Eat Healthy & Exercise to Stay Fit for Life

April BarabashCBSE 7201T

Fall 2012

Statement of the Problem

Some children suffer from a lack of self esteem and this effects their ability to excel in sports & exercise. (Glazebrook, Batty, Mullan, MacDonald, Nathan, Sayal, Smyth & Yang, 2011)

Obese children face a future of ill health because of poor eating and exercise habits. (Watson, Baranowski, Thompson, 2012) and (Gruber, & Halderman, 2009)

Statement of the problem

There is a growing body of evidence that suggests a link between lack of physically activity and poor academic success. ("Presidential youth fitness," 2012).

Review of the Literature

“Everybody hates gym!” But why? (Graser, Sampson, Pennington, & Prusak, 2011)

FITNESSGRAM - the Solution (“Presidential youth fitness,” 2012) and (Graser, et al. 2011)

Review of the Literature

STAK (Steps to Active kids) (Glazebrook, et al. 2011)

Physical Education program targeting insecure or unhealthy children. (Glazebrook, et al 2011)

Goal- build their self-confidence to exercise so students will enjoy staying fit for life

Review of the Literature

Exercise is good for your mind and your heart.

Staying fit through exercise and cardio fitness prevents heart attacks and strokes. (Thijssen, Cable, & Green, 2012)

Exercising strengthens the executive functioning portion of the brain. (Tomporowski, Davis, Miller, Nagliericite, 2008)

Review of the literature

MyPlate.gov -created by Michele Obama in 2010. (“A brief history of USDA good

guides,” 2011.)

Changing students eating habits is always a challenge. (Gruber, & Halderman, 2009), and (Watson, et al. 2012).

Performance is only one factor to dictate a persons health. (Monyeki, Neetens, Moss & Twisk, 2012).

Nutrition Plate Unveiled, Replacing Food Pyramid

Research Hypothesis

This project will implement a nutritional program based on MyPlate and exercise strategies using the FITNESSGRAM. The student body will be fifty fifth graders. We will meet three times a week for morning classes that last forty-five minutes over a ten week period. The setting will be in P.S. X, an urban school in Brooklyn NY. The goal is to teach the students how to achieve a healthy life-style and become fit for life. (“A brief history, 2011)

References A brief history of usda food guides. (2011). Retrieved from

http://www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/downloads/MyPlate/ABriefHistoryOfUSDAFoodGuides.pdf

Glazebrook, C., Batty, M., Mullan, N., MacDonald, I., Nathan, D., Sayal, K., Smyth, A., Yang, M., Boliang, G. & Hollis, C. (2011). Evaluating the effectiveness of a schools-based programme to promote exercise self-efficacy in children and young people with risk factors for obesity: Steps to active kids (stak). BioMedCentral Public Health , 11(830), doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-830

Graser, S. Sampson, B. Pennington, T. Prusak, K. (2011). Children's Perceptions of Fitness Self-Testing, the Purpose of Fitness Testing, and Personal Health. Physical Educator. v68 n4 p175-187

Gruber, K. & Halderman, L.(2009). Using the Family to Combat Childhood and Adult Obesity. Preventive Chronic Disease. 6(3):A106. http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2009/

Monyeki, M., Neetens, R., Moss, S., & Twisk, J. (2012). The relationship between body composition and physical fitness in 14 year old adolescents residing within the tlokwe local municipality, south africa: The pahl study. BioMedicalCenter Public Health, 12(374), doi: :10.1186/1471-2458-12-374

Neuman, W. (2011, 05 02). Nutrition plate unveiled, replacing food pyramid. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/03/business/03plate.html

Presidential youth fitness program adopts the FITNESSGRAM assessment; new fitness program teaches skills for lifelong physical activity. (2012, 09 11). PRWeb

Thijssen, D., Cable, N., & Green, D. (2012). Impact of exercise training on arterial wall thickness in humans. US national library of medicine national institutes of health, 112(Pt7), 311–322. doi: 10.1042/CS20110469

Tomporowski, P. Davis, C. Miller, P. Nagliericite, J. (2008). Exercise and children’s intelligence, cognition, and academic achievement. Educ Psychol Rev. 2008 June 1. 20(2): 111–131. doi:  10.1007/s10648-007-9057-0

Watson, K. Baranowski, T. Thompson, D. (2012). Item response modeling: an evaluation of the children's fruit and vegetable self-efficacy questionnaire. Health Education Research. 21(1); i47-i57. http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publications.htm?seq_no_115=204945