Loose parts play (LPP) interventions introduce moveable materials and equipment to
children's play spaces to facilitate unstructured, child-led play. Meta-analysis of previous …

Background The school environment is globally recognised as a key setting to promote child
and adolescent physical activity. School recess contributes up to 40% of the school day and …

Background An emerging public health strategy is to enhance children's opportunities to be
physically active during school break periods. The aim of this study was to evaluate the …

Las tasas de sedentarismo y obesidad infantil preocupan a nivel internacional. En España
existe un incremento alarmante de obesidad infanto-juvenil, que alcanza el 15.9% en niños …

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[spa] El patio del recreo es uno de los espacios de los centros escolares donde
principalmente se producen la gran mayoría de relaciones sociales arbitrarias y donde los …

Our aims were to examine the efficacy of a new observational instrument 'System for
Observing Outdoor Play'for detecting changes in outdoor play and chart the use of recycled …

Physical activity in school playgrounds has changed considerably over recent decades to
reflect a climate of'surplus safety'. A growing culture of surplus safety can be attributed to a …

An emerging public health priority is to enhance children's opportunities for active play.
Children spend a large proportion of weekdays in schools, making schools an influential …

Based on research conducted as part of the Sydney Playground Project, this paper provides
an exploratory investigation of the perspectives of girls relating to the ideal school …