scholarly journals Exit School and its Outcomes on Health-Related Fitness

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-31
Author(s):  
Mohammed Zerf ◽  
Mohamed Hadjarkherfane
Keyword(s):  
Outdoor Education ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
School Dropouts ◽  
Active Lifestyle ◽  
Motor Abilities ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
School Based ◽  
Sport Activities ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Related Fitness

Summary School-based interventions are thought to be the most universally applicable and effective way to counteract low physical activity (PA) and fitness. Whereas Exit school it is not included. Method: For purpose, this controlled study verified the effect of Leaving school on the health relate to fitness among the unschooled. Results: Based on the validity of alpha health-related fitness test battery, the design of study and statistical processes applied within search limitation. Our results caution against school dropouts on levels of health relate to fitness among the unschooled. Admit in five motor abilities namely strength, speed, endurance, flexibility and coordinative abilities, according to present study. Reported in the benefit of student scholar as an active lifestyle. Conclusion: our results recommended all the Algerian dropouts-students to know the overall impact of participating and being involved in outdoor sport activities, subjected in this study as getting positive effects regarding active lifestyle, which in turn helps dropouts-students, to achieve a health-enhancing level of physical fitness and preventing them from disorders like obesity, laziness and stress related to life and their complication. A truth that leads us to recommended our teachers to understand the benefits of outdoor education sport or pro-socials activities contents as part of young people's educational experiences, to structure their free time in beneficial activities, including recreation, academic and cultural enrichment, opportunities for pursuit of individual interests and volunteer activities, especially before being expelled from their school.

scholarly journals Children’s Weight Gain and Cardiovascular Fitness Loss over the Summer

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. 2770 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy Brusseau ◽  
Ryan Burns
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Activity Intervention ◽  
Cardiovascular Fitness ◽  
The Body ◽  
School Year ◽  
School Based ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Physical Activity Programming ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Health Related Fitness

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of summer breaks on the body composition and cardiovascular fitness of elementary school children who participated in a multi-year school-based physical activity intervention. Participants were 404 children who had their height and weight measured and completed the Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run (PACER) during physical education classes at the beginning and end of the school year for three consecutive years. To examine the effects of time on health-related fitness data, general linear mixed effects models were employed. The results indicate that there was a trend toward an increase in body mass index (BMI) after the summer of 2015 (p = 0.958), and a significant increase in BMI after the summer of 2016 compared to time point 1 (p < 0.001). For PACER laps, there were trends toward decreases in PACER laps after the summers of 2015 (p = 0.515) and 2016 (p = 0.073). Summer breaks tended to attenuate the BMI and PACER lap improvements that were observed during the intervention. While school-based physical activity programming has had some successes in improving health-related fitness markers, the loss of these improvements over the summer is of concern to both practitioners and researchers. It is clear that additional efforts are needed to limit obesogenic behaviors during the summer months.

scholarly journals Leaving school and its outcomes on adolescents’ behavioral goals and change cognitions to times physically and socially inactive

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (41) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Mohammed Zerf
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Conduct Disorders ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
School Dropouts ◽  
Healthy Behaviors ◽  
Social Time ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Physical Disorders ◽  
One Year

Purpose: Most important studies of PA and health have showed that Schools are an ideal venue for the implementation of healthy behaviors allied to levels of physical activities and physical mental health correlate to psychosocial well-being of scholars. Whereas this advantage is not consistent with excluded students. Support by psychological studies via self-efficacy relative to physical activity motivation especially with the economic crisis as challenges imposed for Algerian society, regarding the high unemployment rates in line to high school dropouts. Confirmed in similar as serious consequences influencing people's behaviors, lifestyle, interactions with family and friends, mental health and life satisfaction more likely to be involved in antisocial behavior and life conduct disorders. Method: For purpose, this controlled study tested 62 adolescents aged about 18, male. Before and one year after leaving school, for the academic years 2015-2016 and 2016-2017, built on their daily motivation lives accompanying with  the ALPHA-Fitness test battery as valid tool to esteem the health related to fitness. Results: Based on the design, tests practiced and statistical processes applied within search limitation. Our results support the influence of leaving as a negative time trends via dropouts-students, poorly correlate with body image disorders and disturbances concomitant to energy-expending relative to missing time recreational and sporting endeavor. Conclusions: Leaving school in the Algerian communities is stress-related biological pathway that links physical disorders and depression virtual to social time structure proceeded to managing the relevant tasks, goals, and objectives. Indicated in similar as best when individuals are clear about what it is they are expected to achieve.

Age, Sex, and Body Composition as Predictors of Children's Performance on Basic Motor Abilities and Health-Related Fitness Items

1983 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Becky W. Pissanos ◽  
Jane B. Moore ◽  
T. Gilmour Reeve
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Cardiovascular Function ◽  
Motor Tasks ◽  
Motor Abilities ◽  
Predicting Performance ◽  
Biological Potential ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Related Fitness

The purpose of this study was to determine the contribution of age, sex, and body composition to children's motor performances on selected basic motor tasks, balance, speed, agility, power, coordination, and reaction time, and health-related fitness items, flexibility, muscle strength and endurance, and cardiovascular functions. 80 subjects were students in Grades 1, 2, 3. Data were submitted to a step-wise multiple linear regression for each criterion variable. Predictor variables were age, sex, and body composition. Age was a significant factor in predicting performance on all variables except muscle strength, endurance, and flexibility. Sex significantly predicted performance for only flexibility and cardiovascular function and body composition for the power and cardiovascular function variables. Beyond the biological potential of each individual are factors that influence his motor development. These factors need early identification to make possible opportunities for each person to reach the full perimeters of motor potential.

Student health-related fitness testing in school-based physical education: Strategies for student self-testing using technology

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 552-570
Author(s):  
Xiaofen Keating ◽  
Xiaolu Liu ◽  
Rachyl Stephenson ◽  
Jianmin Guan ◽  
Michael Hodges
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Fitness Testing ◽  
Test Procedures ◽  
School Based ◽  
Self Testing ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Related Fitness

If used appropriately in schools, youth fitness testing can play a significant role in promoting a physically active lifestyle among school-age children. Unfortunately, many issues exist when testing students’ health-related fitness (HRF) components, such as privacy concerns, misuse of testing results, and time-consuming test procedures. This paper provides an alternative approach to implementing youth fitness testing, attempting to solve some of these long-standing problems. Contextual information concerning global youth fitness testing practices is first introduced, followed by strategies for fitness self-testing using emerging technologies instead of more traditional testing methods conducted in a physical education (PE) setting. We also address how a self-testing approach could be used as part of a fitness education programme where students learn about HRF components, develop competence, and learn how to improve their HRF over time, absent of an expert evaluator to monitor their own HRF. The potential role of modern technology in solving some of the seemingly unsolvable problems with youth fitness testing in schools worldwide and facilitating the implementation of self-testing HRF in school-based PE programmes is also presented. More effort should be given to the development of technology-based HRF self-testing and empirical research.

An Result Analysis of School-Based Project for Promoting Students' Health-Related Fitness by Using CIPP model

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 83-103
Author(s):  
ChangWan Yu ◽  
KiCheol Shin ◽  
YoungHan Jeon ◽  
JangWon Seo ◽  
SeMyung Jeon
Keyword(s):  
Cipp Model ◽  
School Based ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Result Analysis ◽  
Health Related Fitness
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