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Subscribe to the Journal of Physical Activity and Health now and start receiving free supplemental issues. March 2010Theme: Physical activity policyArticles in this issue will cover policies and initiatives that promote or encourage physical activity in the United States and internationally, in addition to editorials from policy makers at the state and local level. January 2011Theme: 2010 Active Living Research ConferenceThis issue will feature selected papers from the Active Living Research...
When Dr. Russell Pate introduced some 300 delegates to the National Physical Activity Plan (NPAP) conference in Washington D.C. last summer, he stated plainly that “This Plan is the next logical step to follow from the Health and Human Services Guidelines. The document represents a ton of work, and it is indeed an appropriate action plan, bringing to life the 2008 HHS physical activity guidelines to which Dr. Pate referred. Former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher sounded a similar note ...
Other beneficial aspects of community-based physical activity programs include opportunities to make physical activity the social norm, or the "thing to do." Community physical activity interventions can be organized around a single purpose, such as the promotion of physical activity in youth or decreased inactivity through encouraging youth to watch less television. Table 5.2 lists goals for community physical activity programs and guidelines for their achievement adapted from Guidelines ...
Parents set the stage for health behaviors, provide reinforcement for such behavior, and serve as emotional supports in the behavior change process. In an intervention, parents can serve three roles: providing support, serving as role models, and setting limits. More active parents tended to provide more support for the physical activities of their children (Gustafson & Rhodes, 2006).
Platelet activation and aggregation are reduced with training, while fibrinolysis is enhanced in trained compared to untrained individuals. The effect of chronic exercise on fibrinogen remains unclear, with data from cross-sectional studies supporting lower fibrinogen levels in trained compared to untrained subjects and data from training studies showing increased, decreased, or unchanged fibrinogen levels following training (Womack, Nagelkirk, and Coughlin, 2003). Endurance training, ...
But there is genuine optimism among the organizers of the National Physical Activity Plan conference, being held in Washington D.C. on July 1-2. They feel the time is ripe for a national plan to be developed, written, and perhaps most significantly, assessed regularly with benchmarks to guage progress in the years to come. "This conference will start where other conferences end," said Dan Bornstein, a graduate student at the Prevention Research Center at the University of South Carolina, ...
When you read north on a compass, you are really reading the direction of the magnetic field that points toward the magnetic north pole, which is about 800 miles (1,300 km) away from true geographic north. The difference between true north and magnetic north is called declination. Magnetic north is indicated by MN, and true north is indicated by a star symbol.
Illinois nature expert Susan Post has updated Hiking Illinois, (Human Kinetics, February 2009), the premier resource for hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts who want to discover the state’s natural beauty. For the 4.5 million Illinois residents who enjoy hiking, this book features 60 of the most scenic state parks and natural areas located within the Land of Lincoln. She is the co-director of the Illinois Wilds Institute for Nature (IWIN), a joint project between the Survey and the ...
The best captains are not simply the most athletic players, leading point scorers, or biggest athletes on the team. Some solicit input from team leaders or have the entire team vote. Each factor was weighted according to its significance, ranging in values from +3 to -5. The captains of Rose’s teams were the players that scored the most points in the prior season.
What motivates you to participate in sport and physical activity? For example, Dwyer (1992) assessed college students’ motives for participation and obtained results similar to those for young athletes: The most important motives for participation were fitness, fun, excitement and challenge, and improving skills. In another recent study, Yan and McCullagh (2004) found that American, Chinese, and Chinese American youth differed in their motives for sport and physical activity participation.
