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Blair, Steven N. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1993
Examines recent evidence on the relations between physical activity, physical fitness, and health, noting the possible causal nature of the associations. The article evaluates the public health burden of sedentary lifestyles in the United States and provides suggestions for increasing participation in physical activity. (SM)
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, Chronic Illness, Epidemiology, Health Behavior
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Nader, Philip R.; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1986
This paper describes a two-year project designed to test the effectiveness of a family-based health behavior change intervention in 206 Anglo or Mexican-American families. Methodology and results to date are presented. (MT)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Cardiovascular System, Cultural Differences, Eating Habits
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Kelley, George A.; Lowing, Larry – Journal of American College Health, 1997
This study examined cardiovascular risk factors in Black first-year college students (N=238). Students completed surveys about blood pressure, cholesterol level, smoking, and physical activity. Results found low rates of high blood pressure, low awareness of cholesterol levels, and low numbers of students who smoked. Females had lower physical…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Black Students, Cardiovascular System, College Freshmen
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Kelder, Steven H.; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1993
Minnesota Heart Health Program involved a project to reduce cardiovascular disease via school-based physical activity and health promotion. Researchers took seven annual waves of measurements from sixth graders in intervention and control communities. Results indicate school behavioral education together with community strategies can produce…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cardiovascular System, Community Cooperation, Elementary School Students
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Cardinal, Bradley J. – Physical Educator, 1995
In this study researchers conducted exercise testing, collected data on demographics and physical activity, analyzed data by gender and major, and compared results with data on nonphysical education majors. The paper presents the results by category. (SM)
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, College Students, Education Majors, Exercise
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Paffenbarger, Ralph S., Jr.; Lee, I-Min – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1996
Presents data from recent studies on exercise and fitness as they influence the risk of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Results show that individuals who have or adopt higher physical activity and fitness levels lower the risk of CVD, live longer, and improve their quality of life. (SM)
Descriptors: Adults, Cardiovascular System, Death, Exercise
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Bouchard, Claude; And Others – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1995
Presents eight papers: "Physical Activity and Health"; "Exercise and Physical Health"; "Exercise and Physical Health: Cancer and Immune Function"; "Exercise and Psychosocial Health"; "Physical Activity, Health, and Wellbeing at Different Life Stages"; "Descriptive Epidemiology of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cancer, Cardiovascular System, Exercise Physiology
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Kelder, Steven H.; And Others – Journal of Health Education, 1995
Examines, by gender, the outcomes of the Minnesota Heart Health Program's Class of 1989 Study, presenting observations of the stability of students' behaviors over seven years. Self-reported data on various health-related behaviors indicated that girls may be more receptive than boys to social influences models of health education. (SM)
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, Eating Habits, Elementary School Students, Health Behavior
Corbin, Charles B.; Pangrazi, Robert P.; Franks, B. Don – President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Research Digest, 2000
This paper defines a variety of fitness components, using a simple multidimensional hierarchical model that is consistent with recent definitions in the literature. It groups the definitions into two broad categories: product and process. Products refer to states of being such as physical fitness, health, and wellness. They are commonly referred…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Cardiovascular System, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education
Rankinen, Tuomo; Bouchard, Claude – President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Research Digest, 2002
This paper categorizes the many benefits of physical activity, offering information concerning the type of dose necessary to get that benefit. In 2000, Health Canada and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with other agencies, sponsored a symposium to determine whether there was a dose-response relationship between…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Anxiety, Body Composition, Body Weight
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Edmundson, Elizabeth; And Others – American Journal of Health Promotion, 1996
Schools within the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health intervention were randomized into control, school-based, and school-based plus family intervention conditions. Measures of third graders' psychosocial determinants of risk behavior indicated significant improvements in all psychosocial determinants following the interventions,…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Cardiovascular System, Comprehensive School Health Education, Eating Habits
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Nader, Philip R.; And Others – Journal of Health Education, 1995
This study examined gender and ethnic trends in Mexican American and Anglo preschoolers at home and school using physical, physiological, dietary, activity, and socioenvironmental assessments. Height and total skinfolds showed significant ethnic differences, confirming that preschool represents an age of rapid habit and behavior development…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Body Height, Body Weight, Cardiovascular System
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Taubert, Kathryn A.; And Others – Journal of Health Education, 1996
Certain risk factors for cardiovascular disease may be modified in childhood. The paper discusses high blood cholesterol, obesity, physical inactivity, smoking, and high blood pressure, noting that risk factor education and modification can occur at home, school, or the doctor's office. (Author/SM)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cardiovascular System, Child Health, Comprehensive School Health Education