The Powerpuff Girls: making it as early career academics in physical education

Abstract

Early career academics (ECAs) working in neoliberal universities have been recognized as a vulnerable group who experience anxiety, uncertainty, exhaustion, stress, frustration, insomnia, shame and guilt. These feelings are often intensified among academics from developing countries, such as Argentina. Using the theoretical ideas of liquid subjectivities, risk and uncertainty, this paper aims to explore what we experienced while transitioning from undergraduate students to ECAs in the field of Physical Education (PE). Collective biographies were used as a method for data collection, and three main themes were constructed from the data in relation to power relations, gender and liquid subjectivities from the transition from students to ECAs. The paper concludes by highlighting the positive side of working in academia with the hope that working conditions will be improved for the next generation of ECAs in PE.

Effect of 8 weeks CrossFit exercises on high school students during a physical fitness program

“…A number of leading experts (Harold W. Kohl et al 2013;Kaur et al 2020;Mameshina 2019;Masliak et Mameshina 2018a;Petrova et Bala 2020) note that according to statistics, almost 60% high school children have health problems and low levels of physical fitness. The main reasons for this problem are the features of education in the modern school (Krivoruchko et al 2018a), the growth of educational information, the intensification of material, modernization and complication of educational programs (Varea, Riccetti, et Siracusa 2021). All this leads to an increase in mental load and a decrease in motor activity of children (Batorova et Sørensen 2019).…”

“…Exercise is an effective means of compensating for the deficit of motor activity of the modern student (Cacioppo et al 2021;Kolokoltsev, Iermakov, et Jagiello 2018;Mohammed et al 2018;Varea et al 2021;Voloshina et al 2018). However, according to the results of a number of authors (Adel, Alia, et Mohammed 2020;Andrieieva et al 2020;Bodnar et Andres 2016;Krivoruchko et al 2018b;Palichuk et al 2018;Prysiazhniuk et al 2021;Sibley 2012), currently operating lessons are ineffective, monotonous, do not sufficiently stimulate students to physical culture and sports activities.…”

“…Therefore, this problem requires the search for new interesting forms, innovative means, methods and principles of system improvement physical education, increasing the volume and diversification of types of motor activity (Adel et al 2019;Cacioppo et al 2021;Petrova et Bala 2020;PRICOP et al s. d.;Voloshina et al 2018). A number of scientists pay considerable attention to the issue optimization of the content of physical education lessons (Masliak et al 2019;Masliak et Mameshina 2018b;Petrova 2021;Varea et al 2021;Voloshina et al 2018). Numerous studies have identified the positive effects of various types of motor activities for the physical fitness of students of different ages (Belkadi et al 2015;Fedewa et Ahn 2011;Mokhtar et al 2019;Seefeldt, Malina, et Clark 2002;Sibley et Etnier 2003;Strong et al 2005).…”

Efficiency of Crossfit Exercises on The Level of Physical Fitness of Algerian High School Students

“…A number of leading experts [1] note that according to statistics, almost 60 % high school children have health problems and low levels of physical fitness. The main reasons for this problem are the features of education in the modern school [2], the growth of educational information, the intensification of material, modernization and complication of educational programs [3]. All this leads to an increase in mental load and a decrease in motor activity of children [4].…”