Background Schools play an important role in physical activity promotion for adolescents.
The systematic review aimed to determine the proportion of secondary (middle and high) …

BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence for the association between physical activity,
cardiovascular fitness, fatness, and cognitive function during childhood and adolescence …

Although the positive effects of different kinds of physical activity (PA) on cognitive
functioning have already been demonstrated in a variety of studies, the role of cognitive …

OBJECTIVES: Physical education (PE) that allows students to engage in moderate-to-
vigorous physical activity (MVPA) can play an important role in health promotion …

Objective To examine elementary school students' moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
(MVPA) levels during physical education (PE) lessons. Methods A systematic search of nine …

The public health community is becoming increasingly interested in the potential
contributions of school physical education to child health. School physical education is seen …

BACKGROUND: Physical Activity Across the Curriculum (PAAC) was a three-year cluster
randomized controlled trial to promote physical activity and diminish increases in overweight …

Chronic disease risk factors, including a sedentary lifestyle, may be present even in young
children, suggesting that early prevention programmes may be critical to reducing the rates …

OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated a health-related physical education program for fourth-
and fifth-grade students designed to increase physical activity during physical education …

ABSTRACT COE, DP, JM PIVARNIK, CJ WOMACK, MJ REEVES, and RM MALINA. Effect of
Physical Education and Activity Levels on Academic Achievement in Children. Med. Sci …