Background: Childhood overweight is disproportionately worse in minority and low-income populations. Theater is a promising and effective tool for delivering health education to these underserved populations, but no known studies have examined the use of theater to promote both nutrition and...

The aim of this study was to analyse the effect of an Artistic Intervention Program (AIP) on the mood state. The research consisted in the observation and identification of expressive resources of movement and musical listening throughout a dance-circus show. Using a cuasi-experimental design,...

Provision is made in state-based education curriculum in Australia for the inclusion of dance in either health and physical education or the performing arts. This study, using interviews with 38 year 11 and 12 girls in two metropolitan Western Australian high schools, explored what prompts students ...

As a result of competitive dance television shows, interest in tap dance seems to have increased in the past few years. Tap dance is a challenging and fun lifetime physical activity that is appropriate for people of all ages. It is an excellent activity for K-12 physical education programs, higher...

Objective: To review and assess effectiveness of sport and dance participation on subjective well-being outcomes among healthy young people aged 15-24 years. Design: Systematic review. Methods: We searched for studies published in any language between January 2006 and September 2016 on PsychINFO,...

Aims: Health-promoting strategies need to be culturally appropriate to encourage healthy behaviours and lifestyle choices in children and young people. This rapid review explores the effects of participating in creative activities on the health and well-being of children aged between 11 and 18...

Dancing has been recommended as a suitable home-based physical activity during the quarantine period associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Dancing can reduce sedentary behavior and thereby maintain physical and emotional health. The aim of this article was to provide support to dance, fitness,...

This study measured the physical activity contributions of Dancing Classrooms on middle school students. Data were collected on 77 students from two large urban middle schools who wore Actigraph wGT3X+ accelerometers for 2 weeks during the program. Physical activity profiles were created to show...

With the rapid development of the economy, people's various needs for daily life are also increasing. Because this sport combines sports and dance, which makes the sport have the effect of physical fitness, as well as the emotional edification and visual beauty that dance brings to dancers and...

Purpose: This study aimed to (i) investigate the physiological and perceptual responses to two different active video games (AVGs), (ii) compare the physiological and perceptual responses to AVGs with those encountered during classic exercise and daily sedentary routines, and (iii) compare the...