63 Effects of a 16-month school based intervention on physical activity and cardiovascular fitness: Action Schools! BC

Background:Many female adolescents participate in insufficient physical activity to maintain cardiovascular fitness and promote optimal bone growth. This study evaluates the impact of a school-based intervention on fitness, activity, and bone among adolescent females.Methods:Subjects were assigned to an intervention (n = 63) or comparison (n = 59) group, and underwent assessments of cardiovascular fitness (VO2peak), physical activity, body composition, bone mineral density (BMD), bone mineral content (BMC), and serum markers of bone turnover at baseline and at the end of each of two school semesters.Results:The intervention increased physical activity, VO2peak, and BMC for the thoracic spine (P values < 0.05). Bone turnover markers were not affected. In longitudinal analyses of the combined groups, improvements in cardiovascular fitness predicted increased bone formation (P < 0.01) and bone resorption (P < 0.05).Conclusion:A school-based intervention for adolescent females effectively increased physical activity, cardiovascular fitness, and thoracic spine BMC.

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EVALUATION OF A SCHOOL-BASED INTERVENTION PROGRAMME TO PROMOTE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: AN APPLICATION OF THE THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.101.7.787-802 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 101 (7) ◽

pp. 787 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

HARALAMBOS TSORBATZOUDIS

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽

Planned Behavior ◽

Intervention Programme ◽

School Based Intervention ◽

School Based

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A school-based intervention program in promoting leisure-time physical activity: trial protocol

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-018-5320-1 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Masato Kawabata ◽

Khai Leng Chua ◽

Nikos L. D. Chatzisarantis

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Leisure Time ◽

Intervention Program ◽

Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽

Trial Protocol ◽

School Based Intervention ◽

School Based

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Effect of a Multi-Component, School-Based Intervention on Health Behaviors of Elementary School Students (FS16-04-19)

Current Developments in Nutrition ◽

10.1093/cdn/nzz050.fs16-04-19 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽

Author(s):

Abigail Gilman ◽

Michael Bruneau ◽

Tanja Kral ◽

Brandy-Joe Milliron ◽

Patricia Shewokis ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Health Behaviors ◽

Vegetable Consumption ◽

School Students ◽

Chi Square ◽

School Based Intervention ◽

The Core ◽

School Based ◽

Level 1 ◽

Tests Of Independence

Abstract Objectives We examined the effect of a three year, multi-component, school-based intervention on health behaviors of elementary school students. Methods The multi-component, obesity intervention was provided by community partners to 13 schools over three years. Schools were assigned into three varying Levels of Intervention: “Core” Schools (n = 4) received weekly interventions, “Level 1” Schools (n = 5) received monthly interventions, and Control Schools (n = 5) received no intervention. Participants completed self-reported questionnaires assessing several health behaviors, including fruit and vegetable consumption, and physical activity levels. Questionnaires were administered in the Fall and Spring of each year of the intervention. For this study, responses were analyzed from Year 3 and were compared to national recommendations. Descriptive statistics and chi-square tests of independence examined Level of Intervention and questionnaire responses. Results No significant chi-square tests of independence were identified for the Level of Intervention and quantity of fruit or vegetable consumption. A significant (P = 0.003) chi-square test of independence assessing physical activity was identified in the Fall of Year 3. Descriptive analyses indicated that higher proportions of students in the Core and Level 1 Schools met national fruit, vegetable, and physical activity recommendations compared to students in Control Schools. Conclusions The higher frequency of intervention provided to students in the Core Schools did not influence the dietary behaviors of participants. However, receiving any intervention appeared to affect health behaviors of children receiving the intervention compared to the Control Schools. Funding Sources The Independence Blue Cross Foundation.

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School-Based and PRECEDE-PROCEED-Model Intervention to Promote Physical Activity in the High School Students: Case Study of Iran

Global Journal of Health Science ◽

10.5539/gjhs.v8n9p271 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 8 (9) ◽

pp. 271 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Baratali Rezapour ◽

Firoozeh Mostafavi ◽

Hamid Reza Khalkhali

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

High Schools ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Vigorous Physical Activity ◽

School Students ◽

School Based Intervention ◽

School Based ◽

Sedentary Life Style

OBJECTIVES: Students attend sedentary life style and less like vigorous physical activity. This study investigated the effects of School-based intervention on increasing physical activity for decreasing obesity among high-school obese and overweight boys, based on the components of PRECEDE PROCEED Model, to participate in median - vigorous physical activity among the first Period of high school boys in the city of Urmia, IranMETHODS: This study was an experimental intervention that conducted at 4 high schools that were divided into 2 groups of intervention (40) and the control (40) male students, schools in junior high schools in Urmia.RESULTS: Three and six months after the intervention, significant differences were found between the experimental and control groups of schools, in the amount of students’ participation in vigorous physical activity (p<0.01).CONCLUSIONS: According to the results, the school-based intervention and components of PRECEDE PROCEED Model had a positive impact on the improvement of physical activity and decrease in physical inactivity among the students.

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Children’s Weight Gain and Cardiovascular Fitness Loss over the Summer

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph15122770 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (12) ◽

pp. 2770 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Timothy Brusseau ◽

Ryan Burns

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Physical Activity Intervention ◽

Cardiovascular Fitness ◽

The Body ◽

School Year ◽

School Based ◽

Health Related ◽

Physical Activity Programming ◽

The Impact ◽

Health Related Fitness

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of summer breaks on the body composition and cardiovascular fitness of elementary school children who participated in a multi-year school-based physical activity intervention. Participants were 404 children who had their height and weight measured and completed the Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run (PACER) during physical education classes at the beginning and end of the school year for three consecutive years. To examine the effects of time on health-related fitness data, general linear mixed effects models were employed. The results indicate that there was a trend toward an increase in body mass index (BMI) after the summer of 2015 (p = 0.958), and a significant increase in BMI after the summer of 2016 compared to time point 1 (p < 0.001). For PACER laps, there were trends toward decreases in PACER laps after the summers of 2015 (p = 0.515) and 2016 (p = 0.073). Summer breaks tended to attenuate the BMI and PACER lap improvements that were observed during the intervention. While school-based physical activity programming has had some successes in improving health-related fitness markers, the loss of these improvements over the summer is of concern to both practitioners and researchers. It is clear that additional efforts are needed to limit obesogenic behaviors during the summer months.

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