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Research On The Influence Of Sports Culture On Community Harmonious Relationship In Urban Community Fitness Activities, Gaoyuan Cui
International Journal of Physical Activity and Health
Fitness promotion has been recognized as a part of Chinese national strategic plan. Community sports fitness activities play an important role in the urban community sports of the country. However, homogeneity of participants, monotonous ways of participation, poor exercise effects, and lack of organization and guidance still hinder the publicization of urban community sports. At the same time, the effect of sports activities in urban communities to promote the harmonious construction and effective governance of urban communities has not been fully explored. Therefore, warranted is a study on the influence of sports culture on community harmonious relationship in urban community …
Gender Differences In Value Orientation Of Pe Teachers In Chinese Secondary Education, Yuchen Huang
Gender Differences In Value Orientation Of Pe Teachers In Chinese Secondary Education, Yuchen Huang
International Journal of Physical Activity and Health
This study analyzed the performance of gender differences in value orientation of physical education teachers in junior and senior high schools. Researcher selected 16 middle school PE teachers(8 males and 8 females) in China under the premise of controlling the environment（all objects work in first-tier urbans）, education background (same degree and graduated from same university) and working years(3 years). Participants’ value orientation was assessed with the value orientation scale and individual interviews. The results illustrated that female teachers rated the self-actualization index and social responsibility index the highest, while male counterparts were more likely to orient teaching towards disciplinary mastery …
Reflection On The Loss Of Physical Education Teachers In Rural Schools Of China, Rui Chen
Reflection On The Loss Of Physical Education Teachers In Rural Schools Of China, Rui Chen
International Journal of Physical Activity and Health
Nowadays, the gap between urban and rural physical education (PE) in China is gradually widening. It is mainly manifested in the loss of PE teachers in rural areas. It is important to understand and solve the problem of the loss of rural PE teachers. The purpose of this paper is to explore this problem and propose some strategies to solve this problem. This study mainly used the following methods—literature review, logical analysis, and expert interview. In this study, we found the following reason of the loss of rural PE teachers: The salary and benefit package received by rural PE teachers …
Research On The Problems And Optimization Paths Of Sports Event Governance In China, Bo Peng, Zhihua Yin
Research On The Problems And Optimization Paths Of Sports Event Governance In China, Bo Peng, Zhihua Yin
International Journal of Physical Activity and Health
The State Sports General Administration issued "Some opinions on promoting the reform of sports event approval system" on December 30, 2014, clearly canceling the right of approval of mass sports events. Based on this, the community has reflected well, and the quantity and quality of sports events have been significantly improved, but this change has also increased the difficulty of sports event governance. This paper aims to summarize the problems existing in the governance of sports events and the corresponding optimization paths and provides suggestions for the healthy development of sports event. The literature was searched using a keyword “sports …
Investigation And Countermeasures Of Chinese Physical Education Teachers' Teaching Status Under Integration Of Sports And Education, Caiyun Wei, Lu Chen
Investigation And Countermeasures Of Chinese Physical Education Teachers' Teaching Status Under Integration Of Sports And Education, Caiyun Wei, Lu Chen
International Journal of Physical Activity and Health
School physical education is an ideal place to improve the physical fitness of young people. In China, school physical education includes physical education and health education. Physical education teacher is an important factor that influences the quality of school physical education. This study was based on the government policy of “deepening the comprehensive reform in the field of education”. The purposes were to investigating the current situation of Chinese physical education teachers’ teaching, providing suggestions and directions for the improvement of their teaching, and subsequently improving students’ physical health. This study adopted the following methods: literature review, questionnaire and interview …
