Download or read book The Effect of Exercise Intervention Programs on the Self Esteem of Young Women written by Carla Mari Trujillo and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Effects of a Mentor led Exercise Intervention on Physical Self perceptions Fitness Body Composition and Physical Activity of Overweight Adolescents written by Megan Sawyer and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent decades, the prevalence of youth obesity has been on the rise (Ogden et al, 2010) highlighting the need for research evaluating interventions targeting eating behaviors and lifestyle activity. Although it is important to examine the impact of interventions on physical activity, fitness, and body composition given their relationship with physical health, it is also important to assess the impact of interventions on mental well-being. Self-perceptions, including self-esteem, are important indicators of mental well-being (Blaine et al., 2006). In fact, Biddle (2011) found poor self-perceptions to be a predominant mental health issue in overweight adolescents. Although exercise is associated with improved self-esteem, the changes in self-esteem are often not large in magnitude (Spence et al., 2005). The greatest improvements are likely to occur in those populations that would benefit the most such as overweight individuals (Lox, Ginis, & Petruzzello, 2010). In addition to exercise, mentoring programs have also had positive effects on youth self-esteem (King, 2002). Thus, exercise combined with mentoring may by an effective strategy for enhancing self-perceptions. This study evaluated the impact of a mentor-based exercise program on the self-perceptions, body composition, physical activity, and fitness level of overweight adolescents. Adolescents participated in mentor-led, weekly exercise sessions for approximately 14 weeks. The program also involved a lifestyle-coaching component through weekly behavioral challenges designed to enhance self-regulatory skills related to physical activity and healthy eating. To date, 28 participants with a mean age of 14 and a baseline BMI of 32 have participated in the mentoring intervention. An additional 12 adolescents were randomly assigned to a wait-list control condition. In addition to fitness (maximum treadmill test), physical activity (accelerometers) and body composition (DXA) assessments, participants completed a questionnaire that examined exercise specific self-perceptions, physical self-worth, and global self-esteem (Whitehead, 1995; Harter 1988) pre/post intervention and after a no treatment maintenance period. A series of 2 (condition) X 2 (time) repeated measures ANOVA's combined with effect size inspection revealed that participants in the mentoring condition showed improved aerobic fitness (d = .44) compared to the control condition, which exhibited a negative change (d = -.06). Participants in the mentoring condition showed increased moderate-vigorous intensity activity (d = .41), compared to the control group (d = .14). While BMI-Z score improvements did not differ across conditions, percent body fat change for the experimental group showed a small, positive change (d = .22), compared to the control group (d = .08). In terms of self-perceptions, mentor participants reported improved self-esteem, physical self-worth, and perceived physical condition with the effect sizes being in the moderate to large range (i.e., d = .52, .79, .82), while the control group showed minimal change (i.e., d = .11, .26, .30). However, when evaluated after a no contact follow-up period, all variables in the experimental condition had regressed toward baseline. These results suggest a mentor-based exercise intervention has a positive impact while adolescents are in the program. However the program does not seem to be effective at helping participants maintain healthy changes when the program ends.
Download or read book Educating the Student Body written by Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-11-13 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physical inactivity is a key determinant of health across the lifespan. A lack of activity increases the risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteoporosis, anxiety and depression and others diseases. Emerging literature has suggested that in terms of mortality, the global population health burden of physical inactivity approaches that of cigarette smoking. The prevalence and substantial disease risk associated with physical inactivity has been described as a pandemic. The prevalence, health impact, and evidence of changeability all have resulted in calls for action to increase physical activity across the lifespan. In response to the need to find ways to make physical activity a health priority for youth, the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment was formed. Its purpose was to review the current status of physical activity and physical education in the school environment, including before, during, and after school, and examine the influences of physical activity and physical education on the short and long term physical, cognitive and brain, and psychosocial health and development of children and adolescents. Educating the Student Body makes recommendations about approaches for strengthening and improving programs and policies for physical activity and physical education in the school environment. This report lays out a set of guiding principles to guide its work on these tasks. These included: recognizing the benefits of instilling life-long physical activity habits in children; the value of using systems thinking in improving physical activity and physical education in the school environment; the recognition of current disparities in opportunities and the need to achieve equity in physical activity and physical education; the importance of considering all types of school environments; the need to take into consideration the diversity of students as recommendations are developed. This report will be of interest to local and national policymakers, school officials, teachers, and the education community, researchers, professional organizations, and parents interested in physical activity, physical education, and health for school-aged children and adolescents.
