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Shaya, Fadia T.; Flores, David; Gbarayor, Confidence M.; Wang, Jingshu – Journal of School Health, 2008
Background: Childhood obesity is an impending epidemic. This article is an overview of different interventions conducted in school settings so as to guide efforts for an effective management of obesity in children, thus minimizing the risk of adult obesity and related cardiovascular risk. Methods: PubMed and OVID Medline databases were searched…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Intervention, Physical Activities
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Mitchell, Murray – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2007
A major goal for most quality physical education programs is to provide sufficient education and motivation for students to choose to live physically active lifestyles. This article clarifies what a "physically active lifestyle" really means both now to school-aged students, and in the future, as these students become adults.…
Descriptors: Physical Education, National Standards, Case Studies, Physical Fitness
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Jones, Martyn C.; Walley, Robert M.; Leech, Amanda; Paterson, Marion; Common, Stephanie; Metcalf, Charlotte – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2007
People with profound intellectual disabilities rarely experience a physically active lifestyle, and their long-term physical inactivity likely contributes to poor health. The authors developed and implemented a pilot exercise program for persons with a profound intellectual disability and conducted a study to evaluate the effort. The development…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Exercise, Severe Mental Retardation, Seizures
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Cardinal, Bradley J.; Kosma, Maria – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2004
The majority of physical activity initiatives have been directed toward promoting cardiorespiratory fitness and general health. Far less attention has been devoted to encouraging or understanding muscular fitness-promoting behaviors. The purpose of this study was to determine if constructs from the Transtheoretical Model, a contemporary behavior…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Behavior Modification, Self Efficacy, Physical Activities
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Wright, Ron W.; Karp, Grace Goc – Physical Educator, 2006
The low level of fitness in junior-high school students is an area of great concern. An important, but misunderstood, part of the physical education curriculum is the development of aerobic fitness. What is the best way to go about developing aerobic fitness? Four groups of primarily Caucasian (79.9%) Grade 8 and 9 students (n = 144), attending a…
Descriptors: Junior High School Students, Grade 8, Physical Education, Gender Differences