Effectiveness of Lifetime Fitness Course Activities in Improving Movement Efficiency

University physical education courses are meant to teach the fundamentals of various sports and exercise techniques. The main purpose of this study was to determine how effective lifetime fitness (LF) courses in higher education can enhance movement efficiency (ME). Eleven participants performed the Fusionetics movement efficiency test at the beginning, middle, and end of the academic semester. Overall ME scores showed a significant effect, whereby the scores increased from the pre- to the mid-test but fell from the mid- to the post-test. Both the 1- and 2-leg squat subtests revealed a similar pattern. The second half of the semester's increased use of endurance-based class activities may have caused the ME score to decline.

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International Journal of Physical Education Fitness and Sports
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2024-09-16
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https://doi.org/10.54392/ijpefs2434
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Sports and Physical Education Research
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Effectiveness of Lifetime Fitness Course Activities in Improving Movement Efficiency

Jung-GiI Shim, Yunsuk Koh, Teresa Bachman, Sarah Ruckman
International Journal of Physical Education Fitness and Sports
Sports and Physical Education Research
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Effectiveness of Lifetime Fitness Course Activities in Improving Movement Efficiency

Jung-GiI Shim, Yunsuk Koh, Teresa Bachman, Sarah Ruckman
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Abstract

University physical education courses are meant to teach the fundamentals of various sports and exercise techniques. The main purpose of this study was to determine how effective lifetime fitness (LF) courses in higher education can enhance movement efficiency (ME). Eleven participants performed the Fusionetics movement efficiency test at the beginning, middle, and end of the academic semester. Overall ME scores showed a significant effect, whereby the scores increased from the pre- to the mid-test but fell from the mid- to the post-test. Both the 1- and 2-leg squat subtests revealed a similar pattern. The second half of the semester's increased use of endurance-based class activities may have caused the ME score to decline.

International Journal of Physical Education Fitness and Sports
Baylor University (US), Baylor School (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 71%
Sports and Physical Education Research
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Effectiveness of Lifetime Fitness Course Activities in Improving Movement Efficiency — Jung-GiI Shim, Yunsuk Koh, et al. · International Journal of Physical Education Fitness and Sports (2024) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS