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The Effects Of Selected Aerobic And Conditioning Exercises On The Body Fat Level, Lean Body Weight, And Flexibility Of The Collegiate Golfer, Dayna S. Brown

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Health, Physical Education and Recreation by Dayna S. Brown on July 11, 1989

A Comparative Analysis Of The Effects Of Positive Specific Feedback & Positive General Feedback On The Bowling Scores Of College Age Men & Women, James Rauschenbach

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study was conducted to examine the effects of positive specific feedback and positive general feedback on the bowling scores of subjects enrolled in two beginning bowling classes. Experimental groups were formed from two intact bowling classes, and a group of fifteen volunteers who made up the control group. The PSF group which contained twenty-eight subjects, was provided with positive specific feedback throughout the course of the study. The PGF group which contained thirty-five subjects, was provided with positive general feedback throughout the course of the study. Subjects were administered a pretest at the start of the study which consisted …

A Physical Education Program For Mary Tone Elementary School, Grades 4-5, Crestline, California, Juliette A. Meunier

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Electrical Muscle Stimulation On Strength Gains In Healthy Subjects, Mary Jacobson

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

It was the purpose of this study to test the effects of electrical muscle stimulation in developing strength. An additional purpose was to determine if specificity of training occurs with electrical muscle stimulation, in that a slow electrical pulse rate would be more effective in developing strength at slow limb speeds while faster electrical pulse rates would be more effective for strength at a faster limb speed. Thirty subjects were assigned to one of three treatment groups, (control, 5 electrical pulses/s stimulation group, and an 80 electrical pulses/s stimulation group) depending upon their tolerance to the electrical stimulation. Treatment groups …

The Impact Of A Model Inservice Program On The Components Of Comprehensive School Health Education, Susan J. Koch

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Inservice education has been utilized for both professional growth and school improvement in all educational disciplines for more than a century. As the focus of school health education has extended to include the concept of the wellness lifestyle and health promotion, school health educators have employed inservice education as a vehicle for improving the three components of comprehensive school health education: curriculum and instruction, school health services, and the healthful school environment.

One response to the need for professional training of school employees in wellness has been the Seaside inservice model. Initiated in Oregon in 1977, the model is based …

The Physiologic Responses Of College-Age Women To Hand-Weighted Walking, Mark M. Muehl

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to determine the physiologic responses of college-age women to walking with hand weights (HW). The physiologic variables were: oxygen consumption (VO2), ventilation (VE), heart rate (HR), and blood pressure (BP). There were 27 female volunteers from the University of Northern Iowa physical activity classes. The average age of the subjects was 20.9 (19-27) and the average weight was 60.6 Kg (45.5-86.4). A randomized block design was used for the testing conditions. The testing conditions were: walking without HW (Condition A), walking with HW with a normal arm swing (Condition B), and walking with HW …

An Assessment Of The Relationship Between Decision-Makers' Opinions About Comprehensive Sex Education And Factors That Influence Those Opinions, M. Terri Voit-Devine

Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to investigate decision-makers' opinions about what was to be contained in comprehensive sex education programs, the degree to which decision makers believed course information was likely to be part of their own curriculum, and how much support they believed the community would give to various parts of the curriculum.

The instrument used in the study was created by combining parts of surveys by Wayne (1981) and Marini and Jones (1983). The study compared the opinions of decision makers about guidelines to be used when implementing sex education, reasons for offering sex education, reasons for …

The Effects Of Nautilus Circuit Weight Training On Aerobic Capacity, Rhonda M. Ludwig

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to identify whether Nautilus Circuit Training effected maximal oxygen uptake (VO₂max) levels of novice weight trainers. Fourteen college age male and female subjects (18-23 years old) from physical education classes at Western Michigan University participated in a six week Nautilus Training Program (NTP). Each subject performed a pre and post maximal treadmill graded exercise test to determine VO₂max levels. A randomized block ANOVA design was used to analyze the dependent variable, VO₂max. The mean of the pre-test VO₂max level (42.83 ml x O₂/kg/min) was …

The Effects Of An Employee Fitness Program On Absenteeism And Health Care Costs, Brian C. Bell

Student Work

Health care expenditures in the United States have continued to climb at an alarming rate. In 1982, health care expenditures accounted for nearly $322.4 billion of the gross national product (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1982). Health care expenditures are expected to consume nearly 12 percent of the nation's economic output by the year 1990, reaching nearly $756 billion in projected costs (Cullen and Towe, 1983). Although health care costs have climbed at an annual rate of less than 10 percent, these costs have continued to increase in the private sector, which currently absorbs one-fourth of the nation's …

Norms For The 5-Minute Run Test For College Men And Women, Michael R. Samardzija

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Previous studies have demonstrated that the 5-minute run test (5MRT) is a valid test in determining cardiovascular (CV) endurance. This study was done to develop norms for the 5MRT for college-age students. The subjects were 195 men and 191 women attending Brooklyn College and Loma Linda University. Test-retest reliability was established (r=0.93) for the 5MRT with 20 subjects. The distance run on the 5MRT by all the subjects were used to develop norms using percentiles. Fitness categories were established using standard deviations from the mean.

