Physical Fitness in Children The effects of a 2-minute jog 3 times per week on 20 meter shuttle run scores in elementary age students The connection between physical activity, proper diet and nutrition, and a growing trend towards children who are overweight is well established. Obesity in children leads to the development of diseases that were once thought to only affect adults. When diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular

Computers Are an Underutilized Resource for High School Physical Education Teachers Computers have become an integral part of the high school learning environment, beginning in the early 1990s. They provide a vast variety of resources to help enhance student education through presentation of material in a variety of media and act as an enhancement to teacher lessons. They can sometimes free teachers from routine tasks, allowing them to bring greater depth

Kings County Library system is one of the more impressive and expansive library systems in the United States. It boasts dozens of locations and thousands upon thousands of books, magazines, journals and other resources. However, it has become clear in recent months and years that the basic form and function of the library is not what it could or should be and the modernity and selection of the facilities is

Pediatric Guidelines - School Health Guidelines to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Pediatric Guidelines: School Health Guidelines to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity In schools, eating right and getting enough exercise are both very important. Sometimes, a school lunch and a physical education class are the only good meal and exercise time a child gets, depending on the life he or she has at home. Whether students know about eating healthy

economic and social changes after 1870 are so striking and so qualitatively different from the developments of the First Industrial Revolution that they deserve to be labeled, "The Second Industrial Revolution." The Second Industrial Revolution Rapid changes in societies that radically transform the way of life for significant segments of the population are termed revolutions. Such revolutions have occurred frequently in many parts of the world throughout history. However, only a

What kind of neighborhood is it in? Lower middle class apartment complex What is its structure? Constantly bustling, full of many cultures and ethnicities, although Cuban-Americans predominate. What does it look like? Clean, functional, but very impersonal-looking apartment blocks. What does it contain? Mainly recent Cuban immigrants What is its aesthetic? The aesthetic is very functional, since the area is mainly dominated by recent immigrants coming from underdeveloped countries to the United States. What does it say about the characters