title: Fitness Changes After an 8-Week Fitness Coaching Program at a Regional Youth Detention Facility.
abstract: A Surgeon General's report states that there is a favorable relationship between exercise and chronic disease. Research suggests that exercise programs for elderly inmates may have a positive effect on the number of infirmary visits, which in turn may have a long-term effect on inmate health care costs. This exploratory descriptive double case study sought to add to the minimal information in peer-reviewed research journals by examining the effects of fitness coaching on two juveniles at a youth detention facility in Southwest Montana. The results showed that both participants made fitness improvements following the 8-week program and both perceived positive effects on self-concept and overall sense of well-being from participating in this program.
authors.affiliation: Applied Health and Safety Science, Montana Tech, Butte, MT, USA jamtmann@mtech.edu.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Amtmann
authors.affiliation: Industrial Hygiene, Montana Tech, Butte, MT, USA.
authors.forename: Jake
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kukay
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001837:Body Weights and Measures; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency; D009009:Montana; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011330:Prisons; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: coaching; fitness; juvenile detention