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Article: Islam and physical activity implications for American sport and physical educators.
- Article from:
- JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
- Article date:
- March 1, 2003
- Author:
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The chapter on physical activity and fitness in Healthy People 2010 (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2000) contains data that demonstrate disparities in physical activity (PA), based upon gender, race, and ethnicity, in youth and adult populations. Missing from the data is PA as a function of people's religion, which has been theoretically posited (Kahan, 2002) and empirically demonstrated (e.g., Merrill & Thygerson, 2001) as contributing to PA disparity within and between religions.
In the wake of the events that occurred on September 11, 2001, members of the American educational system have demonstrated a more intense interest in Islam and Muslims ...