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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Physical fitness for youth"”.
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Physical education programs: Perceptions within the Texas Youth Commission
… perceptions of superintendents, principals, and physical educators, recreation directors, and physical training directors concerning the administration and delivery of physical education programs within 10 male secured Texas Youth Commission facilities through verbal descriptions and photography …
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Perceived constraints to physical activity among paramedical institution students in Uganda
… that all individuals will benefit from regular physical activity. Unfortunately, young adults including college and university students are not physically active on a regular basis worldwide. In the developing world particularly in Sub- Saharan Africa, physical inactivity along with tobacco use, …
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Physical inactivity among adolescents with physical disabilities attending high schools in Kenya
Physical inactivity together with overweight and obesity has emerged as a major health risk factor for chronic disease of lifestyle as coronary heart disease, diabetes type 2, and hypertension affecting adolescents with physical disabilities in developed countries. This has contributed to the …
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Case Studies of Three Schools Exemplifying Wellness and Lifetime Fitness Models
Problem. Despite awareness and advocacy for benefits of wellness practices, sedentary lifestyles and worsening nutritional practices are contributing to early signs of heart disease, diabetes, and an epidemic of obesity in school-aged children. Meanwhile, physical education, historically one of the …
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Physical inactivity among high school learners in Belhar - a public health concern
For many decades, the World Health Organisation had highlighted the growing importance of chronic non-communicable diseases in developed and developing countries, with an increase in lifestyle-related diseases. Physical inactivity has been identified as one of the risk factors, in addition to other …
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Determining the effects of a short-term physical activity intervention programme on body mass index, blood pressure, pulse rate and percentage body fat among high school learners
Physical inactivity is recognised as a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer. Current recommendations for participation in physical activity are 30 minutes or more of moderate-intensity physical activity on most, but …