Gao publishes article on youth fitness and physical activity

GaoZ-prefDr. Zan Gao, assistant professor in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Physical Activity Epidemiology Lab (PAEL), recently co-authored, “Influence of Health-Related Physical Fitness Model on students’ physical activity, perceived competence, and enjoyment.”  The article  was published in, Perceptual and Motor Skills, and explored the effects of a health-related physical fitness physical education model on students’ physical activity, perceived competence, and enjoyment.

Lead author, You Fu, is a Ph.D., candidate at University of Utah, assistant professor at University of Nebraska – Kearney, and current advisee of Dr. Gao.