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13 Physical Fitness and Exercise
Pages 118-122

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From page 118...
... According to American College of Sports Medicine: Over one-half of our children do not get enough exercise to develop healthy hearts and lungs, and 118 Healthy People 2000: Citizens Chart the Course a significant number of our school age youth already have established risk factors for cardiovascular disease. A conservative estimate suggests that adolescent obesity is prevalent among 20 to 30 percent of our youth.
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From page 119...
... He cites Kenneth Powell and Ralph Paffenbarger: "The potential overall beneficial impact of physical activity on health will be poorly served if activity patterns are recommended indiscriminately for all groups without regard for the subgroup's specific benefits and risks.n3 (it200) , ~ SPECIAL POPULATIONS A number of populations were identified as having special physical fitness needs and problems that require attention in the Year 2000 Health Objectives.
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From page 120...
... For example, according to Russell Pate of the University of South Carolina: The greatest current deficiency in the field of youth fitness testing is the lack of widely accepted criterion-referenced standards for physical fitness in children and youth. The lack of such standards greatly retards our ability to interpret the results of physical fitness tests and limits our ability to communicate effectively to children, their parents, and the public the meaning of fitness test results.
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From page 121...
... (#550J The ACSM calls for more research into the benefits of strength training in relation to cardiovascular and skeletal muscle injuries, noting that the greater elasticity of blood vessels in the young enables them to better compensate for cardiac overloads; it is not known whether strength training leads to greater elasticity in later years. (~534J Marilyn Gossman and Jane Walter, representing the American Physical Therapy Association, also say that more research on exercise and the musculoskeletal system is necessary.
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From page 122...
... 171 Pate, Russell; University of South Carolina 187 Ross, James; Maryland 200 Siscovick, David; University of Washington 248 Gossman, Marilyn and Walter, Jane; American Physical Therapy Association 313 Winfree9 Jeanette; Physical Therapy Services (Galveston, Texas) 363 Sharkey, Brian; University of Northern Colorado 534 Raven, Peter and Drinkwater, Barbara; American College of Sports Medicine 538 Curtis, Joseph; City of New Rochelle Department of Human Services (New York)
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