Increase in moderate to vigorous physical activity levels.
Initiative Description: Schools changed their physical environment by creating more opportunities to be physically active during breaks, at noon or after school hours. The content of the physical activities varied and noncompetitive activities were included in order to reach less skilled students. Every school received an intervention box with sports materials like ropes, frisbees, balls, […]
Education Outside the Classroom Initiative Description: EOtC targets primary school children and is characterised by regular curriculum-based educational activities practiced outside the school buildings (i.e. one day weekly or fortnightly) in natural (e.g. a park or forest) or cultural (e.g. a museum or library) settings. EOtC class teachers were asked to provide the class with […]
Initiative Description: Over two consecutive weeks participants were allocated to either play on the school field or playground during playtime. Study Results: Play on the field leads to increases in MVPA, particularly in girls. The promising trend for the effect of the natural environment on MVPA indicates that interventions aimed at increasing MVPA should use […]
Initiative Description: Hanging PA promoting messages around the school & murals, compiling physical activity websites, providing a collection of PA videotapes & books in the library, PA topics in the school newspaper & bulletin boards. Study Results: Increased girls’ vigorous physical activity. Reference: Ward, S. D., Saunders, R., Felton, M. G., Williams, E., Epping, N. […]
Initiative Description: Girls in one school received nurse counseling plus an after-school physical activity club. The counseling sessions the girls had with the nurse occurred during the school day to capitalize on required school attendance. The club was a 90-minute after-school Physical Activity Club offered at the middle school five days a week for six […]
Initiative Description: The intervention included nutrition education and increased physical activity (PA) for the pupils, lifestyle modification for parents, and a change in food items sold at the schools’ canteens. Study Results: Increase in VPA for the intervention group. Reference: Amini, M., Djazayery, A., Majdzadeh, R., Taghdisi, M., Sadrzadeh-Yeganeh, H., Abdollahi, Z., & … Nourmohammadi, […]
Initiative Description: Intervention involved policy changes (i.e., a maximum of 5 min sitting period at recess and 10 min at lunch, a minimum 5 min extension of each break period, a revision of each schools policies to encourage maximum access to sporting fields during breaks times, and implementation of a “no hat, no play” policy) […]
The Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH) https://catch.org/ Initiative Description: Intervention components included PE curricular materials, professional development (in-service) sessions, and on-site consultations with teachers. Study Results: Increased MVPA. Classroom teachers improved physical activity relatively more than PE specialists. Reference: McKenzie, T. L., Stone, E. J., Feldman, H. A., Epping, J. N., Yang, […]
Initiative Description: Detailed schedules, professional development training, on-site booster sessions, and technical assistance for afterschool programs. Study Results: increased the skills of staff related to creating PA-promoting ASP environments, and these changes led to improvements in children’s MVPA. Reference: Hughey, S. M., Weaver, R. G., Saunders, R., Webster, C., & Beets, M. W. (2014). Process […]
Initiative Description: District-mandated 20-minute PA policy. Study Results: Increased MVPA Minutes Reference: Holt, E., Bartee, T., & Heelan, K. (2013). Evaluation of a policy to integrate physical activity into the school day. Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 10(4), 480–487. Level of Evidence: Good
