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Direct linkCorbin, Charles B.; Welk, Gregory J.; Richardson, Cheryl; Vowell, Catherine; Lambdin, Dolly; Wikgren, Scott – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2014
The promotion of physical fitness has been a key objective of physical education for more than a century. During this period, physical education has evolved to accommodate changing views on fitness and health. The purpose of this article is to discuss issues with fitness assessment and fitness education central to the new Presidential Youth…
Descriptors: Youth, Physical Fitness, Physical Education, Fundamental Concepts
Le Masurier, Guy C.; Corbin, Charles B. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2006
The purpose of this study was to examine if steps/day taken by middle school students varied based on aerobic fitness classification. Middle school students (N = 223; 112 girls, 111 boys) were assigned to three aerobic fitness categories (HIGH, MOD, LOW) based on results of the FITNESSGRAM PACER test. Four weekdays of pedometer monitoring…
Descriptors: Exercise, Physical Activity Level, Gender Differences, Adolescents
Peer reviewedWhitehead, James R.; Corbin, Charles B. – Journal of School Health, 1991
A study of seventh and eighth graders in the southwest compared effects on exercise-intrinsic motivation and physical self-worth of taking either the President's Challenge or the Fitnessgram fitness test battery. Results did not support the premise that fitness test batteries would produce different motivational and self-perception outcomes. (SM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Exercise, Grade 7, Grade 8
