Physical activity during school recess: a systematic review

ND Ridgers, J Salmon, AM Parrish, RM Stanley… - American journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
CONTEXT: Interest has increased in examining the physical activity levels of young people
during school recess. Identifying correlates of their recess physical activity behaviors is …

The value of (pre) school playgrounds for children's physical activity level: a systematic review

K Broekhuizen, AM Scholten, SI de Vries - International Journal of …, 2014 - Springer
The (pre) school environment is an important setting to improve children's health. Especially,
the (pre) school playground provides a major opportunity to intervene. This review presents …

The beach as a setting for families' health promotion: A qualitative study with parents and children living in coastal regions in Southwest England

KJ Ashbullby, S Pahl, P Webley, MP White - Health & place, 2013 - Elsevier
This study explores the neglected issue of how families engage with beach environments in
their local areas and use them in health promoting ways. Fifteen families with children aged …

Children's physical activity behavior during school recess: A pilot study using GPS, accelerometer, participant observation, and go-along interview

CS Pawlowski, HB Andersen, J Troelsen, J Schipperijn - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Schoolyards are recognized as important settings for physical activity interventions during
recess. However, varying results have been reported. This pilot study was conducted to gain …

Barriers for recess physical activity: a gender specific qualitative focus group exploration

CS Pawlowski, T Tjørnhøj-Thomsen, J Schipperijn… - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Background Many children, in particular girls, do not reach the recommended amount of
daily physical activity. School recess provides an opportunity for both boys and girls to be …

Promoting healthy weight in primary school children through physical activity and nutrition education: a pragmatic evaluation of the CHANGE! randomised intervention …

SJ Fairclough, AF Hackett, IG Davies, R Gobbi… - BMC public health, 2013 - Springer
Background This pragmatic evaluation investigated the effectiveness of the Children's
Health, Activity and Nutrition: Get Educated!(CHANGE!) Project, a cluster randomised …

School day segmented physical activity patterns of high and low active children

SJ Fairclough, A Beighle, H Erwin, ND Ridgers - BMC public health, 2012 - Springer
Background Variability exists in children's activity patterns due to the association with
environmental, social, demographic, and inter-individual factors. This study described …

Physical activity and outdoor play of children in public playgrounds—do gender and social environment matter?

AK Reimers, S Schoeppe, Y Demetriou… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Background: Few studies have delved into the relationship of the social environment with
children's physical activity and outdoor play in public playgrounds by considering gender …

[PDF][PDF] Recreos activos como estrategia de promoción de la actividad física: una revisión sistemática

JCP Vicedo, JM Martínez, ML Polo… - … : nuevas tendencias en …, 2021 - dialnet.unirioja.es
Actualmente se conoce la importancia que tiene la practica de la actividad fisica en la salud
de los ninos. Sin embargo, la realidad nos muestra que la mayoria de los ninos no cumplen …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of urban schoolyard play zone diversity and nature-based design features on unstructured recess play behaviors

MA Raney, E Daniel, N Jack - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2023 - Elsevier
In urban low-income neighborhoods, child wellbeing is highly dependent on the school
ecosystem. The schoolyard, specifically, provides opportunities for physical and social …