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Article: RC grant findings: quantifying physical activity time via pedometry in high school physical education.(Research Consortium Grant Abstracts)
- Article from:
- Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
- Article date:
- February 1, 2007
- Author:
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The school system has been identified as a uniquely positioned public institution to play a pivotal role in the promotion of youth physical activity (Pate et al., 2006; U.S. Department of Health & Human Services [USDHHS]/U.S. Department of Education, 2000). Within the school day, physical education should engage participants in health enhancing physical activity for a significant portion of the class time (McKenzie & Kahan, 2004; Pate et al., 2006; USDHHS, 2000), concurrently with psychomotor, affective and cognitive domain learning (National Association for Sport & Physical Education, 2004). Adolescents should be active at least 50% of the physical education class time ...