PHYSIOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE AND SELF-EFFICACY IN CHRONICALLY SICK AND HEALTHY CHILDREN BEFORE AND AFTER AN INTEGRATED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROGRAM

1999 ◽  
Vol 31 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S391
Author(s):  
H. Keller ◽  
E. Braun ◽  
A. S. Dachs ◽  
K. Ringkowski ◽  
P. E. Nowacki
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Physical Activity Program ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Physiological Performance ◽  
Activity Program ◽  
Before And After

Organized Physical Activity Program Participation, Physical Activity, and Related Psychosocial Factors Among Urban Adolescents

2021 ◽  
pp. 105984052110389
Author(s):  
Lorraine B. Robbins ◽  
Jiying Ling ◽  
Mei-Wei Chang
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Screen Time ◽  
Urban Adolescents ◽  
Physical Activity Program ◽  
Time Behavior ◽  
Program Participation ◽  
Activity Program

The study purpose was to examine whether adolescents who participated in organized physical activity (PA) programs differed from nonparticipants in motivation, social support, and self-efficacy related to PA; PA (min/hr); and sedentary screen time behavior. Thirty-nine 5th–7th grade adolescents participated in organized PA programs; 41 did not. Approximately 56.3% were Black, and 52.5% had annual family incomes <$20,000. Compared to nonparticipants, those who participated reported significantly higher social support ( M = 2.32 vs. 3.13, p < .001) and fewer hours watching television or movies on a usual weekend day ( M = 2.49 vs. 1.59, p = .016); and had higher accelerometer-measured vigorous PA ( M = 0.58 vs. 1.04, p = .009) and moderate-to-vigorous PA ( M = 2.48 vs. 3.45, p = .035). Involving adolescents in organized PA programs may be important for improving their moderate-to-vigorous PA, vigorous PA, and related psychosocial factors, as well as reducing sedentary screen time behavior.

Aggie Play: A Gender-Relevant Physical Activity Program for Girls

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 194-205
Author(s):  
Phillip Post ◽  
Rebecca Palacios
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Role Models ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Control Site ◽  
Free Play ◽  
Physical Activity Program ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Activity Program ◽  
Physical Activity Programming

A majority of U.S. children age 6–17 years do not meet the recommended 60 min of moderate to vigorous physical activity per day. Girls are less likely to meet these daily physical activity guidelines than boys. Following a call for greater gender-relevant physical activity programming, Aggie Play, an after-school physical activity program, engaged female student athletes to serve as active role models who lead girls through high-energy activities twice a week over a school year. The purpose of this study was to explore how Aggie Play affected girls’ self-efficacy and expected enjoyment for physical activity, time spent in various physical activity intensities during free play, and fitness, relative to a control group. Results revealed that the girls participating in Aggie Play increased ratings of physical activity self-efficacy and enjoyment compared with girls at a control site. Aggie Play girls also demonstrated greater improvements on the muscle-endurance test than girls at a control site. Results are consistent with prior gender-relevant physical activity and physical education research. This study extends prior results by documenting the benefits of gender-relevant physical activity programming when led by active female role models.

scholarly journals Assessment of Parkinson disease patients before and after a physical activity program

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-62
Author(s):  
Diego Luis Ballio Santana ◽  
Rodrigo Cruz Pinto ◽  
Alessandro Finkelsztejn ◽  
Yara Dadalti Fragoso
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Parkinson Disease ◽  
Physical Activity Program ◽  
Activity Program ◽  
Special Apparatus ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Fat Composition ◽  
Student’S T ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Student’S T Test

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the present study was to assess the influence of a tailored physical activity program on specific parameters in Parkinson Disease (PD) patients. METHOD: PD patients were assessed before and after six months of a tailored physical activity program. Twenty PD patients (13 M, 7 F), mean age 55 years. Aerobic, resistance and stretching exercises. No special apparatus or machine was used at any stage of the program. There was no interference with the pharmacologic treatment, which remained at the discretion of the physician in charge. Fatigue, disability, joint amplitude, cardiorespiratory parameters and body fat composition were assessed. Comparisons were performed using the Student’s t-test at baseline and after six months. RESULTS: There was a significant (p0.001) and positive effect of this physical activity program in all assessed parameters. CONCLUSIONS: Despite this chronic, disabling and progressive neurological disease, PD patients showed significant improvement in all assessed parameters after participating in a specific and tailored physical activity program.

A Community-Based Exergaming Physical Activity Program Improves Readiness-to-Change and Self-Efficacy Among Rural-Residing Older Adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 432-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashleigh J. Sowle ◽  
Sarah L. Francis ◽  
Jennifer A. Margrett ◽  
Mack C. Shelley ◽  
Warren D. Franke
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Readiness To Change ◽  
Physical Activity Program ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Activity Program ◽  
Reported Health

Rural-residing older adults (OA) are not meeting physical activity (PA) recommendations, such that identifying methods of increasing PA among OA remains an ongoing challenge. This study evaluated the effect of a community-based exergaming program on PA readiness-to-change and self-efficacy among rural-residing OA (n = 265). There was a significant (p = .008) increase in readiness-to-change classification from PRE to POST. Significant increases in self-efficacy, or confidence in their ability to be physically active for a prescribed period of time, were detected for 35 (p = .011) and 40 min (p = .035) of continuous PA. PA self-efficacy change for 35 min of continuous PA (F [3,137] = 3.973, p = .010) and 40 min of continuous PA (F [3,137) = 2.893, p = .038) were influenced by the interaction between PRE self-reported health and PRE PA readiness-to-change levels. Results suggest that an exergaming-themed PA intervention is effective at increasing PA participation and self-efficacy for PA among rural-residing OA.

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