Strength Training: Article Analysis
The article Strength – Training as an Alternative Physical Education Pilot Program for Non-Active- Middle- School Girls by David Vanata and Beth Patton (2009) highlights the effectiveness of a strength training program for middle school girls who were not involved in extracurricular activities. The strength training PE program was twice a week for eight-weeks and included exercises such as free weights, exercise balls, flexible tubing, and fitness steps. In order to identify the benefits of strength training, the researchers selected two groups of participants; 14 girls were not participating in extracurricular activities, while 15 girls were involved in sports. The article stresses the importance of the research because strength training exercises
are perceived as inappropriate for adolescents.
The purpose of the study was to “evaluate the effects of an alternative strength – conditioning pilot PE program among non-active middle-school aged girls compared to traditional PE classes” (Vanata & Patton, 2009). The researchers’ idea was to compare the results between the two groups and to motivate sedentary girls to engage in resistance training. Moreover, the abstract provides a detailed overview of the study, as it states a brief description of the objectives, participants, materials, and results, to help readers gain a better understanding of the study.
Furthermore, the introduction provides a comprehensive background of the problem to convince readers that the problem is significant. The problem statement is identified, as the researchers said that girls are less likely to engage in physical educational classes than boys. According to Vanata and Patton (2009) “… many traditional classes involve curriculum that focuses on competitive games with team interactions, which may discourage the involvement of non-active adolescent females in these types of activities who may lack certain athletic abilities”. Moreover, the researchers did not provide a research question and the hypothesis is not clearly stated, leaving the reader with questions about the relationship between the variables. Additionally, the literature review provides a synthesized description of relevant, previously studies.
are perceived as inappropriate for adolescents.
The purpose of the study was to “evaluate the effects of an alternative strength – conditioning pilot PE program among non-active middle-school aged girls compared to traditional PE classes” (Vanata & Patton, 2009). The researchers’ idea was to compare the results between the two groups and to motivate sedentary girls to engage in resistance training. Moreover, the abstract provides a detailed overview of the study, as it states a brief description of the objectives, participants, materials, and results, to help readers gain a better understanding of the study.
Furthermore, the introduction provides a comprehensive background of the problem to convince readers that the problem is significant. The problem statement is identified, as the researchers said that girls are less likely to engage in physical educational classes than boys. According to Vanata and Patton (2009) “… many traditional classes involve curriculum that focuses on competitive games with team interactions, which may discourage the involvement of non-active adolescent females in these types of activities who may lack certain athletic abilities”. Moreover, the researchers did not provide a research question and the hypothesis is not clearly stated, leaving the reader with questions about the relationship between the variables. Additionally, the literature review provides a synthesized description of relevant, previously studies.