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Rockey, Christine; Brown, Pam Kocher; Gill, Diane; Karper, William – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2023
Because fitness and physical activity both tend to decline as students enter their middle school years, it is important to try to establish protocols and interventions to make this student population enjoy being active. Further, it has been shown that shorter exercise sessions are more likely to be executed. Using a high-intensity interval…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Training, Middle School Students, Physical Education
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Chen, Senlin; Liu, Yang; Androzzi, Jared; Wang, Baofu; Gu, Xiangli – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the limited efficacy of a high-intensity interval training (HIIT)-based fitness education unit in middle school physical education (PE). Method: The study took place in six PE classes at one middle school located in the southern United States. The authors conveniently assigned the classes to…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Intervals, Training, Physical Education
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Saint-Maurice, Pedro F.; Anderson, Katelin; Bai, Yang; Welk, Gregory J. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2016
Purpose: This study examined the agreement between estimated peak oxygen consumption (VO[subscript 2peak]) obtained from the Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run (PACER) fitness test and equated PACER laps derived from One-Mile Run time (MR). Methods: A sample of 680 participants (324 boys and 356 girls) in Grades 7 through 12…
Descriptors: Metabolism, Physical Fitness, Grade 7, Grade 8
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Grossman, Kristy M. – Teaching Elementary Physical Education, 2004
For many years, physical education instructors have been hesitant to include strength training activities in the elementary curriculum. This is a result of confusing and conflicting information regarding the safety and effectiveness of strength training for young children. Recent research published and compiled by well-informed physicians suggests…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Physical Fitness