Sutherland et al. , (2015) conducted an intervention evaluating the effectiveness of the multi-component intervention ‘Physical Activity 4 Everyone’ (PA4E1). The aim of the intervention was to examine the effectiveness of the 24-month PA4E1 intervention in reducing the decline of moderate to vigorous physical activity among secondary school in disadvantaged areas. The intervention targeted disadvantaged schools in NSW, with five intervention schools and five control schools. The total number of students involved in the intervention was 1,150, where students were aged 12 at the baseline measurement.…
The proportion of people who undertook sufficient physical activity was 34% in the lowest SES group compared with 52% in the highest. Woman and children living in areas of lower SES are more likely to be…
Nathaniel's Response It is important for a teenager to exercise throughout his/her teenage years. According to Alice Park, author of article 1 "Teens are just as sedentary as 60 year old's", she explains that "Children should get at least moderate-to-vigorous exercise a day"(Park 4). Exercise gives teenagers the benefit of weight loss, increase muscle strength, stronger bones, lower heart rate, positive moods, and improved complexion. First, Teens should really exercise more often because of the benefits that are provided.…
The significance of physical activity is essential for the health status among communities. As we may know, PA could reduce cardiovascular disease, obesity, and even type 2 diabetes. For females, the decrease in BMI and greater results in bone density are improved by physical activity. Overall, between the two genders, females are considered more inactive than males. In Iran for example, 69.8% of the entire population is considered inactive and 30.3% from the recorded data, is made up by females.…
In Canada, rates of overweight and obesity among children have more than doubled in past decades, with the most recent estimates indicating that about 30% of Canadian children are either overweight or obese (Veugelers & Fitzgerald, 2005). Consequently, with a rise in obesity, there is an observable increase in the incidence of childhood T2DM, hypertension, and increased blood cholesterol which were previously seen primarily in older adults. Insufficient physical activity and poor nutrition are widely acknowledged as the primary mechanisms underlying this rise in excess body weight among low-income households (Veugelers & Fitzgerald, 2005). Moreover, with a poor socioeconomic state, parents with low SES may have to work extra hours to bridge their income gap, therefore, lacking the motivation to encourage or participate in physical exercises. Such environmental stressors may also be predisposing factors to obesity and possible insulin resistance among poverty-affected children.…
This is a priority area because a healthy diet and regular physical activity are essential for good health and wellbeing aswell as contributing to reducing the rates of obesity, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, certain cancers and osteoporosis (Victorian Government, 2015). Actions taken to increase the number of people eating healthy and exercising reguarlarly include; promoting the Australian Dietary Guidelines, making healthy foods easier to choose, promoting active transport, designing neighbourhoods in way that promote active and social participation, and promoting interaction with nature by creating public parks and open spaces. The potential benefits of these actions is a reduction in obesity and other diet/physical activity related conditions which would then reduce the burden on the health care system and lost productivity. It may also benefit the younger generation now and in the future as it will support their growth and development. Currie (2009) provided evidence that showed that low socio-economic status groups are more likely to experience food insecurity and are less likely to participate in physical activity, putting them at higher risks of obesity and other related conditions.…
More and more kids in Australia are becoming unhealthy and overweight this is because children are becoming lazy and not doing physical activity. Children in Australia can have a healthy lifestyle and body by us encouraging them to be physically active, for example walking when possible outdoors. Maintaining a healthy weight is important to all the children now and the future. Encouraging kids in eating healthy and doing physical activities can effect on their athletic activity and on how healthy of a diet they…
Being physically active plays an important role in the development of a child’s body and mind. And besides participating in an exercise program can be so much…
A national survey showed that the number of overweight or obese children in Australia more than doubled over a ten-year period, from 1985 to 1995, and tripled in all age groups for both boys and girls. In 2010, NSW Schools Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey (SPANS), published a study that surveyed over 8,000 students in years K, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10. Similar to the findings in the national survey, the results from SPANS showed that the number of overweight or obese children in NSW had risen from around one in ten in 1985 to one in four in…
Obesity is a problem in America. Obesity doesn’t just effect adults, but is now effecting children. The main reasons for childhood obesity are: a sedentary lifestyle and poor food choices. With all the information available about obesity 30 % of American children still remain obese. Research suggests that obesity prevention plans in school are ineffective because by the time a child enters school it is too late and because children learn healthy eating habits and exercise habits primarily from their parents and families.…
The cut off points for abdominal obesity was 88 cm for women and 102 cm for men. Frequency of leisure-time physical activity was assessed by a structured question with the following answer responses: " not at all, less than once a month, 1-2 times a month, about once a week, 2-3 times a week, 4-5 times a week, and every day". The second question asked the subject about their own perception of his or own physical fitness. BMR was measured in all pairs after an overnight fast using the Deltatrac Metabolic Monitor. Obesity in adolescence was rare (0.7% at 16 years, 0.7% at 17 years, 1.1% at years).…
PBIS ia a school wide system of support which includes proactive strategies for teaching and supporting positive behavior to create a positive school environment (Positive par. 2). The four elements of PBIS are system, data, practices and outcomes. Data is used to seee status and recognize what needs to be changed and see the effects of intervention (positive par. 7). Practices are the intervention and strategies used to reinforce positive behavior.…
According to the school nurse who has been in the school system for 15 years has seen a decrease in physical activity in students in the last 5 years along with increase in obese students. This diagnosis goes along with the first diagnosis, which is the limited knowledge towards physical activity. Family dynamics and parents attitudes towards physical activity will influence their children’s activities. Physical inactivity rates have risen in Bourbonnais from 22.9% in 2009 to 27.6% in 2011. Many health problems that are linked with obesity and physical inactivity affect the residents of this community ("KCDPH," 2011).…
In the medical world, the benefits of exercising at a young age has been a highly discussed topic among many doctors. The topic of whether young football players should start lifting weights or that other sports should start conditioning at a young age has been a widespread issue. Not only is this discussion just with sports, but for kids on a regular basis to help prevent obesity. While many think that exercising at a young age doesn’t matter for future health, but it has actually been proven that it has many advantages. I strongly believe that exercising at a young age benefits the child in the long term.…
This is an alarming statistic for every one of all ages to consider. The PDHPE curriculum aims to get children physically active but more importantly it aims to provide children with the knowledge to develop both mental and social health awareness as well as providing the knowledge they need in order to make informed choices about their health. An example of this is evident through the Values and Attitudes outcomesV5: values the important of physical activity to personal…