Three kinds of athletes are identified: the professional who focuses on objectives that dictate how both mind and body are to act; the idler, an aesthetic being who accepts whatever presents itself; and the true amateurs, private beings who allow a structured situation to determine how they will express themselves. (MLW)

Flexibility is an important component of physical fitness and good health. Regular training can result in flexibility improvement. The amount of flexibility a person should develop is open to question, but minimal levels seem necessary to optimal performance and prevention of injury. (CJ)

Exercise is generally held to be a significant factor in the growth, development, and health of children and adolescents. The effects of physical activity regimens on general growth, as well as quantitative and qualitative changes, in animal muscle and bone tissue have been clearly demonstrated. Less is known about the role of exercise and related…

It was concluded that placement of tri-weekly training sessions is not critical with respect to enhancement of aerobic capacity in college-age males. (MJB)

The elimination of traditional gymnasiums would save construction funds that could be used for individualized devices for physical education. (Author)

Describes a special help program at the Roosevelt Elementary School in South Plainfield, New Jersey, involving the development of physical skills, with social and academic aspects as well. (NL)

The manual was designed to provide an overview of the Developmental Physical Management program used at the University of Alabama in classes for infants and children with multiple disabilities. The multidisabled child may be affected by one or more of the following problems: slow development, lack of normal integration of basic reflexes, abnormal…

This physical education program consists of teaching basic skills and the use of these skills in implementing a progressive sequence from kindergarten through ungraded primary grades. A section on games includes a description of their general purpose, directions for playing each game, and teaching suggestions. Included are 11 games to be…

This report, the first of three on the effects of teaching kindergarten children the overhand throw, compares the children's final ball velocities to those of two control groups. Later reports will discuss the effect of instruction on the children's movement processes and the relationship between velocity and movement process. Forty-five children…

The infant and toddler years provide a window of opportunity to establish healthy habits as part of daily routines and activities that prevent childhood obesity. Early care and education programs have the opportunity to make a significant impact on physical development when they promote healthy eating and physical activity in their daily routines.…

To determine the status of students' physical fitness, a test battery consisting of pullups, curlups, shuttle run, and one-mile walk/run was administered to both sexes. The mean fitness test results of 9-year-old students from a school participating in physical education five times a week were compared to the mean fitness test results of…