or PA might be a confounding measure that needs to be controlled for in statistical analysis. The purpose of this commentary is to…
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Health Behavior, Physical Activity Level, Interviews
Chinese City Children and Youth Physical Activity Study: An Introduction
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Chen, Peijie – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2013
Childhood obesity and its repercussions will be one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century. Promoting physical activity and preventing the decline of children's fitness and the increase of childhood obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease therefore need to be a high priority. So far, besides a few large-scale…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Activity Level, Child Health, Foreign Countries
"Do" Sweat It: Using a Fitness Session as an Introduction to Research on the Relationship between Physical and Mental States
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Kenworthy, Amy L.; Hrivnak, George A. – Journal of Management Education, 2012
In this article, a hands-on experiential exercise session in a fitness center is presented as a teaching tool for management instructors to facilitate a theoretically based discussion about the connection between individuals' physical and mental states. Before discussing the components of the exercise session itself, a rationale for integrating…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Health Related Fitness, Exercise Physiology, Hands on Science
Prevalence of Sufficient Physical Activity among Parents Attending a University
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Sabourin, Sharon; Irwin, Jennifer – Journal of American College Health, 2008
Objective: The benefits of regular physical activity are well documented. However, approximately half of all university students are insufficiently active, and no research to date exists on the activity behavior of university students who are also parents. Participants and Methods: Using an adapted version of the Godin Leisure Time Exercise…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Leisure Time, Incidence, Physical Activity Level
Healthy Bodies: Construction of the Body and Health in Physical Education
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Webb, Louisa; Quennerstedt, Mikael; Ohman, Marie – Sport, Education and Society, 2008
In physical education, bodies are not only moved but made. There are perceived expectations for bodies in physical education to be "healthy bodies"--for teachers to be "appropriate" physical, fit, healthy and skillful "role models" and for students to display a slim body that is equated with fitness and health. In…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Role Models, Child Health, Foreign Countries