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Direct linkPope, Lizzy; Harvey, Jean – Journal of American College Health, 2014
Objective: To determine whether fitness-center attendance established with the provision of weekly monetary incentives persisted after the discontinuation, or decreased frequency, of incentives. Participants: One hundred seventeen first-year college students participated during the 2011-2012 academic year. Methods: A randomized controlled trial…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Incentives
Download full textBarney, David; Gust, Anita; Liguori, Gary – ICHPER-SD Journal of Research, 2012
The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of personal music players (PMPs) during exercise, including their purpose(s), how they affect exercise, and the most common music listened to. A representative sample of 184 undergraduate students from two separate university wellness centers completed a 17-item, content validated questionnaire…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Music, Student Attitudes, Professional Services
Kamla, James; Snyder, Ben; Tanner, Lori; Wash, Pamela – SRATE Journal, 2012
The National Association of Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) (2002) has taken a firm stance on the importance of adequate fitness levels of physical education teachers stating that they have the responsibility to model an active lifestyle and to promote fitness behaviors. Since the NASPE declaration, national initiatives like Let's Move…
Descriptors: Tests, Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Physical Fitness
Kilpatrick, Marcus W.; Greeley, Samuel J.; Collins, Larry H. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2015
Rates of physical activity remain low despite public health efforts. One form of physical activity that provides significant physiological benefit but has not been evaluated in terms of affective and enjoyment responses is interval exercise. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare affect and enjoyment assessed before, during, and after…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Exercise, Experiments
Schuman, Samuel – National Collegiate Honors Council, 2013
Although honors students are highly motivated and intellectually promising, they are not empty cognitive vessels ready to be filled with professorial knowledge. They are, instead, complex, multifaceted young people, sometimes troubled, often delighted and delightful. While at college they are learning how to live their lives not just as…
Descriptors: Honors Curriculum, Holistic Approach, Undergraduate Students, Wellness
Ferkel, Rick C.; Judge, Lawrence W.; Stodden, David F.; Griffin, Kent – Physical Educator, 2014
Physical inactivity is expanding across all ages in the United States. Research has documented a deficiency in health-related fitness knowledge (HRFK) among elementary- through college-aged students. The need for a credible and reliable resource that provides research-based information regarding the importance of HRFK is significant. The purpose…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Life Style, Physical Health, Physical Fitness
Papadopoulos, Charilaos; Jager, Johnna M. – Educational Gerontology, 2016
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of a strength-training program combined with an educational intervention on resistance-training knowledge, adherence, psychological parameters, and functionality in older individuals residing in assisted living facilities. Twenty-four (mean age: 83.8 ± 8.0 years) participants were divided into…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Physical Fitness, Health Related Fitness, Statistical Analysis
Centeio, Erin Elizabeth; Somers, Cheryl Leigh; Kulik, Noel; Garn, Alex C.; Shen, Bo; Martin, Jeffrey; Fahlman, Mariane M.; Mccaughtry, Nathan A. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
Background: The relationship between physical activity (PA) and academic achievement has received much attention given the recent push to increase children's PA levels through Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs (CSPAP). Methods: In this study we followed 214 urban elementary students through an 8-month healthy school transformation…
Descriptors: Correlation, Physical Activities, Academic Achievement, Mathematics Achievement
Wrench, Alison; Garrett, Robyne – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2015
This paper focuses on the significance of embodied understandings to the emerging subjectivities and pedagogical practices of pre-service teachers undertaking a Physical Education (PE) specialisation through a B.Ed. (primary/middle). Data from a research project conducted at an Australian university with seven pre-service teachers will be…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Preservice Teachers, Human Body, Physical Health
Coulter, Maura; Ní Chróinín, Déirdre – Sport, Education and Society, 2013
Physical education is a socially constructed activity that forms one component of a wider physical culture that includes sport and health/physical activity. The terms sport and physical education are often used interchangeably in school contexts, where sport and health continue to shape what is understood by the term physical education. This study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Preservice Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes
Pritchard, Tony; Penix, Kellie; Colquitt, Gavin; McCollum, Starla – Physical Educator, 2012
Effective instruction in a university physical activity program is essential if the program desires to meet the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE, 1998) guidelines for an appropriate college/university physical activity instructional program. To meet these guidelines, an instructor can use the Personalized System of…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Physical Fitness, Program Effectiveness
Clarke, David C.; Skiba, Philip F. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2013
A number of professions rely on exercise prescription to improve health or athletic performance, including coaching, fitness/personal training, rehabilitation, and exercise physiology. It is therefore advisable that the professionals involved learn the various tools available for designing effective training programs. Mathematical modeling of…
Descriptors: Exercise Physiology, Mathematical Models, Teaching Methods, Athletics
Byra, Mark; Sanchez, Beth; Wallhead, Tristan – European Physical Education Review, 2014
Validating selected theoretical assumptions associated with the Spectrum of Teaching Styles is critical to the pursuit of knowledge about effective instructional strategies. To assess these styles, a total of 77 college-aged students at one university enrolled in four physical activity classes and participated in three 50-minute lessons with…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, College Students, Physical Activity Level
Lockwood, Park; Wohl, Roy – College Student Journal, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a lifetime wellness course on changing students' global self-efficacy, physical self-efficacy, and wellness behavior. Methods: Seventy-one college students from a lifetime wellness course completed the TestWell Wellness Inventory--Standard Edition (National Wellness Institute,…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Physical Activities, Behavior Modification, Measures (Individuals)
Barfield, J. P.; Channell, Brian; Pugh, Chip; Tuck, Matt; Pendel, Dustin – Physical Educator, 2012
New resistance training programs such as CrossFit are gaining favor among college-aged students. CrossFit and related commercial resistance training programs may provide a valuable elective option within basic instruction program (BIP) curricula, but the fitness benefits of this course have not been compared with those of existing BIP resistance…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, College Students, Physical Education, College Instruction
