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The effects of aerobic training on children's creativity, self-perception, and aerobic power
L R Herman-Tofler1, B W Tuckman
1Department of Educational Research, College of Education, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
|January 20, 1999
Abstract:
The article examines whether participation in an aerobic exercise program (AE), as compared with a traditional physical education class (PE), significantly increased children's perceived athletic competence, physical appearance, social acceptance, behavioral conduct, and global self-worth; increased their figural creativity; and improved aerobic power as measured by an 800-meter run around a track. Further research on the effects of different types of AE is discussed, as well as the need for aerobic conditioning in the elementary school.