Evaluation of a university course to promote physical activity: project GRAD

Project GRAD (Graduate Ready for Activity Daily) evaluates a university course to promote physical activity. In a randomized study, 338 university seniors participated in either an intervention or control course for academic credit, and posttest data were collected on 321. The control course was knowledge-oriented. The intervention course taught behavior change skills in weekly lectures and peer-led labs. Physical activity was assessed with 7-Day Physical Activity Recall interviews. The intervention had no significant effects on men. Among women, the intervention increased total physical activity during leisure, strengthening exercises, and flexibility exercise. This university course had the intended effects of promoting healthful patterns of physical activity among women, but no effects were observed on men, who were more active than women at baseline.     

Submaximal exercise and maturation in 12-year-olds

The aim of this study was to examine the maturation responses of young people to submaximal treadmill exercise. Body mass was controlled using both the conventional ratio standard and allometric modelling. Ninety-seven boys and 97 girls with a mean age of 12.2 years completed a discontinuous, incremental exercise test to voluntary exhaustion. We measured peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) and VO2 when running at 8, 9 and 10 km x h(-1). Sexual maturation was assessed visually using Tanner's indices of pubic hair. Peak VO2 was significantly higher in boys (P<0.001); this was still the case when the influence of body mass was covaried out. During submaximal exercise, no significant differences in absolute VO2 were observed between the sexes (P>0.05); however, values of VO2, expressed both in ratio with body mass and adjusted for body mass using allometry, were significantly greater in boys than in girls (P<0.001). For absolute VO2, significant main effects (P<0.05) were seen for maturity at each exercise stage. With the influence of body mass controlled using either the ratio standard or allometry, no significant main effects (P>0.05) for maturity were observed. Our results indicate that boys are less economical than girls while running at 8-10 km x h(-1) and that, independently of body mass, maturation does not influence the VO2 response to submaximal exercise.     

GaIN (Georgia Interactive Network for Medical Information) study on health professionals' search requests and continuing education needs

Health sciences librarians are being called upon to be more proactive in their institutions' continuing education efforts. In an effort to identify whether search requests indicated CE needs, a study was conducted by a group of members of GaIN (Georgia Interactive Network for Medical Information). MEDLINE requests from health care professionals for subject specific clinical topics were collected during a six-month period via a standard search request form created for the study. Copies of all completed requests were collected and broad ICD-9 codes assigned to the search topics. Institutional reports were generated for each participating library to share with hospital CE coordinators. They were also compiled for the group as a whole, and reflected the "hottest" topics requested during the study period for physicians and for non-physicians (nurses, allied health, administrators). A survey to hospital librarians and CE educators showed some value in the reports, but greater potential for further collaboration between librarians and CE coordinators.     

普通高校篮球选项课教学改革实验研究

传统篮球教学模式已经不能适应现代教学形势发展的需要.通过实验提出突出组合练习的速成教学法来提高教学效果,验证了速成教学法比传统教学法有较大的优越性,可使学生在有限的教学时数内掌握篮球技术,为终身体育打下良好基础.     

社会需要与武术的发展

中华武术 ,从其萌发、产生、演变和发展至今 ,都是受中国社会经济发展和社会需要的影响和推动。在新的社会时期 ,武术如何适应现代社会需要 ,并在国内、国外蓬勃发展起来 ,是我们武术工作者目前面临的一个严肃问题。     

对12、13届亚运会田径运动水平的量化评价与比较研究

本文运用达标类体育项目运动水平百分制评定法，以12、13届亚运会当年的世界田径最好成绩为标准，对12、13届亚运会田径运动水平进行了定量分析与比较研究。结果表现：与第12届亚运会相比，第13届亚运会田径运动水平男子呈停滞状态，女子呈下降趋势。     

立法建制 加强体育院校教师队伍的建设

在制度和机制创新方面需要采取 5种措施 :即建立依法管理的制度 ,形成校方与教师之间的互动约束力 ;建立竞赛聘任机制 ,增强教师队伍建设的活力 ;建立激励优秀拔尖人才脱颖而出的分配机制 ,形成发挥自身潜能的动力 ;构建教师继续教育制度 ,形成一种提升力 ;建立师德教育和奖励制度 ,形成一种凝聚力     

创造教学法在武术教学中的运用研究

在教学中就如何提高学生素质 ,培养创新能力进行了一些探讨。实践证明 ,运用创造教学法教学有利于激发大学生的创造兴趣 ;能够提高学生创编武术套路的能力 ;取得良好的教学效果