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Examining the effects of a community-based physical activity programon moderate to vigorous physical activity and skeletal health in growing girls

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Kasianchuk, Anastasia M.

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Girls on the Run (GOTR) is a community-based running program that encourages social, mental, emotional and physical development in young girls through the process of training for a 5k running event. Previous reports have shown that GOTR has positive effects on self-esteem and dietary behaviors; whether GOTR influences levels of...

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Masters Thesis

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young girls through the process of training for a 5k running event. Previous reports have shown that
The growing skeleton : influence of lifestlye and the development of normative data using DXA

Creator:

Fuchs, Robyn K.

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To examine the potential for exercise to build bone mass during growth, objectives of this dissertation included: 1) determine the effects of 7 months of jumping followed by 7 months of detraining on hip and spine bone mass in the prepubertal children; 2) determine variables that best predict bone mineral...

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Dissertation

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equations for healthy, Caucasian children, specific to Hologic fan-beam DXA machines; and 3) to examine the
The effects of a 7-month high impact jumping intervention on bone mass in pre-pubescent boys and girls

Creator:

Fuchs, Robyn K.

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High impact loading activities such as jumping, performed during childhood is advocated as one preventive method for increasing peak bone mass. Thus, we conducted a randomized intervention to examine the effect of high impact loading on bone mass in 34 pre-pubescent boys and girl over a seven month period. Participants...

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Masters Thesis

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couldn't have asked for a better group of students to help work with the children in this study. I also