The Effects Of An Aerobic Arm Cranking Program On Children With Myelomeningocele, Lisa L. Jacques

Student Work

The number of men and women with lower extremity disability is growing {Pollock, Miller, Linnerind, Laughridge, Coleman, and Alexander, 1974). A chief cause of this growth is an increase in the number of accidents damaging the spinal column (Pollock et al., 1974). However, many individuals are also born with these types of disabilities, and one of the causes is a disease termed spina bifida. Spina bifida occurs in about 3 per 1000 live births (Batshaw & Perret, 1981). The spine of children born with this defect is bifida and may be exposed, along with nervous tissue surrounding the area, on …

The Effect Of A Corporate Fitness Program On Worker Productivity, Joseph A. Leutzinger

Student Work

Other parts of the world, namely Europe and Asia, are out producing the United States. According to Steers & Porter (1987), the U.S. ranked sixth among seven leading industrial nations in productivity increases from 1968-1978. An unhealthy life-style is one factor causing decreased productivity in the U.S. (Cox, Shephard & Corey, 1981). Fitness level, work capacity, mental fatigue and stress are related to life-style and have an impact on productivity (Falkenberg, 1987). It is estimated that two-thirds of all businesses in the U.S. with fifty or more employees offer some type of health promotion program (McLemore & Dolzier, 1987). These …

Letter From Glenn A. Mccurdy To Congressman Larry Coughlin, June 21, 1988, Glenn A. Mccurdy

Eleanor Frost Snell Programs, Correspondence and Other Documents

This letter from the Ursinus College Director of Communications to Congressman Larry Coughlin presents information about Eleanor Snell and inquires about a way to officially honor her.

Letter From Glenn Mccurdy To Dorothy Storck, May 27, 1988, Glenn A. Mccurdy

Eleanor Frost Snell Programs, Correspondence and Other Documents

This letter from the Ursinus College Director of Communications to Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Dorothy Storck presents background material on Eleanor Snell and inquires about a possible interview.

Press Release: "Ursinus Dedicates Snell Chair," May 11, 1988, College Communications

Eleanor Frost Snell Programs, Correspondence and Other Documents

This two page press release announces the dedication of the Eleanor Frost Snell Chair of Health and Physical Education at Ursinus College on May 27, 1988.

An Analysis Of The National Athletic Trainers Association Clinical Clock Hour Requirement For Certification, Timothy Walter Kilroy

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

This study focused on the clinical clock hour requirement mandated by the National Athletic Trainers Association. Research in the development of clinical clock hours was vague and inconsistent with what students were actually accumulating in athletic training field experience.

The primary purpose of this study was to analyze the mandatory requirement of clinical clock hours for athletic training students to determine the relationship between the present NATA requirements and passing the NATA Certification Examination.

The secondary purpose was to record athletic training students' clinical clock hours and analyze differences of these hours by districts, years, athletic training programs, and passing …

The Effects Of Aerobic Exercise On Anxiety In Pregnant Women, Janet L. Fourman

Dissertations

The objective of this study was to determine if aerobic exercise affects trait anxiety in pregnant women and if selected demographic variables relate to trait anxiety. These variables were age, occupation, family income, general physical and mental health, education, lifestyle, and previous exercise history. The independent variable was aerobic exercise. The dependent variable was anxiety which was measured by the trait portion of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger, 1983).

This research was quasi-experimental and used the Solomon Four-Group Design. The experimental group consisted of women who participated in a Pregnancy Fitness Aerobic exercise program for the duration of their pregnancies. …

A Biomechanical Analysis Of The Effect Wear Patterns Of Running Shoes Have On Kinematic Variables Of The Lower Extremities, Audrey E. Randall

Masters Theses

The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between wear patterns of running shoes and selected kinematic variables of the lower extremities. Statistical analyses were completed by using a case study design for two male subjects. Subjects were filmed for ten strides on six different sessions over a three-month period. A two-way ANOVA design, with repeated measures, evaluated the dependent variables: (a) footstrike, (b) midstance and (c) toeoff phases. The degree of change was determined by digitizing ten points on the body. A University of California, Los Angeles, BMDP2V statistical package was used to determine differences between means. …

1988 Touro College Physical Therapy Program Yearbook, Touro College Physical Therapy Program

Yearbooks and Newsletters

1988 Touro College Physical Therapy Program Yearbook. This program was based in Huntington, NY and was a precursor to the School of Health Sciences.

An Intermediate School Physical Education Curriculum: A Guide And Its Development, Donald Leieritz

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Food Science In The Junior High School Foods Class, Katherine W. Williams

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

A History Of The Men's Intramural Program At Brigham Young University, David A. Brown

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to compile and present an organized and complete history of the Men's Intramural Program at Brigham Young University.

