A Physical Activity Program for Swedish Physically Inactive Female High School Students: A Controlled Intervention Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1162-1169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yvonne Kahlin ◽  
Suzanne Werner ◽  
Marie Alricsson
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Maximal Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Training Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Female High School ◽  
Physically Inactive

Background:Physical activity and sport participation often decline during adolescence.Aim:To investigate if physical exercise during 6 months could lead to a positive behavior of physical activity, improve physical fitness and self-related health in physically inactive female high school students.Methods:A prospective cluster-randomized controlled intervention study included 104 physically inactive female high school students, 60 in an intervention group and 44 controls. At baseline there were no group differences regarding self-related health. The intervention group exercised at least once per week. A questionnaire and physical fitness tests were used for evaluation, at baseline and 6 months later.Results:The intervention group improved their self-related health compared with the controls (P = .012). When divided into a regular (n = 27) and an irregular training group (n = 33) the regular training group improved their self-related health compared with the controls, while the irregular training group did not differ from the other groups. Maximal oxygen consumption was improved in the intervention group compared with the controls (P < .001). No group differences were found in muscle strength and endurance.Conclusion:Physical exercise at least once per week during 6 months improved physical fitness (maximal oxygen consumption) and self-related health in physically inactive female high school students.

Physical self-esteem and personality traits in Swedish physically inactive female high school students: an intervention study

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yvonne Kahlin ◽  
Suzanne Werner ◽  
Gunnar Edman ◽  
Anders Raustorp ◽  
Marie Alricsson
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
School Students ◽  
Female High School ◽  
Physically Inactive

Abstract Background: Physical activity provides fundamental health benefits and plays a positive role in physical well-being. The aim of this present study was to investigate whether a 6-month physical activity program could influence physical self-esteem and frequency of physical activity in physically inactive female high school students in short- and long-term periods and whether personality traits were related to physical activity behaviour and compliance with the program. Methods: The study was a cluster-randomised controlled intervention study including 104 physically inactive female high school students aged 16–19 years, 60 females in an intervention group and 44 females in a control group. The intervention group exercised at sport centres at least once per week during a 6-month period. Questionnaires were used for evaluation. Results: At a 6-month follow up, the intervention group improved physical self-perception in all subdomains and significantly improved physical condition, physical self-worth and self-related health compared to the control group. At 1-year follow up, 25 females out of 53 females were still physically active, and all ratings remained almost the same as at the 6-month follow up. There were no particular personality traits that were dominant in the groups. Conclusion: A 6-month physical activity program can positively influence physical self-esteem and the frequency of physical activity, both from a short- and long-term perspective.

scholarly journals The Impact of Physical Activity to Physical Fitness and Nutrional Status of Grade X Surabaya Vocational High School

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 590-597
Author(s):  
Galih Prasetyo ◽  
Suroto ◽  
Dwi Cahyo Kartiko
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Vocational High School ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this research is to improve physical fitness which is one of the goals of physical education in Indonesia while also improving the nutritional status of Surabaya vocational high school students. This research uses the treatment of physical activity 3 times a week in 2 months as a task in physical education to improve physical fitness and nutrional status on the sample of this research. Research design uses quasi experimental design with metode non-randomized control group pretest-posttest design. Research data was obtained as follows: data processing result on experiment group show that physical activity to VO2max got significant score based calculating using SPSS of 0,00 and physical activity to nutrional status got sig. of 0,60. Whereas in the control group, physical actifity got sig. of 0.20 to VO2max and sig. to 0.11 on nutrional status. Based on the above analysis it can be concluded that physical activity has a significant effect on physical fitness but physical activity has no significant effect on nutrional status to Surabaya vocational high school students.

Associations of Physical Fitness and Academic Achievement Among Illinois High School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Marie Weemer ◽  
Olabode Ayodele
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Relationship

The health benefits of physical activity are empirically supported and well accepted. However, the relationship between physical activity, physical fitness, and academic performance remains to be clearly established. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between physical fitness and academic achievement among a sample of Illinois high school students. Analyses were based on the 2016–2017 school year Archival Fitnessgram physical fitness test scores and cumulative GPAs of ninth- through twelfth-grade students (N = 371). Pearson correlation assessed the relationship between physical fitness and academic performance. Multiple linear regression predicted students’ academic achievement. There was a positive association between total fitness and academic achievement, although not statistically significant, r (369) = .002, p = .49. The regression prediction model was statistically significant (p < .001) and accounted for approximately 25% of the variance in academic achievement (R2 = .256, adjusted R2 = .246). Academic achievement was predicted by total number of absences and gender, and to a lesser extent by socio­economic status, the curl-up, and ethnicity. The findings of this study suggest a positive association between physical fitness and academic achievement. These results are potentially relevant to the development of future education policies. Thus, policy makers, school administrators, and educators must use the knowledge gained in this study, along with existing research, as evidence to emphasize the importance of the fitness–academic link, to further support the need for quality physical education curriculum and mandated physical fitness testing.

scholarly journals High School Adolescents’ Physical Activity and Physical Fitness: A 3 × 2 Achievement Goal Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 6005
Author(s):  
Liang Shen ◽  
Joonyoung Lee ◽  
Changzhou Chen ◽  
Tao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Developmentally Appropriate ◽  
Goal Orientations ◽  
Achievement Goal ◽  
Stepwise Multiple Regression ◽  
School Students ◽  
Avoidance Goals

Previous research evidence showed deficient physical activity (PA) and physical fitness (PF) performance levels among high school students. Personal goal orientations motivate their behavior; therefore, it is essential to discover high school students’ goal orientations in PA and PF. Guided by the latest 3 × 2 achievement goal model, we examined the influence of six goal orientations on PA and PF in high school students. A total of 792 high school students in China (54.5% girls; Mage = 16.93 ± 0.82) completed validated measurements assessing 3 × 2 goal orientations for PA and PF. Stepwise multiple regression analyses were used to analyze whether 3 × 2 achievement goal orientations significantly influenced the study variables. Other-approach, self-approach, and task-avoidance goals significantly predicted PA, and the 50-meter dash was predicted by other-approach and self-avoidance goals. The self-approach goal was the only significant predictor of the standing long jump. In conclusion, fostering self- and other-approach-oriented environments with developmentally appropriate content in physical education may have implications for enhancing high school students’ PA and PF.

INFLUENCE OF WEIGHT ON PERCEIVED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVEL IN KOREAN FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

2001 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. S110 ◽  
Author(s):  
M C. Lee ◽  
J H. Kim ◽  
J H. Cho ◽  
K S. Cha ◽  
D T. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Physical Activity Level ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
School Students ◽  
Female High School

scholarly journals Effects of Health-Related Fitness Model to Improve Physical Fitness and Physical Activity in Vocational High School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 654-660
Author(s):  
Sheila Dwi Loviani ◽  
Yudha Munajat Saputra ◽  
Nurlan Kusmaedi‪ ◽  
Hamidie Ronald Daniel Ray ◽  
Lutfi Nur‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Vocational High School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Related Fitness
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