A Comparative Study on Promotion of Life Time Sports between Japan and US

本研究的目的是比较日本人和美国人的终身运动。本研究包括三个部分的研究。1)日本学生和美国学生的营养和血液特性比较。美国学生的身高和体重明显高于日本学生。日本男生每天摄入的热量为2462571千卡，女生每天摄入的热量为2073<正负bb10312千卡。虽然美国学生的卡路里摄入量更高，但日本学生和美国学生在碳水化合物、脂肪和蛋白质占总卡路里的百分比上没有差异。日本和美国学生的血糖和尿酸水平无显著差异，但美国学生的血脂水平（总胆固醇和低密度脂蛋白胆固醇）比日本学生高10-20%。2)日本和美国学生对体育运动的认知和态度比较。认知和态度受能力、控制和接受的影响。美国学生的能力、控制力和接受度高于日本学生。当教师指出学生的错误时，日本教师大多使用教学技巧而不使用纠正信息，而美国教师则使用带有纠正信息的教学技巧。美国老师也经常使用鼓励和表扬。3)日美两国终身体育的现状与意识比较。在洛克黑文市，由于人们对体育的兴趣增加和体育设施的改善，参加终身体育运动的比例有所增加。

The purpose of this study was to compare life time sports in Japan with in the United States of America. This study consisted in three parts of research.1) Comparison of nutrition and blood properties between Japanese students and American students. Height and body weight in American students were significantly higher than in Japanese students. Japanese students took 2462571kcal per day in men's students and 2073<plus-minus>312kcal per day in women's students respectively. Although American students and higher calorie in take, there was no difference between Japanese students and American students in % carbohydrate, % fat and % protein intakes of total calories. There were no significant differences between Japanese and American in glucose and uric acid level, however, plasma lipid level (total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol) in American students were 10-20% higher than in Japanese student2) Comparison of perceptions and attitudes about physical education and sport between Japanese students and American students. The perception and sttitude are affected with competence, control and acceptance. Competence, control and acceptance in American students were higher than in Japanese students. When teacher points out student's mistake, most of Japanese teachers use teaching skill without corrective information, however, American teachers use teaching skill with corrective information. American teacher also use encouragement and praise many times.3) Comparison of situation and consciousness for life time sports between Japan and the USA.In Lock Haven city, percentage of participation for life time sports was increased, because of an increase of interest for sports and an improvement of sports facilities.