This research center will be established in April 2006. The facility will promote and carry out both basic and comprehensive survey research into sports activities in which people of all ages take part. The scope of the research will encompass the health of preschoolers; physical education for students at schools and for adults after leaving school; and activities that senior citizens participate in to maintain their health. The facility will disseminate the findings of such research, both within and outside of the Tamagawa K-12 & University community, and promote research into activities related to physical education and the health sciences. The main types of research activities that the center will engage in are as follows: -Analyzing the improvements in physical strength within the context of an integrated curriculum; researching lifestyle habits The center will continue to analyze the results of the physical fitness tests that have been administered at Tamagawa for the last 35 years, as well as the lifestyle habits tests that have been conducted over the last five years. The analysis will focus on spotting trends in the build, physical strength, and lifestyle habits of our students, to facilitate research into more effective physical education classes and the promotion of healthier lifestyle habits. Such research will further be expanded to serve as the basis for making international comparisons. Research into the guidance offered at school physical education classes With the objective of developing the physical education curriculum in our integrated education programs, the facility will try to impart greater uniformity to the guidance that is given in classes related to subjects such as gymnastics and swimming, and carry out research on methods that will lead to more efficient physical education classes. Research into exercise and higher-level brain functions The center will approach research into the human brain from the perspective of physical education and the sports sciences. By shedding further light on how the brain controls activities such as exercise, a scientific approach shall be used to confirm the importance of physical education, sports competition, and life-long sports activities.