purpose :   the aim of this study was to examine the influence of selected exercises on motor development in elementary school third grade girl students in ahwaz city, iran . methods :   the present study was semi-experimental, performed as field and using experimental and control groups. the statistical population included all third grade girl students of elementary schools of ahvaz city (10,5...

background: reduced level of physical activity, as an important problem of urbanization and industrial development, has a considerable impact on the population morbidity and mortality. the rate of inactivity has been reported to be 60-85% in adults worldwide. considering the importance of physical activity among youth, the aim of this study was to evaluate the physical activity among university...

background and purpose: physical activity may be classified as intense, moderate, and low. despite their health-related benefits, iranian women have a low rate of physical activity. women face numerous obstacles and challenges for participating in physical activity programs, most notably are household chores and taking caring of children, long distance between home and workplace and the other p...

PACE (Physician-based Assessment and Counseling for Exercise) is an individualized theory-based minimal intervention strategy aimed at the enhancement of regular physical activity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a PACE intervention applied by general practitioners (GPs) on potential determinants of physical activity. A randomized controlled trial was conducted in 29 ...

background : life style is the ordinal and daily activities of individuals in their own lives that they accepted so, these activities affect their health status. the aim of the current study was to determine  teachers' life style in gorgan city in 2009. methods : in a cross-sectional study 336 teachers of elementary, mid and high school were recruited through random stratified sampling method. ...

the effect of educational program based on basnef model on the pregnant mothers` physical activity     shakeri m [1] *, fekri sh [2] , shahnavaz a [3]     received: 05 sep, 2012 accepted: 06 dec, 2012     abstract   background & aims : regular physical activity is an important role in pregnancy, therefore this investigation was carried out in order to assess thee effect of educational program b...

BACKGROUND Adolescents especially middle school girls do not follow 60 min of regular physical activity (RPA), recommended by WHO, and endure physical activity decline. Using theory-based interventional program, considering the age of decline in RPA, seems to be effective. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of educational program, based on PRECEDE and Trans-Theoretical models, o...