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AAHPERD Professionals in the 21st Century: Bouncing Balls or Balancing Lives

IIQuality of life" is a phrase that gained special significance in the latter part of the 20th century, as costs of health-care services exceeded 10 percent of the gross national product and managed-care providers scrambled to control unnecessary spending. It describes an individual perspective on one's lifelong health, satisfaction, and wellbeing as they are affected by health care, living environment, family and social relationships, education, work, and leisure (Stark & Faulkner, 1996). The elements that largely determine an individual's "quality of life" include emotional, material, and physical well-being; interpersonal relationships; personal development; selfdetermination; social inclusion; and personal rights like privacy and suffrage (Schalock, 1996). Yet many factors that affect quality of life are undergoing rapid changes. Witness the statistics reported by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS) in the Surgeon General's report on physical activity and health (1996): 25 percent of adults do not participate in any physical activity, 60 percent of adults do not participate regularly in physical activity, and the physical activity of youths ages 12 to 21 has steadily declined. Technological advancements have contributed to such sedentary lifestyles. Likewise, work and leisure are undergoing changes that reduce opportunities for social contact and emotional validation; consider the solitary nature of computer use both at work and in the home. AAHPERD professionals celebrated the publishing of the Surgeon General's report and the Healthy