Investigation And Research On Physical Education And Health Curriculum Of K-12 School In Guizhou Province, Jianpeng Wu, Xiaozan Wang, Mingming Guo, Tao Li
Investigation And Research On Physical Education And Health Curriculum Of K-12 School In Guizhou Province, Jianpeng Wu, Xiaozan Wang, Mingming Guo, Tao Li
International Journal of Physical Activity and Health
The purpose of this study is to investigate the current situation of physical education and health curriculum in primary and secondary schools in Guizhou Province, and to provide reference for promoting the better implementation of physical education and health curriculum in Guizhou Province. In the form of questionnaires, 1549 parents' questionnaires and 254 teachers' questionnaires were collected and statistically analyzed in Guizhou Province, China. Use Excel to summarize and analyze the collected questionnaires. The results found the teaching content could basically meet the needs of students. The satisfaction of primary school students, junior high school students and senior high school …
Comparative Analysis Of The Physical Education And Health Curriculum Standards Between China And United States From The Perspective Of Key Competencies, Guyue Zhang, Zhihua Yin
Comparative Analysis Of The Physical Education And Health Curriculum Standards Between China And United States From The Perspective Of Key Competencies, Guyue Zhang, Zhihua Yin
International Journal of Physical Activity and Health
With the increasing world multipolarization, economic globalization, cultural diversity and social informatization, all countries in the world have adopted key competencies as an important part of education research. As a programmatic document of physical education in the new century, physical education and health curriculum standards play an important role in the demonstration and promotion of quality education. The purpose of this study was to compare the Chinese and United States (US) high school physical education and health curriculum standards from the perspective of key competencies. Using literature review, this study compared the high school physical education and health curriculum standards …
Progress And Review Of The Research On School Physical Education Management In China, Xue Wan, Zhihua Yin, Haohui Liu
Progress And Review Of The Research On School Physical Education Management In China, Xue Wan, Zhihua Yin, Haohui Liu
International Journal of Physical Activity and Health
Reviewing and summarizing the research of school physical education management can promote school physical education work. The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) sorting out the achievements and shortcomings of the current research of school physical education management, and (2) putting forward prospects for the future research of school physical education management. In this review study, we followed three steps. We used the following keywords: “school physical education management”, OR “physical education management” for the literature search via the libraries resources of a large university in Shanghai, China. A total of 396 relevant articles were retrieved and then saved …
Review On The Application Of Information Technology In Physical Education Curriculum And Teaching, Yue Tian, Zhihua Yin
Review On The Application Of Information Technology In Physical Education Curriculum And Teaching, Yue Tian, Zhihua Yin
International Journal of Physical Activity and Health
The importance of information technology guiding the development of physical education is reflected in every field of physical education curriculum and teaching. However, due to China's late start in this field, the relevant literature is relatively confusion, lack of systematic arrangement and summary, which is not conducive to future research. The purpose of this study was to provide reference for further research in this field, and to lay a theoretical foundation for improving the level of physical education curriculum and teaching in our schools and the formation of students' good physical and mental health. In this scoping review study, we …
The Effects Of Fit Taijipao On Heart Rate: A Case Study, Zhaofei Chen, Hongwei Guan
The Effects Of Fit Taijipao On Heart Rate: A Case Study, Zhaofei Chen, Hongwei Guan
International Journal of Physical Activity and Health
As an American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) initiative known as Exercise Is Medicine (EIM) is becoming more and more popular globally, FIT Taijipao has been proposed as a new approach to exercise. FIT Taijipao has been introduced as an individualized and dynamic exercise. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of FIT Taijipao on Heart Rate (HR) at different speeds including peak (YANG) and minimum (YIN) points every three months across 15 months of continuous FIT Taijipao exercise, concluding with a follow-up retention test to examine the effects of an 18-month detraining. The participant of the …
