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Kim, Kyoung Jin; Wee, Su-Jeong; Gilbert, Beverly Boals; Choi, Jeonghee – Childhood Education, 2016
Children's participation in yoga activities is receiving increasingly widespread attention as an exercise system that promotes not only physical health benefits but also psychological well-being. The authors of this article introduce how yoga practices can be implemented in an early childhood classroom to enhance children's mind and body harmony,…
Descriptors: Young Children, Physical Development, Psychological Needs, Well Being
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Thomas, David Q.; Carlson, Kelli A.; Marzano, Amy; Garrahy, Deborah – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2012
Exertional rhabdomyolysis gained increased attention recently when 13 football players from the University of Iowa developed this condition after an especially demanding practice session and were hospitalized. Exertional rhabdomyolysis may lead to severe kidney stress, kidney failure, and even sudden death. Anyone who does physical exercise at a…
Descriptors: Exercise, Dietetics, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level
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Leverrier, Celine; Gauthier, Antoine; Nicolas, Arnaud; Molinaro, Corinne – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2011
The purpose of this study was to observe the effects of a submaximal isometric training program on estimation capacity at 25, 50, and 75% of maximal contraction in isometric action and at two angular velocities. The second purpose was to study the variability of isometric action. To achieve these purposes, participants carried out an isokinetic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Feedback (Response), Training, Scheduling
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Eickelberg, Warren; And Others – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1983
The effects of passive exercise of the extremities on peripheral vision of muscular dystrophic children aged 9 to 13 years was investigated. Compared to control subjects, those who experienced six minutes of passive exercise evidenced increased peripheral vision. Curriculum revisions for muscular dystrophic children indicate the importance of…
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, Developmental Disabilities, Exercise, Exercise Physiology
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Balog, Linda Farrah – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1983
A study investigated effects of acute exercise: (1) on overall body relaxation, as measured by the reaction of the frontalis muscle; and (2) as an aid to biofeedback-induced relaxation. Exercise did not promote generalized relaxation in this study, nor did it affect the learning of biofeedback techniques. (Author/PP)
Descriptors: Bicycling, Biofeedback, College Students, Exercise
McKeag, Douglas B. – 1980
This document investigates the physical and psychological effects of sport-intensive training for children. The following questions are addressed as a preamble to tentative conclusions: (1) Is such training a hazard to the developing bones of the preadolescent? (2) Are there any special nutritional or thermoregulatory considerations for children…
Descriptors: Athletes, Elementary Secondary Education, Exercise, Exercise Physiology