Status of participation in physical activity among international students attending colleges and universities in the United States.
This study examined the status of participation in physical activity among international students attending colleges and universities in the United States. Participants for the study were 521 international students from five universities in the Midwestern part of the United States. Descriptive statistics revealed that international college students spent on...

Urge exercise for fitness, not only for weight loss.
CHICAGO -- Primary care physicians are well positioned to help reverse the trends of physical inactivity and obesity in all age groups, according to fitness authorities at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md. It's imperative that physicians motivate their patients to engage...

Zapping cares and calories with Zumba; Exercise craze combines fitness and fun.
Byline: Nancy Sheehan Are you ready to Zumba? If your New Year's resolution is to keep your annual winter waistline expansion under control, then you might want to try the toe-tapping exercise craze that is sweeping the nation. Zumba is a Latin-inspired dance...

Exercise isn't just fitness - it's medicine.
Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Chad May For The Register-Guard As members of the Lane Community College Professional Fitness Training Program Community Advisory Committee, the American College of Sports Medicine and the professional health and fitness community, we are committed to encouraging physical activity for the health benefits...

Health clubs offering more than just exercise machines; Nutrition, personalized programs and motivation part of the modern fitness center.
Byline: Ken Cleveland Fitness clubs are no longer just racks of weights. Although classic free weights are part of many workout programs, today's fitness centers offer a variety of equipment to challenge every muscle without necessarily going for the body-builder look. Those looking for better...

Sports, Exercise, and Fitness: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources.
GV704 2004-063835 1-56308-819-3 Sports, exercise, and fitness; a guide to reference and information sources. Allen, Mary Beth. (Reference sources in the social sciences series) Libraries Unlimited, [c]2005 287 p. $68.00 Just in time...

Analysis of a videotaped lesson from an exercise physiology perspective: physical educators can infuse fitness concepts, teach exercise science, and increase activity in their lessons all at the same time.
Public school physical education in the United States can be considered to be at a critical point in its history. On the one hand, critics have charged, with some justification, that students should be developing reasonable fitness levels and mastering certain fundamental movement skills to a greater extent than...

Lees, Terri (2007). Water Fun: 116 Fitness and Swimming Activities for all Ages (with Water Fun DVD).
Lees, Terri (2007). Water Fun: 116 Fitness and Swimming Activities for all Ages (with Water Fun DVD). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Publishers (PO Box 5076, 61825; [800] 747-4457, FAX [217] 351-1549; website www. HumanKinetics.com; ISBN 10-0-7360-6378-1; paperback, 175 pg; $49.95 plus S/H USA UPS $6.50, Canada Post $7.15, book...

Prevention Practice: A Physical Therapist's Guide to Health, Fitness, and Wellness.
Prevention Practice: A Physical Therapist's Guide to Health, Fitness, and Wellness Thompson CR, ed. Thorofare, NJ 08086, Slack Inc, 2007, hardcover, 296 pp, ISBN: 978-1-55642-61 7-9, $47.95. Holistic and preventive approaches to healthy living are important aspects of health care and maintenance. This book combines...

Power enhancement of weightlifters during snatch through Reducing torque on joints by particle swarm optimization.
INTRODUCTION Study of athletic movement from biomechanical view is one of the important research fields. Majority of research in this field is for recognition and optimization of movement. The recognition requires a true definition of a dynamic model of athlete's body with respect to biomechanical limitations. In...