Turning Kids on to Physical Activity for a Lifetime.

Martens, Rainer

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ERIC Number: EJ533426

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Turning Kids on to Physical Activity for a Lifetime.

Martens, Rainer

Quest, v48 n3 p303-10 Aug 1996

Analyzes why so many adults are inactive by examining how children are introduced to physical activity, focusing on two behavioral principles that are germane to turning children on to physical activity (fun and self-worth), reviewing practices that violate these principles, and speculating about why the principles get violated. (SM)

Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Behavior, Life Style, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Secondary School Students, Student Behavior, Student Motivation

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Theme issue title: "The Academy Papers, No. 29. Quality of Life Through Movement, Health, and Fitness."