Download or read book The Effects of Daily Exercise on Student s Self esteem written by Claire Rosemary Rooney and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Self-esteem is a significant indicator of a student's well-being and current research suggests that regular exercise can be a contributing factor in its enhancement. This study attempted to address this complicated relationship between psychological and physiological well-being. Exercise games were implemented for 20 minutes each school day for four consecutive weeks, with 25 fourth grade students. A self-designed, self-report questionnaire was used to assess the student's self-esteem pre and post exercise intervention. The results of the study were consistent with current research, which suggests that exercise has the potential to enhance global self-esteem. Further analysis indicated that specific dimensions of self-esteem were affected more by the intervention, notably the Physical Acceptance dimension. Specific sub groups of the participants, particularly ELL and TITLE 1 & ELL were also more affected because they were considered initially low in selfesteem. Planned efforts are required to guide teachers towards a better understanding of their role in facilitating the development of student's self-esteem. This awareness will encourage educators to consider and implement programs similar to that of daily exercise.
Download or read book The Volunteer Subject written by Robert Rosenthal and published by Wiley-Interscience. This book was released on 1975 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Physical Activity and Psychological Well Being written by Stuart J.H. Biddle and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-08-27 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 'feel-good' effect of physical activity is widely reported among participants. Physical Activity and Psychological Well-Being represents a research consensus on the relationship between physical activity and aspects of mental health, providing an overview of the case for the role of exercise in the promotion of psychological well-being. Topics covered include: * anxiety and stress * depression * mood and emotion * self-perceptions and self-esteem * cognitive functioning and ageing * psychological dysfunction This book is invaluable reading for students and researchers working in the exercise, sport and health sciences, and for health and clinical psychologists. It is also a foundation text for health promotion and health service professionals, particularly those working in the area of mental health.
Download or read book Exercise and Sport in Feminist Therapy written by Ruth Hall and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integrate physical activity into feminist therapy!This book explores the healing use of exercise and sport as a helpful adjunct to therapy from several therapeutic orientations within the feminist context. It looks at the ways that feminist orientations challenge the mind-body dichotomy and explores the benefits of integrating physical activity, exercise, and sport into therapy. From the editors: The contributors to this book display a diversity of theory and research approaches, including the integration of the exercise/sport sciences and exercise physiology. This volume is unique in that there has been comparatively little written about the use of exercise in therapy even though exercise is a wonderful and useful intervention tool in the treatment of depression, stress, anxiety disorders, and chronic pain. This book illustrates how exercise can be applied to inpatient and outpatient populations, to the neurotic, and to the chronically mentally ill. Exercise can reduce the incidence of chronic diseases, including diabetes and hypertension, as well as address physical problems such as obesity. Exercise can give one a sense of mastery and self-confidence. As our authors suggest, exercise must be tailored to specific issues and client populations and diagnoses, level of functioning, age, overall health, and cultural context must all be taken into account. Exercise and Sport in Feminist Therapy: Constructing Modalities and Assessing Outcomes examines: the theory supporting the use of physicality to enhance various types of psychotherapypsychoanalytic, cognitive-behavioral, constructivist, narrative, and organismic/systems practical methods of integrating exercise into varied orientations an exercise program for women with fibromyalgia a way to use exercise to enhance rehabilitation from breast cancer the use of exercise in group therapy for women suffering with chronic mental illness the “tend and befriend” model, which can help clients to meet their exercise program responsibilities
Download or read book The Effect of a Physical Activity Intervention Package on the Self esteem of Pre adolescent and Adolescent Girls written by Karin R. Boyd and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Women Self Esteem and Exercise written by Stephanie Temshiv and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Effects of a Physical Activity and Nutrition Intervention on Body Image in Pre adolescents written by Christine Amerika Gehrman and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Body image is among many psychological variables that are related to physical activity and dietary practices. Body image begins to develop in childhood and takes on increased importance during adolescence. Interventions aimed to improve physical activity and nutrition in pre-adolescents may have effects upon body image during this key developmental period. The purpose of the current study was to examine the secondary effects of a larger trial of physical activity and nutrition on body image in pre-adolescents. Based on Social Cognitive Theory, several personal, behavioral, and environmental factors are hypothesized to affect body image and were examined in this study. It was hypothesized that the intervention would have a significant positive impact on body image. Eighty-four 10-12 year olds (52 females, 32 males) of diverse ethnic backgrounds were recruited for study as part of the Healthy Youth and Parent Program, an on-going trial for physical activity and nutrition. A two-group (intervention and control) pre-post design was used. The intervention consisted of 8 weekly 2-hour sessions during which children participated in fitness activities. Body image was measured by the Eating Disorders Inventory-2, a well-validated measure. Analysis of co-variance revealed no significant direct effect of the intervention on body image, although participants in both conditions showed non-significant improvements in body image from baseline to post-test. Multiple regression analyses were used to examine theoretically hypothesized mediators of body image change, including level of physical activity and fitness, body mass index, and mood. Puberty status, negative self-esteem, and perceived barriers to physical activity were significantly related to body image concerns. The lack of a significant intervention effect on hypothesized mediators precluded the possibility of determining whether changes in these mediators would have affected change in body image. Future studies will need to test the role of hypothesized mediators if a comprehensive theoretical model of body image is to be developed.
