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Implementing A Summer Fitness Program To Enhance Fitness Test Scores, Keith A. Price
Implementing A Summer Fitness Program To Enhance Fitness Test Scores, Keith A. Price
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Presently, there is general disquiet about the poor fitness and obesity levels being displayed by young people in the USA. Given my concern about this as a Physical Education teacher, I conducted a qualitative action research project that involved running a six-week Summer Fitness Club for elementary students in Grades 1-5. The purpose was to see if this program could make a difference in the fitness test scores of the children and to monitor the implementation of that program. The course was designed to operate four days a week for six weeks with each session lasting two hours. Each session …