Less Than 20% Of LA Fifth-Graders Test In Healthy Fitness Zone
Despite enacting several health-oriented policies, the school system saw the number of healthy students drop slightly this year.
Los Angeles Times:
A State Fitness Test Suggests LA Students Have Some More Exercising To Do
How fit are the students of the Los Angeles Unified School District? According to a statewide test, not nearly as fit as they should be. L.A. Unified students at two of three tested grade levels performed a tad less well on the California Physical Fitness test last year than they did the year before. And overall, fewer than one-third of the tested students passed each fitness area assessed. (Resmovits, 12/19)
In other fitness news —
Sacramento Bee:
UC Davis Takes Part In Nationwide Study On The Biology Of Exercise
We all know exercise is good for us. But how does it really work inside our bodies? That’s the question behind a $2.3 million grant recently awarded to two UC Davis researchers who will study how intense bouts of exercise change the minute, molecular structures inside tissue, muscle and organs. It’s part of a nationwide, six-year study by researchers at more than 20 universities and health research centers, funded by the National Institutes of Health. (Buck, 12/19)
Sacramento Bee:
Many College Students Graduate 10 Pounds Heavier Than When They Started, Study Finds
The term “freshman 15” describing the dozen or so pounds that college students typically put on during their first year of school may be a bit of a misnomer, according to a recent study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. The study, led by researchers from the University of Vermont, found that students gain an average of just 3 pounds during their freshman year but about 10 pounds by the time they graduate. (Caiola, 12/19)