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Rowland, Thomas W. – President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Research Digest, 1999
This publication examines influences on the present and future physical activity levels of adolescents, noting that the adolescents' physical activity habits, as well as other risk factors, are likely to track into the adult years. Section 1 discusses physical activity in adolescence, noting that adolescence is a time when physical activity tends…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Athletics, Body Composition, Child Health