Adolescent Girls and Exercise: Too Much of a Struggle?.

Orme, Judy

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ERIC Number: EJ442216

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Adolescent Girls and Exercise: Too Much of a Struggle?

Orme, Judy

Education and Health, v9 n5 p76-80 1991

Based on a British study of exercise among girls ages 14-15, the article identifies influences and constraints affecting their physical activity levels in and out of school. Interviews with adolescent girls indicated a scope for developing more appropriate ways to encourage physical activity and facilitate the process. (SM)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Exercise, Females, Foreign Countries, Health Promotion, Physical Activity Level, Physical Education, Physical Fitness, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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