Meta-analysis of physical activity interventions in school settings have revealed low efficacy
and that there is a need to explore implementation fidelity. The aim of this rapid realist …

Physical activity is important for children's health. However, evidence suggests that many
children and adults do not meet international physical activity recommendations. Current …

Background The implementation of community-based programs is key to effective,
sustainable initiatives that can support population-level changes in children's physical …

Although there has been an increase in the availability of effective, evidence-based physical
activity interventions in school settings during the past decade, there is a paucity of …

Background The benefits of physical activity for the mental health and well-being of children
and young people are well-established. Increased physical activity during school hours is …

Policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) approaches can facilitate physical activity in
priority populations (eg, racial and ethnic minority, low wealth groups) within early childhood …

Background Globally, many children fail to meet the World Health Organization's physical
activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines. Schools are an ideal setting to intervene, yet …

Context An identified limitation of existing reviews of physical activity interventions in school-
aged youth is the lack of reporting on issues related to the translatability of the research into …

Context Existing reviews of physical activity (PA) interventions designed to increase PA
behavior exclusively in children (ages 5 to 11 years) focus primarily on the efficacy (eg …

Schools are ideal settings to promote adolescent physical activity (PA), yet school-based
interventions have shown limited long-term impact. This position paper presents key issues …