OBJECTIVES: Physical education (PE) that allows students to engage in moderate-to-
vigorous physical activity (MVPA) can play an important role in health promotion …

There is little research on students' engagement in physical activity in middle school
physical education (PE). We observed student activity, lesson context, and teacher behavior …

Little is known about children's activity levels during physical education classes and how
they relate to the national health objectives for the year 2000 (US Public Health Service …

This 4-year study, conducted in seven elementary schools assigned to three conditions—
Physical Education Specialists (PES), Trained Classroom Teachers (TT), and Controls (CO) …

ABSTRACT SCRUGGS, PW, SK BEVERIDGE, PA EISENMAN, DL WATSON, BB SHULTZ,
and LB RANSDELL. Quantifying Physical Activity via Pedometry in Elementary Physical …

BACKGROUND: Health recommendations are for preadolescent children to have daily
school physical education (PE) classes that engage children in moderate to vigorous …

Physical activity in children and youth is associated with physiological, physical, and mental
health benefits with research suggesting that the more physical activity one accumulates, the …

Objectives. We examined whether schoolyard improvements led to increased physical
activity levels among both boys and girls and assessed the aspects of schoolyard design …

In 2001, the 77 th Texas legislature passed Senate Bill 19 (SB19) requiring elementary
school children in publicly funded schools to participate in physical activity (PA) and schools …

This study was conducted to validate the System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time
(SOFIT) for measuring physical activity levels of high-school students. Thirty-five students …