Increasing Physical Activity Among African-American Women and Girls

Content Provider	Scilit
Author	Whitt-Glover, Melicia C. Brand, Dorine J. Turner, Maren E. Ward, Sheila A. Jackson, Erica M.
Copyright Year	2009
Description	Journal: Current Sports Medicine Reports The benefits of physical activity on diseases and risk factors are well known. Despite the known benefits, many segments of the population, particularly African-American women and girls, do not obtain adequate levels of physical activity. Strategies are needed to identify successful and sustainable interventions to increase physical activity among this population. We reviewed literature published between 2007 and 2009 that focused on increasing physical activity or fitness among this population. We identified 37 studies, 11 of which focused on increasing physical activity. This article summarizes the findings from those 11 studies and provides recommendations for improving strategies to increase physical activity in African-American women and girls.
Related Links	https://scholarworks.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2118&context=aspubs
Ending Page	324
Page Count	7
Starting Page	318
ISSN	15378918
e-ISSN	15378918
DOI	10.1249/jsr.0b013e3181c27ade
Journal	Current Sports Medicine Reports
Issue Number	6
Volume Number	8
Language	English
Publisher	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Publisher Date	2009-11-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Journal: Current Sports Medicine Reports Womens Studies Women and Girls African American Women Increase Physical Increasing Physical Activity
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Sports Science