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Cardiovascular Health Promotion—Physical Fitness in the School Setting

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Physical activity is a major lifestyle behavior related to cardiovascular disease. Lack of energy expenditure is considered an important contributor to the epidemic of obesity. Schools are an obvious area of interest in health promotion due to their centrality in the life of children. Over the course of the school day, physical education, recess, extracurricular activities, and classroom activities provide multiple opportunities to integrate and reinforce physical activity. School policies exert a powerful influence in limiting and promoting these health and fitness opportunities. A high level of interest in youth fitness began in the 1950s and continues today. Yet these school day activity opportunities are rife with policy contractions. This chapter reviews the role of schools in the promotion of physical activity and fitness.

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  1. Department of Community Health, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA

    Marietta Orlowski

  2. Departments of Pediatrics and Community Health, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA

    James Ebert

  3. Departments of Pediatrics and Community Health, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA

    Arthur Pickoff

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Orlowski, M., Ebert, J., Pickoff, A. (2011). Cardiovascular Health Promotion—Physical Fitness in the School Setting. In: Berenson, G. (eds) Evolution of Cardio-Metabolic Risk from Birth to Middle Age:. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1451-9_13

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