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The Effect Of Outdoor Education And Physical Education Physical Activity Programmes Upon Male Adolescents, Stephen Jelley
The Effect Of Outdoor Education And Physical Education Physical Activity Programmes Upon Male Adolescents, Stephen Jelley
University of Wollongong Thesis Collection 1954-2016
The promotion of physical activity (PA) and the prevention of low levels of adolescent health-related fitness (HRF) and self-esteem (SE) associated with physical inactivity, are issues central to current and future global health priorities. Previous research has shown that obese adolescents tend to track into being obese adults (Booth, Chey, Wake, Norton, Hesketh & Dollman, 2003). Recent reports have indicated that the prevalence of obesity in childhood and adolescence has been increasing at an alarming rate (Angelopoulos, Milionis, Grammatiki, Monschonis & Manios, 2009). Therefore such issues warrant further investigation and continued research efforts. The types of physical activities being offered …