Summer fitness

School-based fitness changes are lost during the summer vacation.

OBJECTIVE To determine the changes in percentage of body fat, cardiovascular fitness, and insulin levels during the 3-month summer break in overweight children enrolled in a school-based fitness program. STUDY DESIGN Overweight middle-school children were randomized to a lifestyle-focused physical education class (treatment) or standard physical education class (control) for 1 school year (9 ...

Effects of summer school participation and psychosocial outcomes on changes in body composition and physical fitness during summer break

PURPOSE Evidence suggests that adolescents gain more weight during the summer break than they do during the school year, and that participation in the summer school program is beneficial in maintaining their healthy lifestyle. It is known that obesity and physical fitness in adolescents can be affected by their socio-economic and psychological status, especially during a long school break. The ...

Healthy Lifestyle Fitness Camp: A Summer Approach to Prevent Obesity in Low-Income Youth.

OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of participation in a summer camp focused on nutrition and fitness among low-income youth. METHODS In 2011-2012, overweight and obese youth (n = 126) from Fresno, CA participated in a free 6-week summer program, Healthy Lifestyle Fitness Camp (HLFC), which included 3 h/wk of nutrition education provided by University of California CalFresh and 3 hours of daily ...

Summer Buzz

t is late Sunday afternoon in August. A child stands alone in the garden listening to the metallic sounds of insects, " reads Charles Burchfield's own description of The Insect Chorus. " They are all his world, so, to his mind, all things become saturated with their presence–crickets lurk in the depths of the grass, the shadows of the trees conceal fantastic creatures, and the boy looks with fe...

Summer Paper