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Jaclyn Inel Hadfield; Lucia Guerra-Reyes; Lesa Huber; Lesa Major; Carol Kennedy-Armbruster – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: This study explores college women's beliefs and experiences about exercise informed by different framing strategies, and how they may influence exercise engagement. Participants: Four focus groups were conducted with 19 undergraduate women at a large public Midwestern university. Methods: Four differently framed group exercise…
Descriptors: Females, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Exercise
Rebecca G. Mathien; Beth Cochran; Aimee K. Johnson; A. Laura Dengo – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To understand the wellness needs of university employees to design more effective and inclusive worksite wellness programs (WWP) for health promotion. Methods: Cross-sectional assessment of university employees' wellness needs (online survey, n = 639). Results: Employees were most interested in physical activity (PA), nutrition, and…
Descriptors: Wellness, Employees, School Personnel, Health Promotion
Zeng, Howard Z.; Weston, Raymond Eric; Archimandritis, Jason – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2023
Physical Activity is an important contributor to health, both physical and cognitive. Relationships among students' physical activity (PA), sports participation, physical health status, and academic performance have been explored in various academic venues, however, investigating Asian American students nationwide has not yet been covered. Using…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Socioeconomic Status, School Safety, Grade Point Average
Badicu, Georgian – Education Sciences, 2018
(1) Background: This study aims to investigate the association between different levels of physical activity (PAL) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a random sample of the adult population; (2) Methods: The study material comprised 1100 adults of the city of Brasov, Romania (700 men, 400 women), aged 30-45 years old. We used the short…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activity Level, Exercise, Health
Cerit, Emrah; Özlü, Kurtulus; Deryahanoglu, Gamze; Denizci, Tugba; Yamaner, Faruk; Kendirci, Havva Nur Peltek; Koçak, Çalik Veli – African Educational Research Journal, 2020
It has been widely accepted that physical activity has a positive effect on and to contributes physical and mental health in every period of human life, especially on the development of children in early age. The basic movement skills acquired through education during this period will shape the necessary infrastructure of the child that will serve…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Preschool Children, Body Composition, Psychomotor Skills
Keating, Xiaofen D.; Shangguan, Rulan; Huang, Yong; Liu, Xiaolu; Chen, Li – ICHPER-SD Journal of Research, 2017
The study aimed to explore Chinese university administrators' physical activity (PA) levels and its relationships to self-rated health and body mass index (BMI). A pre-validated survey was used to collect the data. In total, 443 participants took part in the study. The percentages of participants meeting the recommended PA and BMI were calculated.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Administration, Administrators, Physical Activity Level
Lothes, John E.; Nanney, Lindsey – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: The authors examined the end of semester outcomes (December, 2017) on the Wellness Inventory and demographics among college students taking a Physical Education (PED 101) course at a university in the southeast United States. Participants: College students were assessed at the end of the semester for health and well-being outcomes…
Descriptors: Wellness, Well Being, Health, College Students
Jiannine, Lia M.; Reio, Thomas G., Jr. – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2018
Even with the well-recognized benefits of exercise, levels of physical activity are on the decline, while weight gain levels are increasing. The purpose of this evidence-based literature review was to investigate the relationship between physical fitness, sexual functioning and overall health. There is too little information about these…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Physical Fitness, Sexuality, Health
Werneck, André O.; Silva, Danilo R.; Agostinete, Ricardo R.; Fernandes, Rômulo A.; Ronque, Enio R. V.; Oyeyemi, Adewale L.; Cyrino, Edilson S. – Health Education & Behavior, 2018
Aim: To investigate the association of parental and adolescents' screen time with self-rated health and to examine the mediating effects of psychosocial factors (social relationships and distress) on this association. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 984 Brazilian adolescents (10- to 17-year-olds). Self-rated health, screen time…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correlation, Parents, Adolescents
Woods, Catherine B.; Tannehill, Deborah; Walsh, Julia – Irish Educational Studies, 2012
Enjoyment of physical activity (EPA) is positively correlated with activity, yet little is known of its relationship with enjoyment of physical education (EPE). This study's purpose was to explore EPE and its relationship to EPA. Cross-sectional data (N = 4122, average age 14.5 plus or minus 1.7 years, 48% male) were collected as part of the CSPPA…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Physical Education, Physical Activities, Adolescents
Ahn, Young-Joo; Janke, Megan C. – Educational Gerontology, 2011
The motivations and benefits of educational travel among individuals aged 55 years old and over were examined in this study. A total of 136 older adults enrolled in Elderhostel programs participated in this study and reported their perceived benefits and motivations for engaging in educational travel experiences. Correlation analyses were used to…
Descriptors: Travel, Older Adults, Motivation, Correlation
Pauline, Jeffrey S. – College Student Journal, 2013
Despite the well documented benefits of an active lifestyle, lack of physical activity is a significant health problem in college students. The purpose of this descriptive study was to attain baseline physical activity behaviors, motivation factors, and self-efficacy levels to assist with developing tailored physical activity programs and…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Student Motivation, Self Efficacy, Life Style
Dauenhauer, Brian D.; Keating, Xiaofen D. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine the role of physical education in shaping physical activity patterns. Seventy-one Hispanic and African American elementary students participated in the study. Students attended one 30- and one 60-min physical education class weekly. Pedometer steps were used to estimate physical activity. Data suggest that…
Descriptors: African American Students, Physical Education, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level
Lakdawalla, Darius; Philipson, Tomas – Journal of Human Resources, 2007
We use panel data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to investigate on-the-job exercise and weight. For male workers, job-related exercise has causal effects on weight, but for female workers, the effects seem primarily selective. A man who spends 18 years in the most physical fitness-demanding occupation is about 25 pounds (14…
Descriptors: Labor Supply, Body Weight, Gender Differences, Exercise