To assist readers who have specific interests, the WSF [Women's Sports Foundation] has created a series of Research Briefs from Her Life Depends On It III. Her Life Depends On It III is the Women's Sports Foundation's comprehensive report that reviews existing and emerging research on the links between participation in sport and physical activity…

This paper explores how eight women experience, and are incorporated into, the regulatory regimes and pedagogical practices of a corporate (sporting) university in their first semester of college. Using Foucault's conceptions of power, discipline and subjectivity, we situate women's participation on the soccer team within the context of…

"Her Life Depends On It III" (HLDOI) is the Women's Sports Foundation's comprehensive report that reviews existing and emerging research on the links between participation in sport and physical activity and the health and well-being of American girls and women. As with the previous editions in 2004 and 2009, this study also confirms that…

In 2004, the Women's Sports Foundation published the first edition of "Her Life Depends On It" (Sabo et al.). At that time, it was clear that evidence-based research confirmed that regular physical activity and sport provides the critical foundation, in no small part, that allows girls and women to lead healthy, strong, and fulfilled lives. Now,…

The preponderance of articles and research on nutrition can be confusing. The active woman over 30 can enhance performance and health with a high-quality diet. Specific nutritional concerns for women after the college years, such as nutrient content, iron, calcium, vitamin supplementation, and caffeine are discussed. Evidence that processed foods…

The purpose of this survey was to determine the attitude of Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) coaches toward the use of selected ergogenic aids by women intercollegiate athletes. Questionnaires were sent to coaches of certain AIAW National and/or Regional Tournament teams. The general opinion items indicated that the…

This book is divided into six parts: (a) introduction, including discussions on the participation of girls and women in track and field, principles of conditioning and training, and ideas for beginning a track and field program; (b) running, with sections on sprints, relays, running the 440, running the 880, and distance running; (c) hurdling; (d)…

Various Chinese "physical culture" programs are recounted along with observations regarding the role of girls and women in the multilevel sports activities. (LH)

Intensified programs for improving the physical fitness of women to help them meet vocational goals are described. (JD)

The average female can expect relative improvement in aerobic power similar to that of a male following a period of systematic training. (Author/MJB)

Physical education should address the health and leisure needs of all individuals rather than emphasize performance and competition for a few. (PS)

This study describes the endurance capacities and anthropometric characteristics of highly-trained, female, teenaged, distance runners. (MM)

Examines the opinions of several experts on the safety of weight training during pregnancy, noting that no definitive research on weight training alone has been done. Experts agree that low-intensity weight training probably poses no harm for mother or fetus; exercise programs should be individualized. (SM)

Women athletes have been successful in maintaining and/or increasing their conditioning and vertical jump levels when they participate in the in-season circuit training program described in this article. An exercise guide, sample individual score card, and photos of women practicing the exercises are included. (IAH)

This report includes reprints of a series of "Fireside Chats" which were offered as a preliminary to the symposium on women and sport. The following topics are covered: (1) "Closing the Gender Gap in Skills Acquisition in Children" (Linda M. Carson); (2) "Myths and Realities on Health and Wellness in Women's Athletics" (Sherrie Springer); (3)…