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Salsa dancing in gym shoes: Exploring cross-cultural missteps with Latinos in the classroom

, 2015
Consider how you would typically greet a friend or a relative. Perhaps you would shake hands or even hug. But this might not be the norm in another culture. For example, in the Latino culture, it’s common to greet loved ones with an embrace and a kiss on
Lavigne, Alyson Leah, Oberg De La Garza, Tammy   +1 more
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INTERVENTION TO REDUCE SEDENTARY TIME AND IMPROVE CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK FACTORS AMONG SEDENTARY EMPLOYEES

, 2012
Background: More than half of the US adult population is sedentary and this type of behavior is known to increase an individual's risk for overweight/obesity hypertension cardiovascular disease stroke type 2 diabetes mellitus anxiety and depression.
NC DOCKS at East Carolina University, Smith, Rebecca Drew   +1 more
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Effects of Physically Active Learning (PAL) Interventions on Physical Fitness, Physical Activity, and Sedentary Behavior in Primary School Children: A Systematic Review. [PDF]

Children (Basel)
Burušić J, Baić M, Trajković N, Pekas D, Vidranski T.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Process evaluation of an intervention developed using a participatory approach targeting school-related sedentary behaviour among adolescents. [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Van Oeckel V, Deforche B, de Boer J, Delfmann LR, Altenburg T, De Meester F, Verloigne M.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A school-level randomized preliminary study of in-classroom physical activity breaks among fifth graders. [PDF]

J Exerc Sci Fit
Duan Y, Peiris DLIHK, Vandelanotte C, Liang W.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Effects of a Brief Music-Movement Active Break on Executive Functions, Mathematics, and Engagement in Preschool Children. [PDF]

Children (Basel)
Chatzopoulos D, Mouchou-Moutzouridou E, Pogonidou E, Kapodistria L.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Associations between physical activity, physical fitness, sedentary behavior, and mathematics achievement in school-aged children: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]

Front Cognit
Hermassi S, Alshaer A, Alneama A, Ketelhut S, van den Tillaar R.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Rationale and methods of the MOVI-HIIT! cluster-randomized controlled trial: an avatar-guided virtual platform for classroom activity breaks and its impact on cognition, adiposity, and fitness in preschoolers. [PDF]

Front Digit Health
Henriquez-Maquehue F, Díez-Fernández A, Ruiz-Hermosa A, Bermejo-Cantarero A, Navarro-Martínez Ó, Rodríguez-Martín B, Sánchez-López M.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Recess as a Setting for Child Development: A Randomized Controlled Trial on Physical Activity, Motor Skills and Social-Emotional Functioning. [PDF]

J Sch Health
Brocken JEA, Meeter M, de Bruijn AGM.
europepmc   +1 more source

“Sedentary and Non-Sedentary Groups in Old Babylonian War Contexts”

The numerous texts from Mesopotamia dating from 2000-1600 BC provide information on the interactions between sedentary and non-sedentary groups in particular in war contexts.
Annunziata Rositani
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