The promotion of a healthy lifestyle is the main goal of physical education in many countries. However, very little is known about the relationship between different lifestyles and physical activity patterns among young people. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between lifestyle and physical activity among 12-and 15-year-old boys and girls in Belgium and Finland. The data came from an extensive comparative study, 'Sporting Lifestyle, Motor Performance and Olympic Ideals of European Youth'. The subjects in this study were 1439 Belgian and 789 Finnish adolescents. Using factor and cluster analyses, five ways of spending leisure time representing different lifestyles were formulated. Additional descriptors of lifestyle were attitude toward school and Physical Education (PE), the importance of being good academically and in sport, perceived competence, and goal orientation. The results showed that there were significant differences in physical activity between the lifestyle groups and that high physical activity was related to more than one lifestyle group. Those who were only interested in computer games and TV-watching were the most inactive, although many computer game players were also physically active. Perceived physical competence and task orientation were positively related to a physically active lifestyle. It was concluded that if the aim of physical education is to enhance an active lifestyle, then a variety of characteristics should be taken into account in teaching.

El propósito de este trabajo es analizar las propiedades psicométricas del TEOSQ, en una muestra española, aplicado al contexto de la educación física escolar. Con ello se pretende determinar si constituye un instrumento válido y fiable para utilizar en futuras investigaciones en la Educación Física. Se administró a 6170 estudiantes representativos de las provincias de Almería, Granada y Murcia de ESO y ESPO, de edades comprendidas entre 12 y 19 años. El análisis factorial confirmatorio apoyó el modelo teórico hipotetizado de dos factores (orientación a la tarea y orientación al ego) para el TEOSQ-12EF. La baja correlación entre los factores demostró la independencia de los mismos y los coeficientes alfa mostraron una consistencia interna aceptable de las dos subescalas. Las pruebas indican que existen diferencias significativas por sexo, los alumnos presentan una mayor orientación al ego que las alumnas.

Daily Physical EducationAt first glance daily physical education (DPE) might appear a physical education teacher's dream. Indeed, many are convinced of the potential benefits of such an approach for the balanced development of children and young people.Over the last four decades several trials involving increases in the number of hours of physical education in the school programme have been performed around the world: France, Canada (Lavallee,

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Os objetivos do estudo foram comparar um índice válido de atividade física segundo o sexo e a idade, comprovar se o nível intenso de participação responde às recomendações referentes a saúde nos jovens e identifi car grupos de jovens em risco de sedentarismo. Materiais e Métodos: A coleta dos dados se efetuou por meio de um questionário denominado "Hábitos físico-esportivos e estilos de vida", nas províncias de Almería, Granada e Murcia. As amostras representativas foram formadas por 3.249 alunos de ESO e 2.921 de ESPO. Resultados: As diferenças de participação intensa são signifi cativamente a favor dos homens. O índice de atividade física diminuiu particularmente nas mulheres. Discussão: As mulheres adolescentes aparecem como um grupo muito sedentário e em forte risco de sedentarismo no futuro.