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Concurrent Validity of ActiGraph-Determined Sedentary Time against the ActivPAL under Free-Living Conditions in a Sample of Bus Drivers
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Varela Mato, Veronica; Yates, Thomas; Stensel, David; Biddle, Stuart; Clemes, Stacy A. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2017
This study explored the validity of ActiGraph-determined sedentary time (<50 cpm, <100 cpm, <150 cpm, <200 cpm, <250 cpm) compared with the activPAL in a free-living sample of bus drivers. Twenty-eight participants were recruited between November 2013 and February 2014. Participants wore an activPAL3 and ActiGraph GT3X+ concurrently…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Bus Transportation, Leisure Time, Daily Living Skills
"Every Child (of Every Size) Matters" in Physical Education! Physical Education's Role in Childhood Obesity
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Cale, Lorraine; Harris, Jo – Sport, Education and Society, 2013
The role of schools and physical education in promoting health, producing a "healthy nation" and in tackling obesity has been increasingly recognised in recent years. In England this is evidenced by various policies, strategies and responses from government that have highlighted schools to be instrumental in addressing health broadly and…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Role of Education, Obesity, Child Health
Supporting Participation in Physical Education at School in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes: Perceptions of Teachers, Youth with Type 1 Diabetes, Parents and Diabetes Professionals
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MacMillan, Freya; Kirk, Alison; Mutrie, Nanette; Moola, Fiona; Robertson, Kenneth – European Physical Education Review, 2015
It is not clear how best to support youth with type 1 diabetes to participate in physical education (PE) at school. The aim of this study was to explore perceptions of facilitators and barriers to PE in youth with type 1 diabetes and to determine how schools can help these individuals to be physically active. Interviews and focus groups were…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Youth Opportunities, Youth Problems, Diabetes
Young People in 1993.
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Balding, John – 1994
The Schools Health Education Unit (SHEU) supports and promotes effective health education in primary and secondary schools in the United Kingdom. This book lists the results taken from "The Health Related Behaviour Questionnaire" collected from 29,074 participants (14,757 boys and 14,317 girls) between the ages of 11 and 16, from 171…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Athletics, Child Behavior, Child Health