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Taewoo Kim; Junhyuk Park; Sanga Yun; Yongju Hwang; T. N. Kirk; Karen A. Lindsley; Sami Yli-Piipari – JTRM in Kinesiology, 2024
Regular physical activity and balanced nutrition are important in maintaining a healthy weight. Nonetheless, minority populations, like Hispanics, face challenges (e.g., language barriers and transportation unavailability) that limit their participation in intervention programs to receive benefits. Furthermore, dog companionship has been shown to…
Descriptors: Human Body, Animals, Body Composition, Obesity
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Yagmur, Rifat; Isik, Ozkan; Kilic, Yakup; Dogan, Ilkay – JTRM in Kinesiology, 2019
The aim of this study was to examine body weight loss methods and its effects on elite cadet Greco-Roman wrestlers' performance. The sample of research consisted of 146 elite Greco-Roman wrestlers. The "Athlete weight loss methodology and effects scale" and a personal information form were used. In addition to descriptive statistics,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Athletes, Athletics, Body Weight
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Xiong, Shanying; Li, Xianxiong; Tao, Kun; Zeng, Nan; Ayyub, Mohammad; Peng, Qingwen; Yan, Xiaoni; Wang, Junli; Wu, Yizhong; Lei, Mingzhi – JTRM in Kinesiology, 2017
Guided by the Transtheoretical Model (Prochaska & DiClemente, 1982), this study investigated the differences of physical activity levels and correlates (i.e., self-efficacy, decisional balance, process of change) across different stages of change levels among Chinese college students. The relationships between students' physical activity…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activity Level, Correlation, Self Efficacy