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EXERCISE 2010.MARCH

Relationships of physical activity to brain health and the academic performance of schoolchildren

Bicycle redesign based on ergonomic evaluation and anthropometric data

Understanding children's sedentary behaviour: a qualitative study of the family home environment

The physical environmental characteristics of Norwegian schools and participation in daily physical activity

The influence of the VERB campaign in the U.S. on children's physical activity

Physical education teaching staff play key role in making you like sport

Are families physically active together or couch potatoes?

Can an individual’s sense of effort be used to predict how much weight she or he can lift?

Health-related physical fitness and weight status in Hong Kong adolescents

The effects of nutrition and physical activity on bone development in male adolescents

The differences in bone mineral content between female dancers and controls aged 15 - 17 years old and its relationship with physical activity level

Why England keeps losing at football on penalties

A link between the development of asthma in childhood and low levels of physical activity

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Is football better exercise than running?

Transformational teaching and physical activity

The influence of a pre-exercise sports drink on factors related to maximal aerobic performance

Skate parks as a context for adolescent development

 

EXERCISE 2010.FEB.

TeachingIdeas - PE

The frequency of playing in outdoor locations and associations with children's overall physical activity levels

"...students were more likely to be moderately active if they attended a school that used physical activity as a reward and not as discipline."

Independent mobility, perceptions of the environment and children's participation in physical activity

Why a short run is better than a long walk

Sixth-grade boys' perceived benefits of and barriers to physical activity and suggestions for increasing physical activity

Negative physical activity experiences in the youth of young women with depression

Activity equipment in the home and adolescents' physical activity

Effectiveness of a Netherlands school-based physical activity-related injury prevention program on risk behavior and neuromotor fitness

Evaluation of the health promotion model to predict physical activity in Iranian adolescent boys

Coaching behaviors, motivational climate, and psychosocial outcomes among female adolescent athletes

The effectiveness of community-based cycling promotion in Australia

Title IX - Girls’ sports participation, and adult female physical activity and weight

Play yourself healthy

Role-playing games improve the attitude of students towards Physical Education

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EXERCISE 2010.JAN.

Physically active families - de-bunking the myth?

Screen-related sedentary behaviors: Children's and parents' attitudes, motivations, and practices

Child fitness 'may have declined'

Adolescent body satisfaction: the role of perceived parental encouragement for physical activity

The nature and characteristics of abdominal injuries sustained during Australian children's sports

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A comparison of face-to-face or Internet-delivered physical activity intervention on targeted determinants

Recreational surfing injuries in Cornwall

Attitudes of overweight and normal weight adults regarding exercise at a health club

 

EXERCISE 2009.DEC.

Influence of family environment on the physical activity of school children in China

After-school program to reduce obesity in minority children in the U.S.

Objective and perceived availability of physical activity opportunities: differences in associations with physical activity behavior among urban adolescents

The association between cycling to school and being overweight in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) and Kristiansand (Norway)

Declines in physical activity and higher systolic blood pressure in adolescence

Support for the short-term effectiveness of school-based physical activity promotion programmes

Adolescent body satisfaction: the role of perceived parental encouragement for physical activity

Moderators of physical activity and obesity during adolescence

Socioeconomic position and the tracking of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness from childhood to adulthood in Australia

High school sport participation and subsequent psychological well-being and physical activity: The mediating influences of body image, physical competence, and instrumentality

Interventions for promoting physical activity among European teenagers

Correlates of physical activity in low income college students

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EXERCISE 2009.NOV.

Promoting elementary physical education: Results of a school-based evaluation study

"Whilst 71% of parents think their children are 'active enough,' barely one in ten (11%) are doing the recommended daily 60 minutes of physical activity."

Effects of a 2-year school-based daily physical activity intervention on cardiorespiratory fitness: the Sogndal school-intervention study

After-school program to reduce obesity in minority children: a pilot study

Intensity and breadth of participation in organized activities during the adolescent years

Can sex-undifferentiated teacher expectations mask an influence of sex stereotypes?

Parents' perspectives on the practice of high school sport in a Canadian context

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Squatting, sitting on the floor, or cycling: are life-long daily activities risk factors for clinical knee osteoarthritis?

Surfing, lies and videotape: Two perspectives on the role of the media in sport

Correlates of physical activity in Portuguese adolescents from 10 to 18 years

Is there an influence of relative age on participation in non-physical sports activities? The example of shooting sports

Association between regular exercise and excessive newborn birth weight

Load, stress, and recovery in Australian adolescent rugby union players during a competitive season

 

EXERCISE 2009.OCT.

An alternative design for small-scale school health experiments: does daily walking produce benefits in physical performance of school children?

Observing children’s playground activity levels at 13 Australian primary schools

Evaluation of a 'walking school bus' for promoting physical activity in youth

57% of primary school pupils participated in at least three hours of high quality PE and
out of hours school sport in a typical week
...(page 12)

'Asthma risk' from swimming

Changes in psychosocial factors and physical activity frequency among US third- to eighth-grade girls who participated in a developmentally focused youth sport program

Using sandbags to improve strength in U.S. middle school students

PE and Sport Survey 2008/09.

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Physical activity, physical education, and television viewing among U.S. adolescents: 1999–2007

Organized youth sport as a predictor of physical activity in adulthood.

