Effects of the youth fit for life protocol on physiological, psychological, and behavioral factors at ymca calgary after-school care sites

Psychological Reports

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 879-895

  Annesi, James J ^a   Tennant, Gisèle ^b   Westcott, Wayne L ^c   Faigenbaum, Avery D ^d   Smith, Alice E ^e  

^a Wellness Advancement   (United States)

^b YMCA Calgary ^*  (Canada)

^c South Shore YMCA   (United States)

^d The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^e CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; CANADA; CHILD; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SELF CONCEPT;

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CANADA; CHILD; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 70349601789     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.104.3.879-895     Document Type: Article

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