Browsing Health Sciences by Subject "Fisieke aktiwiteit"
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The association between physical activity, functional fitness and balance in senior citizens
(North-West University, 2011)During the past decades there has been an increase in longevity. These aging trends have an enormous economic impact and present challenges to policymakers, families, and health care providers to meet the needs of aging ... -
The effect of an enhanced quality physical education programme on physical activity and fitness among grade 7-learners in Potchefstroom
(2015)The low physical activity (PA) levels of children have become a national public health concern in South Africa. Moreover, the quality of Physical Education (PE) in South African schools has been compromised by challenges ... -
Obesiteit se verband met motoriese en fisieke ontwikkeling en die effek van 'n multidissiplinêre fisieke aktiwiteitsintervensie daarop by 10– tot 12–jarige kinders
(North-West University, 2011)The increasing prevalence of childhood obesity worldwide is viewed as a global epidemic (World Health Organization, 2010). It is associated with a variety of health problems as well as physical– (cardio–respiratory endurance, ... -
The relationship between physical activity and markers of the metabolic syndrome in adolescents : the PAHL-study
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Low levels of physical activity (PA) are associated with a dramatic rise in obesity. The increase in prevalence of overweight and obesity is in parallel with an increase in metabolic syndrome (MetS) prevalence. Numerous ... -
The role of attitude and barriers on the implementation of a nutrition intervention in primary school children
(North-West University, 2012)Background: South Africa is a multicultural, multi-ethnic developing country currently experiencing a unique quadruple burden of disease, of which malnutrition (both over- and under nutrition) is one of them. The increase ...