Health-related fitness knowledge growth in middle school years: Individual- and school-level correlates

BackgroundHealth-related fitness knowledge (HRFK) has been an essential concept for many health and physical education programs. There has been limited understanding and longitudinal investigation on HRFK growth. This longitudinal study examined HRFK growth and its individual- and school-level correlates in middle school years under 1 curriculum condition: Five for Life.MethodsParticipants were 12,044 students from 47 middle schools. Data were collected at both individual/participant and school/institution levels. Individual-level variables included gender, grade, and HRFK test scores. School-level variables included percentage of students receiving free and reduced meals (FARM), student-to-faculty ratio for physical education, and school academic performance (SAP). We used hierarchical linear modeling to examine HRFK 3-year growth in relation to individual- and school-level correlates.ResultsThe average HRFK score at 6th grade for females was 42.81% ± 1.32%. The predicted HRFK growth was 17.06% ± 1.02% per year, holding other factors constant. A 1-standard deviation increase in FARM correlated with a 14.68%-point decrease in predicted test score (p = 0.02). A 1-standard deviation increase in SAP was associated with an 11.90%-point increase in HRFK score. Males had a significantly lower growth rate than females during the middle school years (0.78%/year, p = 0.02).ConclusionThe result showed that both individual- and school-level variables such as gender, FARM, and SAP influenced HRFK growth. Educators should heed gender differences in growth curves and recognize the correlates of school-level variables.     

Responses to oral glucose challenge differ by physical activity volume and intensity: A pilot study

BackgroundOne-hour postprandial hyperglycemia is associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Physical activity (PA) has short-term beneficial effects on post-meal glucose response. This study compared the oral glucose tolerance test results of 3 groups of people with habitually different levels of PA.MethodsThirty-one adults without diabetes (age 25.9 ± 6.6 years; body mass index 23.8 ± 3.8 kg/m²; mean ± SD) were recruited and divided into 3 groups based on self-reported PA volume and intensity: low activity < 30 min/day of moderate-intensity activity (n = 11), moderately active ≥ 30 min/day of moderate-intensity PA (n = 10), and very active ≥ 60 min/day of PA at high intensity (n = 10). Participants completed an oral glucose tolerance test (50 g glucose) with capillary blood samples obtained at baseline, 15 min, 30 min, 45 min, 60 min, 90 min, and 120 min post-ingestion.ResultsThere were no significant differences between groups for age or body fat percentage or glycated hemoglobin (p > 0.05). The groups were significantly different in terms of baseline glucose level (p = 0.003) and, marginally, for gender (p = 0.053) and BMI (p = 0.050). There was a statistically significant effect of PA on the 1-h postprandial glucose results (p = 0.029), with differences between very active and low activity groups (p = 0.008) but not between the moderately active and low activity groups (p = 0.360), even when baseline glucose level and gender differences were accounted for. For incremental area under the curve there was no significant effect of activity group once gender and body fat percentage had been accounted for (p = 0.401). Those in the low activity group took 15 min longer to reach peak glucose level than those in the very active group (p = 0.012).ConclusionThe results suggest that high levels of PA have a beneficial effect on postprandial blood glucose profiles when compared to low and moderate levels of activity.     

振动训练对运动员身体素质的影响

目的:振动训练是一种新兴的的训练方式,现阶段已经得到了较为广泛的应用。本文主要通过对现有振动训练研究进行总结概括,旨在探讨振动训练对运动员身体素质的影响。方法:主要采用文献资料法,通过知网、万方、维普等中文期刊数据库检索查阅前人实验研究文献,并对其结论进行总结归纳。结论:通过振动训练可以促进肌肉力量的增长以及肌肉爆发力的增长,对力量素质发展有积极的促进作用;振动训练可以有效提高运动员肌肉爆发力,对速度素质发展有促进作用;振动训练可以增强心肺功能以及肌肉耐力水平,可提高运动员的耐力素质;振动训练可以提高肌肉及韧带的伸展性对运动员柔韧素质发展有着较好的影响,有学者认为振动训练对柔韧素质没有影响。     