Download or read book Principles and Practice of Resistance Training written by Michael H. Stone and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2007 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aimed at strength and conditioning specialists, health and fitness professionals, personal trainers and exercise scientists, this research-based book details the physiological and biomechanical aspects of designing resistance training programmes for improved power, strength and performance in athletes.
Download or read book The Effects of a Self determination Theory Based Exercise Intervention on Physical Activity and Psychological Variables in Sedentary Overweight Or Obese Women written by Ya-Ting Hsu and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: There is epidemiological evidence for a strong association between obesity and insufficient leisure-time physical activity and low levels of occupational activity in industrialized societies. Women are more likely to be physically inactive and overweight, and thus, we need an effective approach using behavioral theories to help sedentary overweight/obese women adopt and maintain regular exercise. Project CHANGE (to being a Confident, Healthy, And Goal--directed Exerciser) is an 8-week intervention with 4-week follow-up that targeted constructs from Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and addressed both behavioral strategies and physical skills. A total of 25 eligible participants were enrolled in Project CHANGE and were randomized to two treatment conditions: Self-Determination Theory-based exercise training plus behavioral intervention (SD group) or standard care (SC group) with traditional supervised exercise training. The final sample size was 21 (NSD = 11; NSC = 10). There were 2 dropouts from each group. Participants completed fitness assessments and questionnaires to measure physical activity, quality of life, depressive symptoms, SDT constructs, and other established psychological mediators of exercise, such as self-efficacy and goal setting. The results showed that the weekly energy expenditure did not differ significantly between the groups at post-intervention when baseline PA was controlled. However, the majority of the participants in the SD group remained active at the 4-week follow-up assessment and met the public health PA recommendation. The treatment effects on the psychological variables were limited when controlling for baseline values. For both groups, integrated regulation, perceived autonomy support, and exercise goal-setting significantly increased over time. Exercise planning had a tendency to increase, but not significantly. Scheduling self-efficacy was significantly higher in the SD group than the SC group, regardless of time. In the follow-up analysis, we categorized all the participants into two groups based upon exercise adherence, defined as exercising>= 150 min/week at the 4-week follow-up (i.e., adherent group and non-adherent group). Participants in the adherent group had significantly greater autonomous motivation (i.e., intrinsic motivation, integrated regulation, and identified regulation), scheduling and coping self-efficacies, and self-regulatory techniques (i.e., goal-setting and planning) compared to the non-adherent group. Confidence and ability to self-regulate were important for exercise adherence. Goal-setting was the most influential predictor among these variables. The results show promise and warrant additional testing of Project CHANGE as a method to help overweight or obese women start and further maintain exercise behavior. A higher fidelity SDT intervention with larger sample size is necessary to examine the treatment effect and the proposed SDT causal pathways.
Download or read book Exercise Psychology written by Janet Buckworth and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2013 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features three new chapters on exercise and cognitive function, energy and fatigue, and pain; thoroughly revised chapters on the correlates of exercise, neuroscience, stress, depression, and sleep. Includes a glossary.
Download or read book Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics Volume 11 1991 written by K. Warner Schaie, PhD and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 1991-09-15 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ìOverall this issue is well organized and informative, a welcome addition to research literature available in the field of aging.î - Educational Gerontology: Learning Resources
Download or read book Fit to Lead written by Melanie Smith and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Women Sport and Physical Activity written by Helen Lenskyj and published by Canadian Government Publishing. This book was released on 1991 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication discusses sport, culture, and society; psychological considerations; physiological considerations; and exercise and the reproductive function. It includes a list of women's organizations, and a list of Canadian feminist periodicals and journals.
Download or read book The Effects of a Strength Training Intervention on Health related Quality of Life in Older Adult Women and Psychosocial Predictors of Their Exercise Behavior written by Teresa Marie Damush and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
