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Lee, Jessica; Macdonald, Doune – Sport, Education and Society, 2010
This paper makes use of critical discourse analysis and Bourdieu's theoretical framework to explore rural young women's meanings of health and fitness and how the healthism discourse is perpetuated through their experiences in school physical education (PE). The young women's own meanings are explored alongside interview data from their school PE…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Obesity, Physical Activities, Health Promotion
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Morrow, James R., Jr.; Ede, Alison – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2009
Statewide physical fitness testing is gaining popularity in the United States because of increased childhood obesity levels, the relations between physical fitness and academic performance, and the hypothesized relations between adult characteristics and childhood physical activity, physical fitness, and health behaviors. Large-scale physical…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Activities, Testing, Physical Fitness
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Wrench, Alison; Garrett, Robyne – European Physical Education Review, 2008
The obesity crisis is a hegemonic discourse that has established common-sense understandings that young people are less active and fit than previous generations. Unquestioning acceptance of links between fitness and obesity in turn leads to unproblematic fitness testing of young people. Argument is made that fitness tests motivate and encourage…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Health, Testing, Obesity
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Garrett, Robyne; Wrench, Alison – ACHPER Australia Healthy Lifestyles Journal, 2008
The obesity crisis is a discourse that has established common-sense understandings that all young people are less active and fit than previous generations. Unquestioning acceptance of the links between fitness and obesity in turn leads to unproblematic fitness testing of young people. This research investigated the personal and embodied…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Majors (Students), Testing
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Gaus, Mark D.; Simpson, Cynthia G. – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2009
Children of today may be the first generation in the United States in more than 200 years to have a life expectancy shorter than their parents. Low levels of fitness caused by physical inactivity and poor nutritional habits of many of today's youth may be a contributing factor. Combating low fitness levels with physical activity is of utmost…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Obesity, Physical Activities, Heart Disorders
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Irwin, Carol C.; Irwin, Richard L.; Miller, Maureen E.; Somes, Grant W.; Richey, Phyllis A. – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: Professional sport organizations in the United States have notable celebrity status, and several teams have used this "star power" to collaborate with local school districts toward the goal of affecting children's health. Program effectiveness is unknown due to the absence of comprehensive evaluations for these initiatives.…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Obesity, Intervention, Physical Activities
Tompkins, Connie L.; Soros, Arlette; Sothern, Melinda S.; Vargas, Alfonso – American Journal of Health Education, 2009
Physical activity is a proven form of diabetes management and is considered a cornerstone in the prevention of diabetes. In children with diabetes, physical activity may improve insulin sensitivity and glucose uptake in skeletal muscle. Aerobic-based physical activity lasting 40-60 minutes daily for a minimum of four months is shown to enhance…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Prevention, Diabetes, Physical Fitness
Himelein, Melissa; Passman, Liz; Phillips, Jessica M. – American Journal of Health Education, 2010
Background: Service learning can enrich students' knowledge, skills and commitment to occupational goals while positively affecting communities. Undergraduate students in a course on obesity engaged in service learning by assisting with a family-based obesity prevention program, Getting Into Fitness Together (GIFT). Purpose: The impact of GIFT on…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Physical Fitness, Health Promotion, Program Effectiveness
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Arden, Rosalind; Gottfredson, Linda S.; Miller, Geoffrey – Intelligence, 2009
We suggest that an over-arching "fitness factor" (an index of general genetic quality that predicts survival and reproductive success) partially explains the observed associations between health outcomes and intelligence. As a proof of concept, we tested this idea in a sample of 3654 US Vietnam veterans aged 31-49 who completed five cognitive…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Obesity, Physical Health, Child Health
Clark, Jane E. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2007
As a way to address the serious obesity epidemic in the United States, many physical education classes have become fitness centers designed to raise heart rates and burn calories. An unintended consequence of this emphasis on fitness, however, is the lack of attention to motor skill development. Motor skills do not develop miraculously from one…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Obesity, Physical Activities, Psychomotor Skills
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Stodden, David F.; Goodway, Jacqueline D.; Langendorfer, Stephen J.; Roberton, Mary Ann; Rudisill, Mary E.; Garcia, Clersida; Garcia, Luis E. – Quest, 2008
Although significant attention has been paid to promoting the importance of physical activity in children, adolescents, and adults, we do not currently understand how to promote sustained physical activity levels throughout the lifespan. We contend that previous research has failed to consider the dynamic and synergistic role that motor skill…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Activities, Physical Fitness, Psychomotor Skills
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Gartrell, Dan; Sonsteng, Kathleen – Young Children, 2008
Healthy child development relies on physical activity. New curriculum models are effectively integrating physical activity in education programs. The authors describe three such models: S.M.A.R.T. (Stimulating Maturity through Accelerated Readiness Training); Kids in Action, incorporating cardiovascular endurance, muscle strength and endurance,…
Descriptors: Muscular Strength, Obesity, Body Composition, Physical Activities
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Goulopoulou, Styliani; Baynard, Tracy; Collier, Scott; Giannopoulou, Ifigenia; Figueroa, Arturo; Beets, Michael; Pitetti, Kenneth; Fernhall, Bo – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2006
Our goal in this study was to compare cardiac autonomic control at rest between 50 individuals with Down syndrome and 24 control participants without disabilities. Resting autonomic function was assessed using analysis of heart rate variability. Participants with Down syndrome had reduced total heart rate variability, which indicates possible…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Down Syndrome, Obesity, Metabolism
Stodden, David F.; Goodway, Jacqueline D. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2007
Although significant attention has been given to promoting physical activity among children, little attention has been given to the developmental process of how children learn to move or to the changing role that motor skill development plays in children's physical activity levels as they grow. In order to successfully address the obesity…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Activities, Psychomotor Skills, Skill Development
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McKenzie, Thomas L.; Kahan, David – Elementary School Journal, 2008
Physical inactivity is a serious public health problem that is associated with numerous preventable diseases. Public health concerns, particularly those related to the increased prevalence of overweight, obesity, and diabetes, call for schools to become proactive in the promotion of healthy, physically active lifestyles. This article begins by…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Obesity, Elementary Schools, Physical Activities
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