However, years of teaching experience was found to significantly influence teacher content knowledge of appropriate physical activity and health-related fitness.;It is recommended that on-going and meaningful professional development activities be provided in order to improve the teaching of physical ...
From physical and functional to continuity with pre-stroke self and participation in valued activities: a qualitative exploration of stroke survivors', car... Purpose: Physical activity (PA) improves fitness, functioning, health and wellbeing after stroke. However, many survivors are inactive. This ...
A total of 165 adolescent boys took measures of physical fitness, general self-esteem, and attitudes toward physical activities. High-fit compared to low-fit boys were higher in self-estimates of physical ability (P < .007) and self-reported attraction to physical activities (P < .007) but...
the aim of this study was to determine the factors influencing the parental decision to bring their child to the ED for a minor illness that could be managed in a primary healthcare setting, and to compare parents' and medical professionals' attitudes toward a child's health status and...被...
In particular, for elderly people, participating in physical activities are vital to stay healthy and eventually keep their life quality higher. Fortunately, it is found that the use of wearable activity trackers has a positive impact on the attitude toward health behavior such as participating in ...
(usual care/passive) and without controls were included. Interventions that are of a predominantly supportive character (i.e., functional electrical stimulation cycling, robot-assisted gait exercises) or mainly consider task-oriented concise limb movements to improve activities of daily living (i.e.,...
health benefits. One of the aims of this chapter is to provide an overview of findings from systematic reviews and meta-analyses that have explored PE’s influence on youth health, highlighting its impact on physical fitness, academic performance, cognition, and obesity-related factors within the ...
The health benefits of adequate physical activity levels for children are well reported. However, we cannot assume that children will choose to be sufficiently active of their own accord. Motor competence and fitness are increasingly highlighted as key co-determinants of physical activity in young chi...
Habitual Physical Activity and Health in 13- and 14-Year-Old Teenagers In our western industrialized society, there is a strong tendency toward hypokinesia due to mechanization and automation of both work and leisure activities. At the same time, we see an increase in the incidence of morbidity...
The most preferred sporting activities included soccer, basketball, strengthening exercises, badminton, dance, and taekwondo. They generally had positive attitudes toward exercise, and more than 63% of participants intended to exercise the following month. The five most prevalent perceived barriers to ...