CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Physical education classes aim to promote health but it is unknown whether benefits occur independently of sports practice. The purpose of this study was to examine associations between engagement in physical education classes and physical fitness and obesity according to sports practice among Brazilian students. DESIGN AND SETTING Cross-sectional school-based study invo...

This dissertation adopts document-data method, comparative analysis method and Inductive deductive method to analyze main factors influencing college students’ physical and mental health from physical health education perspective. It elaborates the significance of physical health education and put up ”health first” guideline for promoting health knowledge and cultivate sports skills, creating f...

Kinesiology departments have recently started to offer allied health education programs to attract additional students to teacher education units (9). Although allied health professions offer increased work opportunities, insufficient enrollment and training of minority students in these academic fields contribute to underrepresentation in the workforce (3). To improve workforce diversity, kine...

introductionmental disorders are a major cause of morbidity and disability in the worldand can reduce the success and academic achievement. experts believe that exercise can be used as a means to achieve favorable mental status. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of physical education course (i) on mental health of bu-ali sina university students, hamadan.methodologyin this des...