Effects of Daily Physical Education on Physical Fitness and Weight Status in Middle School Adolescents

Journal of School Health

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 27-35

  Erfle, Stephen E ^a   Gamble, Abigail ^b  

^a DICKINSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fitness; In school physical activity; Obesity; Physical education; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISTORY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SCHOOL; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; OBESITY; PENNSYLVANIA; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SCHOOLS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STUDENTS;

EID: 84913614387     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josh.12217     Document Type: Article

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