The Brigham Young University Intramural Program had its beginning early in Brigham Young Academy history. The intramural program originated as an outgrowth of the physical education instructional program. Prior to 1954 the intramural program was part of the Physical Education Department and the Chairman of that department gave leadership to the intramural program by assigning part-time directors and student managers to organize sporting events. Since 1954 a full-time director has been employed as Intramural Director. The …

A Pilot Study Of The Effects Of Cross-Age Teaching On Eating Habits, Lucy Andrick Sullivan

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

A major goal in nutrition education is to promote adequate nourishment throughout the entire populace. Frequently, teenagers are identified as a population subgroup with poor dietary habits. Adolescents tend to skip meals, snack excessively, adopt poor dietary patterns, and, in general, have chosen rather carefree attitudes toward nutrition. Medical science asserts that the benefits of proper eating habits, established early in life, have influenced the ability to: concentrate, think on a higher plane, enjoy physical well being, and maintain good health. On the contrary, improper eating habits, established early in life, serve to increase the chance of heart disease, hypertension, …

Case Study.Relating Self-Concept And Learning Disabilities To Athletic Success And Academic Achievement, J. Michael Stephens

Theses and Dissertations

Brad Dodson, a 21 year old male, served as the subject of this case study. The purpose of the study was to determine if self-concept in the learning disabled student can be improved after athletic success is realized and if an improved self-concept realized through athletic success can transfer to an improvement In academics.

Much of the data used in the study was collected through interviews with the subject. Additional data was collected through Interviews with family members, former teachers and acquaintances of the subject. The researcher's personal contact with the subject in a teacher-coach/student relationship was also utilized.

In …

Development Of Data Base Software To Facilitate Instrument Selection In The Adapted Physical Education Assessment Process, Charles Jay Anema

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the study discussed in this thesis was to compile adapted physical education assessment instrument information into a matrix which matches test categories with parameters appropriate to the selection of a specific assessment instrument. From this matrix, a data base software program was developed. Use of the data base software program and thesis will enable the adapted physical educator to select a proper assessment instrument.

A Case Study Of The Effect Of Aids On The Physical, Social, Emotional, Sexual, And Spiritual Health Of One Person With Aids, Nancy D. Galloway

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This research is a case study of a former IV drug user, male, aged 37, who was diagnosed with AIDS two years previous to the beginning of the study. The subject and five individuals from his family and close circle were interviewed to investigate, assess, and evaluate how the experience of contracting AIDS had impacted his physical, social, emotional, sexual, and spiritual health. Open-ended interviews covering the five dimensions of health were conducted, and a 10-point Likert scale was employed from a before-and-after AIDS perspective. Results of analysis of statistical data showed a significant decrease (< .0005) in physical health of the subject and a significant increase (< .005) in his spiritual health. Sexual health was reported to have the greatest standard deviation. Qualitative analysis of the interview data indicated the subject had experienced growth in the social and emotional dimensions of health, but this was not confirmed by analysis of statistical data.

A Survey Of The Pre-Season Conditioning Program Of Men’S Basketball Programs At Selected Ncaa Division I Universities, Scott Richard Williams

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to describe the different components of the pre-season conditioning program of men's basketball programs at selected NCAA Division I universities in the United States. The universities chosen for this study included the top 100 ranked teams in the final 1988 Dunkel computer basketball rankings. The average won-loss record of the participating universities in this study for the 1988 season was 23-10.

A questionnaire was constructed that included sections on general background information, conditioning and running components, strength conditioning components, and flexibility conditioning components. This questionnaire was used as the tool for collecting data. Of …

The Long Term Effects Of A Conceptual Physical Education Program On Current Exercise Habits, Jane Ellen Hildebrand

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to investigate the current exercise habits of those Luther College alumni who participated in "Fitness For Life" (FFL) as compared to those students who participated in the activity-based (AB) physical education classes. Inherent sub-problems investigated included the following: 1. The effect of length of time since graduation on current exercise habits. 2. A description of the incidence of participation in selected aerobic activities, strength and/or conditioning activities, and recreational activities. 3. The identification of reasons that contribute to one's decision to continue or discontinue regular exercise habits. The Luther College Physical Education Skills Class …

Health Knowledge And Health Behavior Of Deaf Adults In Black Hawk County, Iowa, Leslie Ellen Smith

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The primary purpose of this study was to determine the present health knowledge and health behavior of deaf adults in Black Hawk County, Iowa. In addition, the relationship between knowledge and behavior was examined. It was hypothesized that health knowledge and health behavior would be positively correlated.

A list of deaf adults was compiled through contacts with public and private agencies serving the deaf. Subjects received an introductory letter and response form by mail with subsequent telephone follow-up. Twenty-three deaf adults participated in the study representing 21% of the known, non-institutionalized deaf adults in the county. Participants were interviewed with …

Treatment Techniques To Encourage Lip Closure And Decrease Drooling In Cerebral Palsy, Kim M. Samelstad

Masters Theses

This study was designed to test the effectiveness of oral sensorimotor techniques in decreasing drooling. A withdrawal a₁-b-a₂ design was used with two subjects diagnosed as having mental retardation and cerebral palsy. The baseline phase consisted of 20 minute sessions of play, followed by a 45 minute period during which the subjects wore a bib. The treatment phase was identical to the baseline phase except that the 20 minutes of play was replaced with 20 minutes of treatment. The treatment techniques that were used included the following: light touch to the midline of the lips, maintained pressure …