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Journal of Physical Activity Research
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This is an Open Access Journal

Open Access journal
ISSN (Print) 2574-4437 - ISSN (Online) 2574-4437
Published by Science and Education Publishing

[75 journals]

Improvement in 1-Mile Run Times in a Fleet Feet Training Group: A Brief
Research Note
- Authors: John Hart
  Pages: 1 - 2
  Abstract: It is a common goal for runners to improve their run times. This short report compares 1-mile times for a route that was run at two different times, five weeks apart in a Fleet Feet training program. A paired t test for 62 runners indicated an average improvement of 1 minute, 15 seconds which was statistically significant (p < 0.0001). This evidence indicates that the training program was effective for this group in improving their 1-mile run times over a 5-week period.
  PubDate: 2020-03-05
  DOI: 10.12691/jpar-5-1-1
  Issue No: Vol. 5, No. 1 (2020)
Relationship of Athletic Identity to Selected Health Behaviors Among
College Students: Implications Beyond Formal Sport Participation
- Authors: Katie Helms; Duston Morris
  Pages: 3 - 8
  Abstract: Organized team sport is a popular activity for American youth. While sport participation is associated with many positive health outcomes, the opportunity to continue participating in organized, structured sports declines with age. Sport participation is also associated with athletic identity, an aspect of personal identity that is the extent to which individuals identify with the athlete role. While athletic identity is often studied in the context of negative consequences that can occur when the athlete role is disrupted or discontinued, there are also positive associations with continued identification as an athlete, particularly regarding health behaviors such as exercise. Lifestyle sports are a way that individuals can continue participating in sport-related activities throughout life, potentially continuing the beneficial elements of athletic identity. The current study seeks to explore the relationship between athletic identity and health behaviors. More specifically, it examines this relationship in lifestyle sport contexts independent of formal organized sports such as high school or college athletics. Results showed that athletic identity is positively related to exercise frequency, recreational sport participation, and health behaviors. Moreover, these associations were found regardless of past experience in a formal athlete role. Results have implications in identifying the potential for athletic identity to positively influence health, particularly in activity settings that are more inclusive and lifestyle-oriented than formal, organized team sports.
  PubDate: 2020-03-10
  DOI: 10.12691/jpar-5-1-2
  Issue No: Vol. 5, No. 1 (2020)

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