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Exercise and Fitness Guidelines for Elementary and Middle School Children
Greene, Leon Adeyanju, Matthew
Greene, Leon
Adeyanju, Matthew
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Abstract
In 1986, the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sport released results showing that American youth were not in good physical condition and that schools needed to reemphasize physical education. Within the last 15 years, researchers
have obtained reliable data on the effects of physical exercise and activity on the physiological functions (including cardiorespiratory fitness) of children. As a result, basic guidelines for exercise and fitness have been developed
in the following areas: exercise prescription, alternative fitness activities (walking and aerobics), considerations for teachers
and principals, and testing. In this article, we discuss those guidelines and some of the research on which they are based.
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This is the publisher's version, also available electronically from http://www.jstor.org.
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1991-05-01
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The Elementary School Journal
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Greene, Leon; Adeyanju, Matthew. (1991). "Exercise and Fitness Guidelines for Elementary and Middle School Children." The Elementary School Journal, 91(5):437-444. http://www.jstor.org/stable/1001884.