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Faust, Caroline; Morin, Diane – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2022
Background: The frequency and intensity of physical activity are directly related to health in the general population. However, to our knowledge, no study has looked at that relationship in people with intellectual disability. Method: The aim of this study was to determine whether there were differences in the health of 407 people with…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Physical Health, Intellectual Disability, Pain
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Randall, Ken; Kwon, Kyong-Ah; Ford, Tim G.; Malek-Lasater, Adrien – Early Education and Development, 2023
Early care and education (ECE) teachers are constantly moving throughout their day with varying physical demands akin to those of athletes. Teachers are continuously bending, stooping, and squatting to lift and carry children as well as sitting on the floor or in child-sized furniture--all activities that require substantial fitness. This said,…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Well Being, Early Childhood Teachers, Human Body
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Fried, Rebecca R.; Karmali, Shazya; Irwin, Jennifer D. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective/Participants: The American College Health Association (ACHA) found that 65.4% of Ontario (Canada) students feel overwhelming anxiety and 89.5% of students feel overwhelmed by all of their obligations. Thus, this study assessed the current state of full-time undergraduate (UGS) and graduate students' (GS) mental health and resilience.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Mental Health, Resilience (Psychology)
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Gürol, Baris; Güven, Gülsün; Yaliz-Solmaz, Dilek – International Education Studies, 2019
The aim of this research was to determine the effects of physical activity levels of teacher candidates on the sub-dimensions of health-related quality of life. In the research among the quantitative research methods, relational survey model was used. A total of 90 teacher candidates participated in this research. The International Physical…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Preservice Teachers, Quality of Life
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Ben-Ami, Noa; Korn, Liat – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: Low back pain (LBP) is a very common symptom. It occurs in all age groups from children to the elderly population. Globally, years lived with disability caused by LBP increased by 54% between 1990 and 2015. Our objective was to investigate measures that associate with LBP in students. Participants: A structured, anonymous, self-report…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Correlation, Undergraduate Students, Pain
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Johnson, Genevieve Marie – International Journal on E-Learning, 2015
Although research establishes that student characteristics exert considerable influence on learning outcomes, research concerned with e-learning satisfaction most typically focuses of factors associated with instructional design, curriculum and pedagogy. Fifty-eight first-year university e-students completed an online survey that queried their…
Descriptors: Well Being, Psychological Patterns, Student Attitudes, Satisfaction
Rankinen, Tuomo; Bouchard, Claude – President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Research Digest, 2002
This paper categorizes the many benefits of physical activity, offering information concerning the type of dose necessary to get that benefit. In 2000, Health Canada and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with other agencies, sponsored a symposium to determine whether there was a dose-response relationship between…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Anxiety, Body Composition, Body Weight
Howard, Pierce J. – 2000
This book discusses what is known about the brain and memory storage and how people can improve their recall of information. There are 10 parts with 37 chapters. Part 1, "Forming a Foundation: The Context for Using Your Owner's Manual," includes topics like brain basics and brain imaging. Part 2, "Wellness: Getting the Most Out of…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Aging (Individuals), Alzheimers Disease, Attention Deficit Disorders