The relationship between physical activity and sleep from mid adolescence to early adulthood. A systematic review of methodological approaches and meta-analysis

C Lang, N Kalak, S Brand, E Holsboer-Trachsler… - Sleep medicine …, 2016 - Elsevier
Physical activity (PA) is considered an effective, non-pharmacological approach to improve
sleep. However, the accurate measurement of PA and sleep among adolescents is fraught …

Impact of short bouts of physical activity on attention-to-task in elementary school children

MT Mahar - Preventive medicine, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The study's objective was to describe the measurement of on-task behavior
and review the research on the effects of short physical activity breaks on attention-to-task in …

Physical education teacher effectiveness in a public health context

TL McKenzie, MAF Lounsbery - Research quarterly for exercise …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The health benefits of physical activity are well documented, and the important role that
schools and physical education (PE) can play in reducing sedentary behavior and …

Park-based physical activity among children and adolescents

MF Floyd, JN Bocarro, WR Smith, PK Baran… - American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Availability of parks is associated with higher levels of physical activity
among children and adolescents. Few studies examine actual park use and park-based …

The influence of content knowledge on teaching and learning in traditional and sport education contexts: An exploratory study

P Iserbyt, P Ward, J Martens - Physical Education and Sport …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Our understanding of the role in which content knowledge (CK) can strengthen
instructional models and how that knowledge matters for professional development is …

Physical activity in high school physical education: Impact of lesson context and class gender composition

NJ Smith, MAF Lounsbery… - Journal of Physical …, 2014 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Physical education (PE) is recommended as a source for physical activity (PA)
and learning generalizable PA skills. Few studies have objectively examined high school …

Examining children's physical activity and play behaviors during school playtime over time

ND Ridgers, LM Carter, G Stratton… - Health education …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
School playtime (recess) provides children an opportunity to engage in a range of active and
sedentary play behaviors on a daily basis. However, little data have investigated changes in …

[HTML][HTML] Increasing physical activity levels in primary school physical education: The SHARP Principles Model

E Powell, LA Woodfield, AM Nevill - Preventive medicine reports, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of a one-year teaching intervention to increase
moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) during primary school physical education …

[HTML][HTML] Introducing sit-stand desks increases classroom standing time among university students

M Jerome, KF Janz, B Baquero, LJ Carr - Preventive medicine reports, 2017 - Elsevier
Excessive sedentary behavior has been associated with many negative health outcomes.
While an understudied health topic, there is evidence that university students are …

Children's physical activity levels during primary school break times: A quantitative and qualitative research design

E Powell, LA Woodfield… - European physical …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The overall aim of this study was to assess the diversity of primary school children's physical
activity (PA) during outdoor recess. The study was grounded in a mixed method approach …