Physical Education and Training
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Friday, November 20, 2009

The effectiveness of worksite nutrition and physical activity interventions for controlling employee overweight and obesity: a systematic review.

29 Sep 2009 This report presents the results of a systematic review of the effectiveness of worksite nutrition and physical activity programs to promote healthy weight among employees. These results form the basis for the recommendation by the Task Force on ... Read more...

The role of personal trainers for stroke rehabilitation.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: Stroke is the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of adult disability around the world. The aim of this paper is to introduce the medical community to the importance and benefit of using the expertise available through ... Read more...

Effects of attending elevated level school physical education in 7 to 11-year-old boys.

30 Aug 2009 The aim of the present longitudinal study of four years was to analyse differences in growth patterns, age-related changes in body fat and physical performance in schoolchildren taking part either in normal or in elevated level physical education at ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Physical Education and Training'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The effectiveness of worksite nutrition and physical activity interventions for controlling employee overweight and obesity: a systematic review. 29 Sep 2009
• The role of personal trainers for stroke rehabilitation. 29 Sep 2009
• Effects of attending elevated level school physical education in 7 to 11-year-old boys. 30 Aug 2009
• A profile of the resistance training practices of elite Spanish club teams. 30 Jul 2009
• Position stand on androgen and human growth hormone use. 30 Jul 2009
• Youth resistance training: updated position statement paper from the national strength and conditioning association. 30 Jul 2009
• Seasonal variation in physiological fitness of a semiprofessional soccer team. 30 Jul 2009
• Bilateral neuromuscular and force differences during a plyometric task. 30 Jul 2009
• Does endurance fatigue increase the risk of injury when performing drop jumps? 30 Jul 2009
• Time course of postactivation potentiation during intermittent submaximal fatiguing contractions in endurance- and power-trained athletes. 30 Jul 2009
• Supplementing regular training with short-duration sprint-agility training leads to a substantial increase in repeated sprint-agility performance with national level badminton players. 30 Jul 2009
• Prevention of ACL injuries: how, when and who? 30 Jul 2009
• Friendship in inclusive physical education. 29 Jun 2009
• Effects of sprint interval training and body weight reduction on power to weight ratio in experienced cyclists. 29 Jun 2009
• Effects of unstable surface training on measures of balance in older adults. 29 Jun 2009
• United States Army physical readiness training: rationale and evaluation of the physical training doctrine. 29 Jun 2009
• Influence of towing force magnitude on the kinematics of supramaximal sprinting. 29 Jun 2009
• Responses of hematological parameters and aerobic performance of elite men and women swimmers during a 14-week training program. 29 Jun 2009
• Division I athletes' attitudes toward and preferences for male and female strength and conditioning coaches. 29 Jun 2009
• Effect of an acute bout of plyometric exercise on neuromuscular fatigue and recovery in recreational athletes. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Physical Education and Training'

Definition: Instructional programs in the care and development of the body, often in schools. The concept does not include prescribed exercises, which is EXERCISE THERAPY.

Descriptor UI: D010806

Alternative terms: Physical Education and Training; Physical Education, Training; Physical Education; Education, Physical;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: I02.233.543;

Technical Notes: "instructional" & "often in schools": differentiate from EXERCISE (see MeSH definition there), from GYMNASTICS (see note there) & from EXERCISE THERAPY (prescribed exercise & physical activity); DF: PHYS ED or PHYSICAL EDUC or PHYSICAL EDUCATION