The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between physical activity and
other health-related behaviors among a representative sample of US college students. Data …

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to determine the current levels of physical
education (PE) and sports participation among American secondary school students, and to …

Physical activity is often recommended as a strategy for managing stress. Although
associations among physical activity, stress, and hassles have been documented among …

In 1995 the American College of Sports Medicine and the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention published national guidelines on Physical Activity and Public Health. The …

The authors investigated and then compared associations between 16 variables and
vigorous physical activity in a minority student population. The sample (N= 347) drawn from …

Contemporary thinking in public health posits that childhood and adolescent physical activity
and physical fitness may influence health status during childhood and adolescence, as well …

Physical activity behaviors of a cohort of college students were identified, along with
environmental and institutional factors impacting physical activity. A cross-sectional survey …

Objective: The authors examined differences in exercise motivation between age, sex, and
race for college students. Participants: Students from 156 sections of physical activity …

Background. The benefits of childhood physical activity include fitness, weight control, and
exercise habits that may carry over into adulthood. School physical education is the primary …

The authors compared physical activity patterns among 874 Asian, 332 African, 1,101 White,
and 529 Hispanic American college students aged 18 to 25 years. According to self-report …