دورية أكاديمية
New Approach to School Health Initiatives: Using Fitness Measures Instead of Body Mass Index to Evaluate Outcomes
| العنوان: | New Approach to School Health Initiatives: Using Fitness Measures Instead of Body Mass Index to Evaluate Outcomes |
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| اللغة: | English |
| المؤلفون: | Phelps, Joshua, Smith, Amanda, Parker, Stephany, Hermann, Janice |
| المصدر: | Journal of Extension. Aug 2016 54(4). |
| الإتاحة: | Extension Journal, Inc. e-mail: joe-ed@joe.org; Web site: http://www.joe.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 4 |
| تاريخ النشر: | 2016 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | US Department of Agriculture |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Elementary Education Grade 3 Primary Education Early Childhood Education Grade 4 Intermediate Grades Grade 5 Middle Schools |
| Descriptors: | Outcome Measures, Health Related Fitness, School Health Services, Extension Education, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Elementary School Students, Program Effectiveness, Health Promotion, Health Programs, Participatory Research, Action Research, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5 |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: | Oklahoma |
| تدمد: | 1077-5315 |
| مستخلص: | Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service provided elementary school students with a program that included a noncompetitive physical activity component: circuit training that combined cardiovascular, strength, and flexibility activities without requiring high skill levels. The intent was to improve fitness without focusing on body mass index as an indicator of fitness. Youths (111) in grades 3-5 underwent President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition testing at baseline and program completion. Significant improvements were observed in average fitness measures among youths who participated in the circuit training. Extension professionals looking for new tools to use with school-based physical activity programs may consider circuit training as a noncompetitive means of improving youth physical fitness and fitness measures as more appropriate outcome indicators. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 8 |
| Entry Date: | 2016 |
| URL الوصول: | http://www.joe.org/joe/2016august/pdf/JOE_v54_4tt5.pdf |
| رقم الأكسشن: | EJ1113191 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | ERIC |
| تدمد: | 1077-5315 |
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