Fitness Measures and Health Outcomes in Youth

Fitness Measures and Health Outcomes in Youth
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2012-12-10
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0309262879

Physical fitness affects our ability to function and be active. At poor levels, it is associated with such health outcomes as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Physical fitness testing in American youth was established on a large scale in the 1950s with an early focus on performance-related fitness that gradually gave way to an emphasis on health-related fitness. Using appropriately selected measures to collected fitness data in youth will advance our understanding of how fitness among youth translates into better health. In Fitness Measures and Health Outcomes in Youth, the IOM assesses the relationship between youth fitness test items and health outcomes, recommends the best fitness test items, provides guidance for interpreting fitness scores, and provides an agenda for needed research. The report concludes that selected cardiorespiratory endurance, musculoskeletal fitness, and body composition measures should be in fitness surveys and in schools. Collecting fitness data nationally and in schools helps with setting and achieving fitness goals and priorities for public health at an individual and national level.

Reports

Reports
Author: Civil Aeromedical Research Institute (U.S.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1963
Genre: Aviation medicine
ISBN:

Laboratory Manual for Exercise Physiology, Exercise Testing, and Physical Fitness

Laboratory Manual for Exercise Physiology, Exercise Testing, and Physical Fitness
Author: Terry J. Housh
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2017-06-30
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 135181849X

Laboratory Manual for Exercise Physiology, Exercise Testing, and Physical Fitness is a comprehensive text that will provide students with meaningful lab experiences--whether they have access to sophisticated laboratories and expensive equipment, or they are looking for procedures that can be done without costly materials. It will be a useful resource as they prepare for a career as an exercise science professional, athletic trainer, coach, or physical educator. The more than 40 labs cover seven major components of physical fitness. They are practical and easy to follow, consisting of a clear, logical format that includes background information, step-by-step procedures, explanatory photographs, sample calculations, norms and classification tables, and worksheets. Lab-ending activities and questions provide additional opportunities to practice the procedures and explore issues of validity, reliability, and accuracy. Readers will find this manual a valuable tool in learning to apply physiological concepts and to perform exercise tests, as well as an essential resource for any career involving physical fitness and performance testing.

Aviation Medicine Reports

Aviation Medicine Reports
Author: Mary Ellen Allen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1966
Genre: Aircraft accidents
ISBN:

An annotated catalog of Office of Aviation Medicine Reports is presented as a quick reference for those engaged in civil aviation and related activities. It provides an applied summary, Author Index, and Subject Index of each OAM Report published from 1961 through 1965. (Author).

AM

AM
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 118
Release: 1966
Genre:
ISBN: