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Physical Activity and Exercise Motivation Differences among College Students
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Zachary Townsend; William Torrence; Daniel Smith; Tim Werner – International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 2024
Health behaviors established during college years are typically carried on into adulthood; however, many college students are not meeting physical activity guidelines. In addition, sociodemographic and environmental factors impact exercise motivation and physical activity; yet, only limited research has compared motivations and behaviors between…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Health Behavior, Exercise, Motivation
Survey of North Carolina Community College Early Childhood Faculty on Nutrition, Health, and Physical Activity Coursework. Early Childhood Professional Development Report. Volume 1, Number 2
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Dunst, Carl J.; Raab, Melinda; Hamby, Deborah W.; Long, Anna Lauren – Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute, 2015
North Carolina community college faculty teaching courses in early childhood education at 54 of 58 community colleges were surveyed to determine the extent to which they included content knowledge on child health, nutrition, physical activity, and obesity, and adult wellness, in the courses they taught, and to identify faculty member…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Faculty, Early Childhood Education, Knowledge Level
Descriptive Assessment of Exercise Program on Fitness and Correlates of Participation
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Lanier, Angela Baldwin; Jackson, Erica Marie; Azar-Dickens, John; Anderson, Brock; Briggs, Meredith – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2012
Objective: To assess health-related fitness, physical activity correlates, and completion of a half-marathon using a 3-day training program in a college community. Methods: 26 volunteers participated in a 20-week, half-marathon training program. Results: All participants completed the half-marathon. Positive changes in health-related fitness and…
Descriptors: Exercise, Health Related Fitness, Health Behavior, Program Effectiveness
Aerobic Capacities of Early College High School Students
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Loflin, Jerry W. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
The Early College High School Initiative (ECHSI) was introduced in 2002. Since 2002, limited data, especially student physical activity data, have been published pertaining to the ECHSI. The purpose of this study was to examine the aerobic capacities of early college students and compare them to state and national averages. Early college students…
Descriptors: High School Students, Physical Activity Level, Health Behavior, Exercise
Dietary Fat Intake and Exercise among Two- and Four-Year College Students: Differences in Behavior and Psychosocial Factors
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Berg, Carla J.; An, Lawrence C.; Ahluwalia, Jasjit S. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
Given the demographic differences among two-year colleges and four-year universities and the relatively limited access to health education and campus-based health resources, this study compares the frequency of limiting dietary fat intake and exercising among two- and four-year college students. A total of 2,265 undergraduate students aged 18-25…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Student Characteristics, Eating Habits, Dietetics