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The article discusses a study which determines whether the motivation towards competitive swimming performance depends on an event performed and the resulting energetic expenditure. It examines the relationship between energy demand involved in competitive swimming events and the motivation for swimmers to perform them. Findings suggest that the energetic cost of the event where the Spanish swimmers compete affects the reason to practice it.

Problem Statement: Health-related fitness assessment may be useful to promote physical activity among children under six years old. The movement skills and motor gross development assessment tools most widely used in the preschool setting have been widely reviewed. However, there is a lack of studies of this kind regarding physical fitness outcomes. Approach: Literature review. Purpose: To identify and to classify the most relevant physical performance batteries that either have been specifically designed to assess physical fitness in the pre-school setting or at least contain some fitness tests that could be useful in this regard. Results: A total of 17 batteries were found, described and later classified into "Motor Functioning" (6), "Proficiency Motor Skills" (5) and "Physical Fitness" (6) batteries. Based upon their psychometric properties, physical performance tests included, economic cost, existing normative data available for comparison and taken into account its possibilities of administration in the preschool setting, no ideal battery could be identified. Conclusions: Kindergarten and preschool teachers, as well as health professionals should know in depth the different fitness test included in the revised batteries, in order to identify those which can help them to assess physical fitness components in the kindergarten/preschool setting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The assessment of the physical condition of school population through field tests is a widely studied topic in the field of health sciences and sport. However, very little is known about what kind of evidence can be considered as the most useful one in the context of the second cycle of primary education (3-6 years). This literature review aims to provide information about the field test considered more desirable to assess the physical condition in children in preschool, based on the study of its psychometric properties, ease and simplicity of implementation, need for material resources and chances of locating and guiding values which show the assessed level of competence. The results suggest that, although there are different tests for each component of physical fitness, there are few tests that meet all the above requirements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: eating disorders (ED) are particularly common in young people. Objective: To determine the prevalence of eating disorders in college students and its associated factors. Methods: Study of prevalence in young Spanish university uniHcos project. Using unconditional logistic regression have determined the magnitude of the association between the risk factors associated with lifestyle and ED measured by questionnaire Sick, Control, One, Fat, Food (SCOFF). Results: The prevalence of ED was 19.5%, being higher in women (ORa=1.59; p=0.006). In boys, have criteria of developing an eating disorder was associated with living in halls of residence, “binge drinking" and problematic Internet use. In women studying different courses at Health Sciences (ORa=1.50) and problematic Internet use (ORa=2.33). Those women at risk of ED more frequently had depression (ORa=2.02), menstrual pains (ORa=1.81) and perceived poor health (ORa=1.70). In men, those at risk for eating disorders more frequently had poor perceived health (ORa=2.42). Conclusions: The risk of a positive outcome in the scoff in our study is similar to that reported for other populations of students as well as their association with certain health problems and addictions. By gender differences that need attention in the design of prevention and control strategies were observed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]