Research On The Path Of Training Athletes In Chinese Universities Under The Background Of Integration Of Sports And Education, Haoxiang Sima, Zhendong Zhang, Zeyuan Wang
Research On The Path Of Training Athletes In Chinese Universities Under The Background Of Integration Of Sports And Education, Haoxiang Sima, Zhendong Zhang, Zeyuan Wang
International Journal of Physical Activity and Health
The purpose of this study was to realize the cognition and practice of sports education concepts from all walks of life in China, and eliminate the barriers of traditional systems and mechanisms, it will point out the direction for the training of Chinese competitive sports reserve talents to get out of the predicament and move towards high-quality development. The cultivation of reserve talents for competitive sports in China has gone through three stages: “combination of sports and education,” “combination of education and sports,” and “integration of sports and education.” Through analysis, it is concluded that the problems encountered by high-level …
Experimental Study On The Influence Of “Active Campus” Plan On Physical Fitness And Sports Interest, Xizhe Bai, Xiaozan Wang, Meiyuan Chen
Experimental Study On The Influence Of “Active Campus” Plan On Physical Fitness And Sports Interest, Xizhe Bai, Xiaozan Wang, Meiyuan Chen
International Journal of Physical Activity and Health
The exploration of “Activity Campus” action plan for elementary and middle schools in China has been gradually prevailed, but the impact of this plan on students has not been clarified. Based on this, this study is to explores the impact of the "Activity Campus" action plan on students' physical fitness and sport learning interest through research in “Activity Campus” plan, and provides theoretical support for implementation of the “Activity Campus” plan. 164 fourth-grade students from Shandong Province participate in this experiment, 80 in the experimental group and 84 in the control group. The Primary School Students’ Sports Learning Interest Scale …
Influencing Factors And Future Route Of Chinese Teenagers’ Health Based On The Healthy China 2030 Strategy, Rui Zhang, Yunjin Zou, Fanghong Yao
Influencing Factors And Future Route Of Chinese Teenagers’ Health Based On The Healthy China 2030 Strategy, Rui Zhang, Yunjin Zou, Fanghong Yao
International Journal of Physical Activity and Health
The purpose of this study was to examine the influencing factors for Chinese teenager health and possible future route according to the Healthy China 2030 Strategy. Using data from physical fitness test of Han nationality students aged 7-18 years in in 2014, we analyzed the influencing factors and the degree of physical health of Chinese teenagers. Combining dimensionality reduction, visualization and other unsupervised machine learning techniques, 6 physical fitness indicators, including vital capacity, standing long jump, 50-meter run, muscle strength, endurance and grip strength, were converted into 2 two components, accounting for 91% of the total variance. Applying multivariate logistic …
Experimental Research On The Influence Of Innovative After-Class Activities On Primary Students’ Attention, Zhongting He, Xiaozan Wang, Jiarong Zhong
Experimental Research On The Influence Of Innovative After-Class Activities On Primary Students’ Attention, Zhongting He, Xiaozan Wang, Jiarong Zhong
International Journal of Physical Activity and Health
Nowadays, due to factors such as long teaching time of the teacher, students often show problems of inattention. The purpose of this article is to explore whether innovative after-class activities can significantly improve the attention level of third-grade primary students. Through teaching experiment intervention, the attention levels of boys and girls in the experimental group and the control group were compared. According to the principle of no significant difference in the previous test, four classes of the third grade of Xiangtan Road Primary School in Qingdao, Shandong Province were selected, two as experimental classes (60 students, including 30 boys and …
Analysis On The Choreographic Characteristics Of The Top Eight Jazz Cheerleading Events In The 2019 World Cheerleading Championship, Ge Guo, Yan Zhou
Analysis On The Choreographic Characteristics Of The Top Eight Jazz Cheerleading Events In The 2019 World Cheerleading Championship, Ge Guo, Yan Zhou
International Journal of Physical Activity and Health
