30 Year Trends of Reduced Physical Fitness in Undergraduate Students Studying Human Movement.

The physical fitness of Canadian adults has decreased over the past 30 years, while sedentary time has increased. However, it is unknown if university students studying human movement exhibit similar population declines. Physical fitness (i.

Training behavioural therapists in presession pairing skills to evaluate the impact on children's life skill acquisition rates.

Presession pairing is a well-documented behaviour analytic practice that supports the development of a positive instructional environment and is associated with reduced rates of challenging behaviour among children with developmental disabilities. However, there is limited research evaluating the impact of presession pairing on children's skill acquisition rates. Therefore, in the current study, four behavioural therapists were systematically trained in an established presession pairing protocol and using a multiple baseline across participants design, the impact of this training on life skill acquisition rates among a group of four children with Autism Spectrum Disorder was evaluated.

Implementation of resources to support patient physical activity through diabetes centres in Nova Scotia: the effectiveness of enhanced support for exercise participation.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of enhancing support for physical activity counselling and exercise participation at diabetes centres in Nova Scotia on physical activity and exercise behaviours and clinical outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Methods: In all, 180 patients at 8 diabetes centres participated in this observational study. A range of enhanced supports for exercise were offered at these centres.

Implementation of resources to support patient physical activity through diabetes centres in Atlantic Canada: the effectiveness of toolkit-based physical activity counselling.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of toolkit-based physical activity counselling on physical activity and exercise participation of type 2 diabetes patients attending diabetes centres in Atlantic Canada.

Methods: Patients with type 2 diabetes (n=198) were recruited to a quasiexperimental study comparing the effectiveness of counselling by persons trained to use a physical activity and exercise resource manual (i.e.

Increasing diabetes educators' confidence in physical activity and exercise counselling: the effectiveness of the "physical activity and exercise toolkit" training intervention.

Objective: The objective of this action research was to examine the effectiveness of a comprehensive intervention (the toolkit) in improving diabetes educators' (DEs') perceptions of their abilities and their patients' abilities related to physical activity as part of regular diabetes self-management.

Methods: Two separate studies were conducted. Participants completed measures assessing confidence, attitudes and perceived difficulty.