scholarly journals Associations between Health-Related Fitness and Cardio-Metabolic Blood Profiles in Low-Income Children

2015 ◽  
Vol 05 (09) ◽  
pp. 370-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan D. Burns ◽  
Timothy A. Brusseau ◽  
You Fu ◽  
James C. Hannon
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Low Income Children ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Blood Profiles ◽  
Health Related Fitness

scholarly journals Effect of a 12-Week Summer Break on School Day Physical Activity and Health-Related Fitness in Low-Income Children from CSPAP Schools

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
You Fu ◽  
Timothy A. Brusseau ◽  
James C. Hannon ◽  
Ryan D. Burns
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Mean Difference ◽  
Spring Semester ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Low Income Children ◽  
Cardiovascular Endurance ◽  
School Day ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Related Fitness

Background. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a 12-week summer break on school day physical activity and health-related fitness (HRF) in children from schools receiving a Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program (CSPAP). Methods. Participants were school-aged children (N=1,232; 624 girls and 608 boys; mean age=9.5±1.8 years) recruited from three low-income schools receiving a CSPAP. Physical activity and HRF levels were collected during the end of spring semester 2015 and again during the beginning of fall semester 2015. Physical activity was assessed using the Yamax DigiWalker CW600 pedometer. HRF measures consisted of body mass index (BMI) and the Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run (PACER). Results. Results from a doubly MANCOVA analysis indicated that pedometer step counts decreased from 4,929 steps in the spring to 4,445 steps in the fall (mean difference = 484 steps; P<0.001; Cohen’s d = 0.30) and PACER laps decreased from 31.2 laps in the spring to 25.8 laps in the fall (mean difference = 5.4 laps; P<0.001; Cohen’s d = 0.33). Conclusions. Children from schools receiving a CSPAP intervention had lower levels of school day physical activity and cardiorespiratory endurance following a 12-week summer break.

scholarly journals Health-Related Fitness Levels among Title I Elementary School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (15) ◽  
pp. 7778
Author(s):  
Taemin Ha ◽  
Jongho Moon ◽  
Brian Dauenhauer ◽  
Jennifer Krause ◽  
Jaimie McMullen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Title I ◽  
Aerobic Capacity ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Performance Standards ◽  
Upper Body ◽  
School Students ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Related Fitness ◽  
Fitness Levels

Over the past few decades, studies have emphasized improving children’s health by increasing health-related fitness levels. Despite the known benefits of health-related fitness in youth, studies have also highlighted a lack of physical activity opportunities for children living in low-income households. The purpose of this study was to investigate the health-related fitness levels of students attending Title I (low-income) elementary schools. A total of 77 elementary students (50.6% female; Mage = 10.0, SD = 0.827) from two Title I elementary schools in the western United States completed the FitnessGram assessments of aerobic capacity, muscular strength and endurance, and flexibility. Descriptive statistics were used to identify the number of students in the Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ) based upon the FitnessGram HFZ Performance Standards. Less than 17% of students achieved the HFZ for aerobic capacity and only 31.2% achieved the HFZ for upper body strength and endurance. Students performed better for abdominal strength and endurance and flexibility with 55.8% and 68.8% achieving the HFZ, respectively. The results of this study offer insights into the health-related fitness levels of a unique population, students attending Title I schools. School health professionals, including physical education teachers, need to be aware of existing disparities and make efforts to systematically intervene.

scholarly journals The impact of environmental, parental and child factors on health-related behaviors among low-income children

Appetite ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 112 ◽  
pp. 260-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salma M.A. Musaad ◽  
Katherine E. Speirs ◽  
Jenna T. Hayes ◽  
Amy R. Mobley ◽  
Nurgul Fitzgerald ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Low Income Children ◽  
Health Related Behaviors ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Child Factors ◽  
The Impact

Tai Chi’s Effects on Health-Related Fitness of Low-Income Older Adults

2013 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 270-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Manson ◽  
Paul Ritvo ◽  
Chris Ardern ◽  
Patricia Weir ◽  
Joseph Baker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Faible Revenu ◽  
Health Related Fitness

RÉSUMÉOn a démontré que le Tai Chi peut influer positivement sur la condition physique liée à la santé (CLPS) des participants âgés, en leur offrant un moyen d’accoître la force musculo-squelettique. L’objectif de cette étude était d’examiner les effets de l’intervention de Tai Chi sur la forme physique, et de découvrir si ethnies culturellement étrangères au Tai Chi constituaient un obstacle à la participation à un programme communautaire pour les aînés à faible revenu. Soixante-dix-huit aînés d’origine mixte (55 ans et plus), qui n’étaient pas culturellement affiliés au Tai Chi, ont été recrutés pour cette étude. Les mesures de la condition liée à la santé ont été prises avant et après un programme de Tai Chi d’une durée de 16 semaines, avec sept séances par semaine. Des améliorations significatives en résultaient dans l’aptitude supérieur et inférieur musculo-squelettique ainsi que dans la flexion partielle parmi ceux qui pratiquaient le Tai Chi. Ces résultats suggèrent que le Tai Chi peut être efficace pour améliorer la CLPS, et que les ethnies non pas liées culturellement au Tai Chi n’éprouviaent pas un obstacle à la participation d’un échantillon de population âgée à un niveau socio-économique faible.

Selected Health-Fitness Rankings of Low-Income Youth

1995 ◽  
Vol 81 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1187-1191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. Lehnhard ◽  
Holly R. Lehnhard ◽  
Stephen A. Butterfield ◽  
Corey Parker ◽  
Richard Young
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Low Income Children ◽  
Bottom Quartile ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Fitness Parameters ◽  
National Norms ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Two Parameters ◽  
Age And Sex

Two parameters, tricep skinfold and one-mile walk/run, from the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance health-related fitness test were assessed in 226 low-income children, ages 10 through 14 years. Group means by age and sex were compared with state and national norms. As a whole, on both fitness parameters, this low-income sample fell in the bottom quartile for the state of Maine. The group's national ranking was even lower. Not only are low-income families burdened financially, it appears from this study that the children are also at health risk.

386: Health Related Quality of Life in Low-Income, Uninsured Men with Prostate Cancer

2004 ◽  
Vol 171 (4S) ◽  
pp. 101-102
Author(s):  
Tracey L. Krupski ◽  
Arlene Fink ◽  
Lorna Kwan ◽  
Sarah Connor ◽  
Sally L. Maliski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related
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