As the highest award platform in cheerleading competitions, the World Cheerleading Championship is participated by the elite teams and international judges and experts from all over the world. This paper aims to explore the similarities and differences between excellent teams from the aspects of complete sets of dance movements, difficult movements, complete sets of music, and stage visual effects. To collect data, we searched relevant documents and materials through China Knowledge Net, Wanfang data periodical net, and other information networks. Meanwhile, we watched videos of the top eight teams that participated in the 2019 World Cheerleading Championship. In addition, we …
Implementing Path Of Zhengzhou University's Establishment Of Football Academy, Zhaoxin Ma, Ling Niu, Yongqiang Chang, Xinyue Kong
Implementing Path Of Zhengzhou University's Establishment Of Football Academy, Zhaoxin Ma, Ling Niu, Yongqiang Chang, Xinyue Kong
International Journal of Physical Activity and Health
Under the new policy background of the 2020 "Opinions on Deepening the Integration of Sports and Education and Promoting the Healthy Development of Adolescents", as the highest educational institution in China, higher education institutions should shoulder the responsibility of cultivating high-quality talents to meet social needs. As the highest-quality higher education institution in Henan Province, Zhengzhou University's innovation and exploration of teaching methods and talent training models under the background of the integration of sports and education will play a leading role in the development of higher education in Henan Province. Through combing and analyzing the existing policy documents, firstly, …
Dérivation De Règles De Prédiction Clinique Pour Dépister Les Patients Ayant Une Lombalgie Non Aiguë Manifestant Un Succès Thérapeutique Lors D’Un Programme D’Exercice De Stabilisation Lombaire, Christian Larivière, Marie-France Coutu, Sharon M. Henry, Richard Preuss, Nicolas Roy, Khalil Rabhi
Dérivation De Règles De Prédiction Clinique Pour Dépister Les Patients Ayant Une Lombalgie Non Aiguë Manifestant Un Succès Thérapeutique Lors D’Un Programme D’Exercice De Stabilisation Lombaire, Christian Larivière, Marie-France Coutu, Sharon M. Henry, Richard Preuss, Nicolas Roy, Khalil Rabhi
Rapports de recherche scientifique
Les exercices physiques permettent de réduire la douleur et les incapacités chez les gens souffrant d’une lombalgie non aiguë (> 3-4 semaines), mais ces effets sont limités. Pour rehausser l’efficacité de ce type d’intervention, il faut déterminer quels patients répondent le mieux à chaque modalité d’exercice (arrimage patient/intervention) et pour quelles raisons (mécanismes sous-jacents). Dans la présente recherche, l’intérêt est porté à un programme d’exercices de stabilisation lombaire (PESL), une modalité active d’exercice gagnant en crédibilité et en popularité. Deux objectifs ont été poursuivis : (1) finaliser l’étape de dérivation de règles de prédiction clinique (RPC) de succès[1] pour …
Ankle Dorsiflexion Range Of Motion, Dynamic Balance, And Static Balance In Division Iii Collegiate Gymnasts, Emily Sabo
Ankle Dorsiflexion Range Of Motion, Dynamic Balance, And Static Balance In Division Iii Collegiate Gymnasts, Emily Sabo
Master's Theses
Introduction: Artistic gymnastics is a demanding sport composed of high intensity activities. Decreased range of motion can increase the risk of lower extremity injury due to the inability to disperse forces properly upon landing. Landing from a height demands dynamic balance, which may be influenced by ankle range of motion. Due to the complexity of the sport, identifying potential deficits at the ankle could lead to the development of injury prevention programs. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate if correlations exist between active ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (AROM) and static balance and/or AROM and dynamic balance …
An Exploration Of Postural Control In Young Adults, Paul Franzese
An Exploration Of Postural Control In Young Adults, Paul Franzese
Master's Theses
The purpose of this study was to identify any differences in time to boundary (TTB) among collegiate baseball players and a control group during quiet standing. Participants were 64 apparently healthy men, including 23 position players, 22 pitchers, and 19 control subjects. Testing consisted of two, individually randomized 3-minute quiet standing trials on a force plate, one with eyes open, and one with eyes closed. Average time to boundary values in anteroposterior (AP) and mediolateral (ML) directions were calculated and a series of 2x3 (vision, group) repeated measures ANOVA were performed. Results include a difference in TTB in all groups …
The Effects Of Water With Anti-Inflammatory Capabilities (Wac) On Circulating Inflammatory Biomarkers At Rest And Following Resistance Exercise, Brittany Martin
The Effects Of Water With Anti-Inflammatory Capabilities (Wac) On Circulating Inflammatory Biomarkers At Rest And Following Resistance Exercise, Brittany Martin
