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Health-related fitness, body composition and physical activity status among adolescent learners: the PAHL study
(Sabinet, 2012)
Physical inactivity (PI) is found to be a major contributor to the high incidence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents. As such, PI was significantly related to risk factors of cardiovascular disease. ...
Human resources status and department responsible for recreation service delivery in the North West Province of South Africa
(Sabinet, 2012)
It is a known fact that the provision of recreation facilities alone is not enough, and that there is a growing demand for professionally trained people and suitable department, to develop and enhance the delivery of ...
The effect of a ten month physical activity intervention programme on body composition of 9-13 year-old boys
(Sabinet, 2012)
Excessive body fat is one of the main contributing factors in many health related health debilitating diseases, such as diabetes, obesity, hypertension and coronary arterioscleroses. The objective of this study was to ...
Secondary sexual characteristics of stunted and non-stunted Black South African Boys living in a township in the North West Province
(Sabinet, 2012)
It is known that sexual maturation is dependent on genetic and environmental factors and socio-economic status. The purpose of this study was to describe secondary sexual characteristics of stunted and non-stunted black ...
Physical exercise conditioning as management modality during the in-hospital phase: a systematic literature review
(Sabinet, 2012)
Regular physical exercise conditioning is already acknowledged for many years as an important component in healthy living, as well as an effective management modality in the later phases of rehabilitation for patients ...
The relationship between leisure-time physical activity and health parameters in executive employees of selected African countries
(Sabinet, 2012)
Leisure-time physical inactivity is a global public health concern affecting all people in different walks of life, including employees. This inactivity is associated with chronic diseases of lifestyle as well as low work ...
The relationship between body composition and physical fitness in 14 year old adolescents residing within the Tlokwe local municipality, South Africa: the Pahl study
(BioMed Central, 2012)
Background
Little is known about the relationship between body composition and physical fitness in 14 year-old high school adolescents of South Africa. Baseline data from a longitudinal study on physical activity and ...