ERIC Number: EJ911733
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Feb
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Grand Canyon Trekkers: School-Based Lunchtime Walking Program
Hawthorne, Alisa; Shaibi, Gabriel; Gance-Cleveland, Bonnie; McFall, Sarah
Journal of School Nursing, v27 n1 p43-50 Feb 2011
The incidence of childhood overweight is especially troubling among low income Latino youth. Grand Canyon Trekkers (GCT) was implemented as a quasi-experimental study in 10 Title 1 elementary schools with a large Latino population to examine the effects of a 16-week structured walking program on components of health-related physical fitness: Body Mass Index (BMI), waist circumference, and cardio-respiratory. Data on 1,074 research participants revealed no significance changes in BMI or waist circumference (p > .05); however, cardio-respiratory fitness increased by 37.1% over baseline. Cardiovascular fitness is an independent determinant of long-term health; therefore, the GCT program may have significantly improved the future health profile of the participants and decreased their risk of metabolic diseases. (Contains 3 tables and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Body Composition, Physical Activities, Low Income Groups, Hispanic American Students, Youth Programs, Body Weight, Obesity, Wellness, Pretests Posttests, Intervention, Health Related Fitness, Health Programs, Health Promotion, Exercise Physiology, Measures (Individuals), Metabolism
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Education Level: Elementary Education
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