M I Nurjahan, T A Lim, S W Yeong, A L S Foong, J Ware
Utilization of information technology in medical education: a questionnaire survey of students in a Malaysian institution
The Medical journal of Malaysia
feeling pleasure physical education pe could increase physical activity participation adherence overweight children traditional games known positive benefits motor skill development especially children poorer motor skills body mass children little known overweight childrens feelings enjoyment playing games identify program physical activity appreciated overweight children tested effect different activities namely soccer shot put sp traditional motor games tmgs feelings pleasure 28 overweight male children aged 1211 063 years bmi 2689 015 kgm2 participating 3month crossover study measure affective responses exercises applied validated feeling scale data collected eight pe lessons organized cycle taught post hoc pairwise comparisons revealed significant difference z 3195 p 001 mean feeling score reported cycle 248 041 tmgs 304 032 similar significant difference z 3304 p 001 found mean feeling scores reported sp cycle 227 032 tmgs 304 032 significant difference mean feeling scores reported 248 041 sp cycles 227 032 conclusion findings present study suggest tmgs may beneficial effects feelings pleasure overweight children therefore tmgs might potentially considered alternative conventional physical activities