Effects of a 6-week circuit training intervention on body esteem and body mass index in British primary school children

Body Image

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 216-220

  Duncan, Michael J ^a   Al Nakeeb, Yahya ^b   Nevill, Alan M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWMAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body esteem; Physical activity; Plyometrics; Weight status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; ENGLAND; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 66049138843     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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