Health, Human Performance and Recreation Undergraduate Honors Theses
Purpose: To determine the effects of waters with anti-inflammatory capabilities (WAC) influence circulating inflammatory biomarkers at rest and following resistance exercise. Methods: Participants completed a heavy lifting protocol and drank water with anti-inflammatory capabilities for a total of six weeks. Blood samples were taken at different at 9 different time intervals to assess concentrations of anti-inflammatory markers and to quantify inflammatory biomarkers. Those time intervals included pre-AHREP 1 and post-AHREP 1, 24-hr post-AHREP 1, 48-hr post-AHREP 1, 3-week check-up, pre-AHREP 2, post-AHREP 2, 24-hr post-AHREP 2, and 48-hr post-AHREP 2. Background: The biomarkers that were focused on were: IL-6 …
Effects Of Recess On Educational Outcomes In Elementary School Children, Katelyn Whitham
Effects Of Recess On Educational Outcomes In Elementary School Children, Katelyn Whitham
Health, Human Performance and Recreation Undergraduate Honors Theses
Introduction: Because physical activity is beneficial for physical and mental health, the declining opportunities to implement adequate recesses in schools are devastating for children. If educational outcomes are positively affected by increased recess time or quality, schools are more likely to receive funding for programs and resources that support this renovation to recesses, providing research in lacking topics. Purpose: The purpose of this systematic review is to find related, academic articles for cross examination of data collected on the effects that recess has on educational outcomes so that schools may use this as a resource to receive funding to increase …
Effects Of Acute Exercise Intensity On Memory: Considerations Of Timing And Aerobic Endurance, William Meyers, Caroline Loeb, Mary Collins West, Bailey Bass
Effects Of Acute Exercise Intensity On Memory: Considerations Of Timing And Aerobic Endurance, William Meyers, Caroline Loeb, Mary Collins West, Bailey Bass
Honors Theses
The primary objective of this study was to find the optimal acute exercise intensity and post-exercise recovery time to enhance memory retention. A secondary objective of study was to evaluate the influence of aerobic endurance on memory and whether endurance capacity interacts with exercise intensity and post-exercise recovery period to influence memory performance. Participants were 54 undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Mississippi, with an age range of 18-23 years. Participants completed 13 visits in total. The first visit evaluated their aerobic endurance, with the remaining 12 visits including a 3 (Intensity: Control, Moderate, Vigorous) by 4 (Post-Exercise …
Trend Analysis Of Physical Activity Measurement Research Using Text Mining In Big Data Analytics, Seungbak Lee, Minsoo Kang
Trend Analysis Of Physical Activity Measurement Research Using Text Mining In Big Data Analytics, Seungbak Lee, Minsoo Kang
International Journal of Physical Activity and Health
Measurements of physical activity taken in a valid and reliable way are essential in characterizing the relationship between physical activity and health outcomes. Given the steadily growing interest in the physical activity measurement and the lack of research to identify current trends, this study investigated the research trend of physical activity measurement by applying four text data mining techniques (i.e., future signal, keyword network analysis, keyword trend, and keyword association rule). A total of 54,670 publications from 1982 to 2021 were collected from PubMed. As a result, the current study 1) confirmed two weak signal topics (i.e., “validity of physical …
The Effects Of Wearable Health Technology On Cancer Survivors’ Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, And Weight: A Meta-Analysis, Daphne Blount, Rui Zhang, Anne Blaes, Zan Gao
The Effects Of Wearable Health Technology On Cancer Survivors’ Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, And Weight: A Meta-Analysis, Daphne Blount, Rui Zhang, Anne Blaes, Zan Gao
International Journal of Physical Activity and Health
Wearable health technology (WHT) has been suggested as a health intervention in preventing or reducing health risk factors in clinical populations. Cancer survivors exhibit risk factors prior to cancer diagnosis and acquire comorbidities as a result of their treatment. These conditions may increase likelihood of cancer recurrence and reduce quality of life by inhibiting survivors’ physiological function and predisposing them to other maladies. Several studies have suggested WHTs as an intervention in mitigating these risks. However, there lacks a comprehensive review of the current evidence to determine the efficacy of WHT interventions. Thus, a literature search of WHT studies within …
