Palaestra articles from June 1997

Palaestra archives from June 1997

National Institutes of Health - undergirding our health.(Editorial)
June 22, 1997... The American public has never lived in an age when one's health and/or an interest in health related matters have been more in the forefront. President Clinton's attempt to overhaul the nation's health care system during his first term in...

Yes! Physical education is a direct service.
June 22, 1997... I applaud the editorial, Is Physical Education a Direct or Related Educational Service? seen in the Winter (13:1) issue of Palaestra. As a retired special education teacher for students with disabilities, a lifelong adapted aquatics...

Messages of written humor in therapeutic recreation service.
June 22, 1997... Introduction Humor is considered a type of play behavior by literature sources in recreation and related fields. The experience of humor is associated with feelings of pleasure, a positive quality of life, and experience that can be...

The compulsive athlete.
June 22, 1997... "I know I exercise too much, but I'm afraid I'll gain weight if I don't." "My wife thinks I'm crazy for training as much as I do, but I go crazy if I don't." "I haven't missed a day of exercise in seventeen years--not even illness stops me!" ...

The student as a teacher assistant in physical education classes serving students with disabilities, part 2. (includes related article about using the class as peer tutors)
June 22, 1997... The most used teacher assistant programs in physical education classes utilize students as assistants. When students with disabilities receive physical education in the general class setting, it is usually other students, also members of that...

Integrating students with disabilities with general education students in various physical education activities at the middle school level.
June 22, 1997... Herndon Middle School (Fairfax County, VA) is the site of a unique program that integrates 7th and 8th grade students with disabilities from an adapted physical education class with general education students from a 7th grade physical...

Instructional strategies to help exercisers with Parkinson's disease.(Cover Story)
June 22, 1997... There are 1.5 million Americans with Parkinson's disease. The most well known and recently diagnosed persons include Muhammad Ali, Janet Reno, and Pat Robertson. Sadly, there will be some 36,000 new cases of Parkinsonism annually (Marilla,...

Hints and cautions on buying a horse for a rider with or without a disability. (So You Want a Horse of Your Own!, part 4)
June 22, 1997... Many of them are appropriate for centers providing therapeutic riding to meet the educational and clinical needs of riders with diverse disabilities. Horses chosen and trained for use in programs fulfill a function somewhat different from...

"Pass the ball to Jimmy!" A success story in inclusive physical education.
June 22, 1997... Co-educational, middle school physical education. Just the thought of having 25 to 30 children ages 10-12 running around a gymnasium is enough to make even the strongest of physical education teachers feel faint! What with hormones running...

A 2,000 miler is gone. (seeing-eye dog Orient, who guided Bill Irwin along the Appalachian Trail)
June 22, 1997... On Friday, February 21, 1997, at 7:00 a.m., Orient took his last breath. It must have been very hard for Bill Irwin to hear the news when the veterinarian called that morning. Readers of Palaestra will remember Orient as the magnificent German...

Games to Keep Kids Moving: Physical Education Activities to Promote Participation, Self-Esteem, and Fun for Grades 3-8.
June 22, 1997... West Nyack, NY: Parker Publishing Co. (Career and Personnel Development, 10995; ISBN 0-13-3522873; paperback, 280 pg; $28.95 + tax/S&H. This collection of elementary/middle/intermediate school physical education games and activities...

Physical Activity and the Older Adult: A Knowledge Base for Managing Exercise Programs.
June 22, 1997... Champaign, IL: Stipes Publishing Co. (10-12 Chester St., PO Box 526, 61824-0526; [217] 356-8391; ISBN 0-87563493-1; paperback, 73 pg; $5.80). During the past ten years numerous individuals trained in medicine in North America, Germany, and...

Physical Education Sourcebook.
June 22, 1997... Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics (1607 N. Market St., PO Box 5076, 61824-5076; [217] 351-5076, [800] 747-4457, FAX [217] 351-2674; ISBN 0-87322-863-4; paperback 202 pg; United States--$24.00, Canada--$35.95). This unique and user-friendly...

The Wingate Anaerobic Test.
June 22, 1997... Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics (1607 N. Market St., PO Box 5076, 61824-5076; [217] 351-5076, [800] 747-4457, FAX [217] 351-2674; ISBN 0-87322-946-0; paperback, 110 pg; United States--$19.00, Canada--$28.50. A state-of-the-art review of...

All-American Aquatic Handbook: Your Passport to Lifetime Fitness.
June 22, 1997... Des Moines, IA: Allyn & Bacon (PO Box 10695, 50381-0695, or 160 Gould St., Needham Heights, MA 02194-2315; [800] 278-3525; ISBN 0-205-19990-9; paperback, 310 pgs; $24.95; companion of The W.E.T. Workout, 24 min VHS video). Water exercise...

Don't get caught dirty handed - wash them!
June 22, 1997... "Don't forget to wash your hands" is a hygiene topic brought to public attention by the English surgeon John Lister during the nineteenth century. The subject was often addressed in the medical literature of the day, as well as in newspapers...