Effect of a web site intervention on physical activity of U.S. college females

 

EXERCISE 2009.SEPT.

The Youth Sport Trust Innovation Awards 2010

Young people : attitudes to exercise and sport - 9% Yr. 6 females (compared with 23% Yr 10 females) say they are 'unfit/very unfit'

Lifestyles and gendered patterns of leisure and sporting interests among Irish adolescents

Meaningful participation of girls in senior physical education courses in British Columbia

Encouraging physical activity in pediatric asthma: a case-control study of the wonders of walking (WOW) program.

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“Drinking beetroot juice can increase stamina, allowing keep-fit enthusiasts and athletes to exercise for longer”

Energy expenditure while playing active and inactive video games

Diet, physical activity, sedentary behaviour and perceptions of the environment in young adults

Effect of a web site intervention on physical activity of college females

 

EXERCISE 2009.AUG.

Associations between sedentary behavior and blood pressure in young children

Process evaluation of a school-based intervention to increase physical activity and reduce bullying

The effects of a swimming intervention for children with asthma

The relationship between school ground design and intensity of physical activity

Associations between sedentary behavior and blood pressure in young children

Process evaluation of a school-based intervention to increase physical activity and reduce bullying

The effects of a swimming intervention for children with asthma

The relationship between school ground design and intensity of physical activity

The association between motor skill competence and physical fitness in young adults

Exploring the potential of computer and video games for health and physical education: A literature review

Is tai chi beneficial for improving aerobic capacity? A systematic review

 

EXERCISE 2009.JULY

School opportunities and physical activity frequency in nine year old children

"I Like to Jump on My Trampoline": An Analysis of Drawings From 8- to 12-Year-Old Children Beginning a Weight-Management Programme

The impact of parental social support on promoting children’s physical activities

Help create a brand new swimming stroke

Physical activity pattern of 11-12 year old Filipino school children during school days

Exercise and mental health

Grassroot sports

Engaging parents to increase youth physical activity: A systematic review

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The activities and experiences of 17 year olds: England 2008

Exercise can be effective as a referral option for those with mild to moderate mental health distress.

Lifestyles and gendered patterns of leisure and sporting interests among Irish adolescents

 

EXERCISE 2009.JUNE

Substantial seasonal differences in physical activity among 9-year-olds in Norway

How to avoid trampoline injuries

Family influences on children's physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption

iPhone can monitor fat burning

Sky Sports Living for Sport uses sport as a way to motivate and inspire young people who might be finding school life a little hard.

Active Healthy Kids Canada 2009 – If you’re looking to have your kids excel in school, you may
want to cut down on extra homework and spend some time at a park or playground with them.

UK School Games

Does stretching reduce the risk of injury and prevent soreness in people who participate recreationally in physical activity?

The Youth Sport Trust's first ever Dance Conference, 'Inspiring Dance Practice' will take place on Friday 10 July 2009

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Americans skimp on healthy activities in bad economy

Aerobically unfit young adults on road to diabetes in middle age

 

EXERCISE 2009.MAY

Swimming pool, respiratory health, and childhood asthma: should we change our beliefs?

Psychological distress, television viewing, and physical activity in children

Active travel to school: views of 10-13 year old schoolchildren in Scotland

Challenging gender stereotyping in PE lessons

A longitudinal study of the relationship between leisure-time physical activity and depressed mood among adolescents

'Activity choice' and physical education in England and Wales

Status and perception of physical education among Muslim Arab-Israeli secondary school pupils

Physical self-perceptions of adolescents in Years 8, 9 and 10 in independent schools, state comprehensive schools and specialist sport colleges in England

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Manipulating balance perceptions in healthy young adults

Leisure time physical activity motives and smoking in adolescence

Is it possible to assess free-living physical activity and energy expenditure in young people by self-report?

Participation in organized weekly physical exercise in obese adolescents reduced daily physical activity

 

EXERCISE 2009.APR.

"Massive survey finds kids not getting enough exercise"

The government is to launch an anti-obesity TV campaign that aims to promote the virtue of children playing videogames

"Pupils are taking part in a wider range of PE activities than previously associated with the subject. Creative approaches to PE have encouraged pupils not keen on traditional team activities, and reduced disaffection and improved engagement".

Free swimming to those aged 16 and under?

Bicycle helmets, laws and benefits of cycling
...and...
Mandatory bicycle helmet laws in Western Australia

Using sport to promote HIV/AIDS education for at-risk youths: an intervention using peer coaches in football

Between- and within-day variability in physical activity and inactivity in 9- and 15-year-old European children

School-based physical activity has positive health effects on children but it does not improve body mass index and is unlikely to have a significant effect on the increasing prevalence of childhood obesity

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EXERCISE 2009.MARCH

The educational benefits claimed for physical education and school sport

Huge rise in boys taking dance lessons

Swimming lessons do not increase drowning risk in young children

Age and parental unhealthy behaviour were positive predictors of increased BMI of Greek adolescents in both genders

Aerobic Fitness Data for Dutch Adolescents

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Wii injuries

Safe exercise for migraine sufferers

Sugary drinks and sweets and improving athletes' performance

Caffeine reduces pain during exercise

Physically fit U.S. students more likely to do well in school, less likely to be disciplinary problems

 

     
The above links concern young people's (5-16+ year old's) health and behaviour chosen, over the last 12 months, from our databanks and the Internet .
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