A significant number of studies evidence girls' lack of participation in physical education. This study used feminist poststructuralism to examine the ways in which high school girls participated in or resisted physical education. Using qualitative research methods, researchers collected field notes, informal interviews, and formal interviews with the teacher and 15 female students. In contrast...

survey of obesity, underweight, physical activity level and dietary consumption among male students in guidance schools of makoo    didarloo a [1] , azizzadeh t [2] * , gharaaghaji asl r [3] , alizade m [4] , khorami a [5] , pourali r [6]     received: 4 apr , 2013 accepted: 2 jun, 2013    abstract  background & aims : overweight and underweight are health threatening factors. the first step in...

Anthropometric indices that are indicators of nutrition status in children and adults can be affected by racial and geographic factors. The aim of present study was to investigate the relation of skull size and brain volume of Arak University of Medical Sciences students with their age, weight, height and body mass index. The present study was a cross-sectional study on 18-26 years old students...

introduction: in order to make a dimensional proportion between human and equipment or environment, anthropometric data bank is essential. anthropometry has an important role in industrial management and ergonomic design. this information is needed to be collected regularly in every society. the purpose of this study was to determine arm length to height ratio according to gender in adults, bet...

Objective To analyze the training effects of the FIFA 11+ kids on several parameters of physical performance in male youth football players. Materials and methods Twenty-three youth players were randomized within each team into two groups (control vs. intervention). The intervention group performed the FIFA 11+ kids programme 2 times a week for 4 weeks; the control groups completed their norm...

Address for Correspondence: Dr Rameswarapu Suman Babu, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Narayana Medical College, Nellore -524 003, Andhra Pradesh, India. Mobile no.: +919440 713718 E-Mail: [email protected] Body Stature is defined as height of the body in upright position and is an inherent character and is considered as one of the important parameters of personal identificatio...

abstract introduction: today, there is a global tendency to teaching anatomy courses at the same time with clinical skills during medical education period. this project was designed to determine the effect of an integrated course of physical examination and trunk anatomy on second year medical students' knowledge of anatomy and their attitude towards this method of learning anatomy. method...

The recovery pulse and respiration were analysed to determine the level of physical fitness among the physical education and medical students of Banaras Hindu University. The analysis of the data suggested that physical fitness as measured by recovery rate was better in physical education students than in medical students. Following questionnaire method, it has been noted that the daily activit...