International Approach Of Physical Activity And Health: Accomplishment And Challenges, Yuanlong Liu
International Approach Of Physical Activity And Health: Accomplishment And Challenges, Yuanlong Liu
International Journal of Physical Activity and Health
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Path Associations Between Preservice Physical Educators’ Beliefs About Epistemology And Their Value And Self-Efficacy For Sport Education And Teaching Games For Understanding, Ken R. Lodewyk
International Journal of Physical Activity and Health
Teachers’ beliefs about epistemology – that is, their personal broad mental representations about the nature of reality, knowledge, and how people know and learn – have been associated with the many educational outcomes both in the classroom and in physical education. Little is known about whether these beliefs predict physical educators’ value (i.e., interest, importance, like, and usefulness) and self-efficacy (i.e., confidence in performing) for using constructivist teaching models such as sport education and teaching games for understanding. As a result, this study examined path associations from beliefs about epistemology (epistemic worldviews and epistemological beliefs) to value and self-efficacy for …
The Effect Of Task And Environment Constraints On Aquatic Locomotor Behavior: Qualitative Data Analysis, Ernani Xavier Filho, Edison J. Manoel
The Effect Of Task And Environment Constraints On Aquatic Locomotor Behavior: Qualitative Data Analysis, Ernani Xavier Filho, Edison J. Manoel
International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education
Many constraints (environmental, organismic, and task) act on all patterns of motor coordination, although their effects on swimming is less well understood. To this end, we carried out the current study with fifty-six participants, ages ranging from six to twelve years. The experimental tasks were created from the original task in which changes in task speed and environmental context were manipulated. Four aspects in the results were notable: a) a main trend was one of performance with the same developmental status among the tasks; b) when behaviour changed, this occurred due to environmental constraints, leading to more rudimentary patterns of …
In This Issue (13:4), Stephen J. Langendorfer Ph.D.
In This Issue (13:4), Stephen J. Langendorfer Ph.D.
International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education
Greetings, IJARE readers and welcome to the fourth issue of Volume 13. I admit being quite excited about this issue. It is jam-packed with outstanding papers from six different countries that deserve your readership and attention.
Employment With The Northwest Territories Aquatics Program: A Significant Life Event?, Sebastien Denize, Audrey R. Giles
Employment With The Northwest Territories Aquatics Program: A Significant Life Event?, Sebastien Denize, Audrey R. Giles
International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education
For over 60 years, the Northwest Territories Aquatics Program (NWTAP) has employed university students from southern Canada with little to no exposure to northern Canada to run seasonal swimming pools and waterfronts in isolated northern communities. In this article, we examine the impact that working for this program had on nine former employees’ lives and whether or not working for the NWTAP could be categorized as a significant life experience. We used thematic analysis of the data from retrospective semi-structured interviews and open-ended questionnaires and identified four themes: (1) employment by the NWTAP enhanced the employees’ self-confidence, independence, and self-efficacy; …
Content, Construct, And Criterion Validity, Reliability, And Objectivity For Aquatic Readiness Assessment For Brazilian Children, Nadia C. Valentini, Keila R G Pereira, Glauber C. Nobre
Content, Construct, And Criterion Validity, Reliability, And Objectivity For Aquatic Readiness Assessment For Brazilian Children, Nadia C. Valentini, Keila R G Pereira, Glauber C. Nobre
International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education
The Aquatic Readiness Assessment (ARA) is an assessment instrument for measuring children's aquatic readiness. The objective of the study was to translate the English version into Portuguese and to investigate the content, construct, and criterion validity as well as the reliability and rater objectivity of the ARA for Brazilian children. Twenty-three professionals and 464 children, newborn to 13 years-old participated in the study. We found strong content (94% to 100% of judges’ agreement) and criterion validity, internal consistency (α from .96 to .97), and inter-rater objectivity (ICC from .81 to .98), and test-retest reliability (ICC from .94 to .98). Appropriate …