CIRCUIT TRAINING PROGRAM «FITCURVES» AS A MEANS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH-IMPROVING EXERCISES WITH ELDERLY PEOPLE

Author(s):  
I.A. Gevlich
2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Mayorga-Vega ◽  
Jesús Viciana ◽  
Armando Cocca

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a circuit training program along with a maintenance program on muscular and cardiovascular endurance in children in a physical education setting. Seventy two children 10-12 years old from four different classes were randomly grouped into either an experimental group (n = 35) or a control group (n = 37) (two classes for each group). After an eight-week development program carried out twice a week and a four-week detraining period, the experimental group performed a four-week maintenance program once a week. The program included one circuit of eight stations of 15/45 to 35/25 seconds of work/rest performed twice. Abdominal muscular endurance (sit-ups in 30 seconds test), upper-limbs muscular endurance (bent arm hang test), and cardiovascular endurance (20-m endurance shuttle run test) were measured at the beginning and at the end of the development program, and at the end of the maintenance program. After the development program, muscular and cardiovascular endurance increased significantly in the experimental group (p < 0.05). The gains obtained remained after the maintenance program. The respective values did not change in the control group (p > 0.05). The results showed that the circuit training program was effective to increase and maintain both muscular and cardiovascular endurance among schoolchildren. This could help physical education teachers design programs that permit students to maintain fit muscular and cardiovascular endurance levels.


1994 ◽  
Vol 26 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S187
Author(s):  
R. Stauffer ◽  
P. Vanderburgh ◽  
D. Bennett ◽  
N. Schoen ◽  
T. Walters ◽  
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2015 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 667
Author(s):  
Matthew A. Romero ◽  
Melanie Potiaumpai ◽  
Joseph F. Signorile ◽  
Philip D. Harvey ◽  
Carolina M. Gonzalez ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 795-806 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koon Teck Koh ◽  
Martin Camiré ◽  
Gordon A Bloom ◽  
CKJ Wang

The purpose of the study was to create, implement, and evaluate a values-based training program for sport coaches and physical education teachers in Singapore. Four sport coaches with two to eight years of coaching experience ( M = 5.0, SD = 1.4) and four physical education teachers with two to nine years of teaching experience ( M = 5.25, SD = 3.3) took part in three 2-h training workshops focusing on the teaching of values to athletes and students. Following the workshops, the participants took part in an individual interview to document their perspectives of the values-based training program. Results of the thematic analysis revealed many benefits of the values-based training program, including an increased awareness of the importance of systematically teaching values through physical education and sport. Further, the participants felt better equipped to work with parents and other teachers in helping athletes and students transfer values.


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