银川市社区居民体力活动现状调查与分析

目的:调查银川市居民体力活动现状并对其进行分析。方法:采用IPAQ-长卷对银川市社区居民进行调查。结果:高水平体力活动者为55.3%,中等水平者为36%。男性的一周VPA显著高于女性(P<0.05);大专及以上教育程度者TPA、MPA和WPA都显著低于其他教育程度者(P<0.05);85%的居民达到了世卫组织推荐的身体活动量。结论:银川城市居民体力活动水平较高,中等强度体力活动和步行体力活动的比例大;男性在VPA上显著高于女性,但在其他方面与女性无显著差异;受教育程度对体力活动的影响较大;大多数社区居民达到了世卫组织推荐的身体活动量。     

浅谈太极拳教学在农村中小学体育教学中的应用

太极拳是一种体育运动,也是一种武术,更是一种强身健体的项目,在中国有着悠久的历史。农村中小学把太极拳作为传统项目的教材,在很多方面有很大的推广价值。为进一步探索农村中小学体育特色工作的新思路,高标准推进教育教学工作,我们选择了太极拳训练为体育特色。笔者常年从事体育教学,对太极拳教学有着丰富的教学经验,如何在农村中小学体育教学中打好太极拳我感觉至关重要。太极拳不仅能强身健体还能培养学生的情操,提升校园文化建设,更能磨炼学生的意志,树立正确的人生观和价值观,本文对太极拳教学在农村中小学体育教学中的认识提出了自己的观点。     

青少儿寒暑假屏前静态行为与体育参与现状及关联性研究

"屏前静态行为"与"体育参与"是当前影响青少儿体质健康的2个重要因素,通过文献资料法、问卷调查法研究发现:青少儿寒暑假存在过度屏前静态行为,学段与屏前静态行为成正相关,外界监管是影响屏前静态行为的重要因素,可及性是青少儿选择电子媒介的关键因素。寒暑假期间青少儿体育参与率较低,其中大学生体育参与率最低,依次是小学生、高中生和初中生。青少儿屏前静态行为与体育参与两者之间存在负相关,同时两者发展规律不同,具有相对独立性。     

基于体质现状的大学体育课堂教学改革研究

随着素质教育的不断深化,根据学生的实际情况来构建新型教育模式,已经成为了教育领域的必然趋势。如今,大学生体质问题备受关注。高校体育教学应该根据学生的实际情况出发,构建契合学生体质实际的体育教学模式。对于大学体育课程教师而言,就需要充分考虑到这一点。本文就针对这部分内容进行了探讨,提出几点建议。     

学生体质健康的影响因素与学校体育的应对

学生的健康会直接决定国民健康水平。因为传统教育理念的影响,体育教育并不被重视的,按时随着近些年全民锻炼等意识理念的不断推广,学生体质问题越发突出,持续提高体育教育整体质量水平显得非常重要。对此,为了进一步提升体育教育质量,本文简要分析高校学生体质健康的影响因素与学校体育的应对策略,希望可以为相关教育者提供一定帮助。     

加强学校体育促进中学生体质健康研究

改革开放后,中国经济不断发展,人们生活水平不断提高。国家需要培养包括德、智、体、美、劳5个方面都符合要求的人才,我国在教育方面的投入很多。这就是我国进行体育教育的原因,引起了前所未有的关注。然而,在传统的中学教育的影响下,一些学校仍然没有发展体育教育,而是用文化课程代替了体育教育。为了提高学生的身体质量,作为当前学校体育运动强劲发展的一部分,中学应继续关注体育锻炼并改善体育锻炼,这很可能需要根据各个学生的兴趣来实施。为了提高中学生的体育表现,学校需要明确体育锻炼目标,使中学生的身体素质得到全面提高。     

高职体育教学中学生体育素养和职业能力培养研究

高职教育是我国高等教育的重要组成部分,高职院校专注培养实用型人才,重视学生的实际运用能力,以及实际操作能力,满足社会对实用技能型人才的需求。随着教育体制的改革,传统体育教学中的问题不断凸显,很难培养学生的体育素养,也不利于提升学生的职业能力。高职院校在体育教学中,不仅要教授学生专业的体育知识,也要将学生的身体素质和职业技能作为重要的教学内容,针对学生的专业制定体育项目,促进学生体育能力的多方面发展,为未来的社会工作作铺垫。目前高职院校在体育教学中,忽视学生体育素养和职业能力的培养,需要及时改进,制定合理的措施,提升学生的体育素养和职业能力。