Physical activity behaviours in adolescence: current evidence and opportunities for intervention

EMF van Sluijs, U Ekelund, I Crochemore-Silva… - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Young people aged 10–24 years constitute 24% of the world's population; investing in their
health could yield a triple benefit—eg, today, into adulthood, and for the next generation …

Physically active lessons in schools and their impact on physical activity, educational, health and cognition outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

E Norris, T van Steen, A Direito… - British journal of sports …, 2020 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective This review provides the first meta-analysis of the impact of physically active
lessons on lesson-time and overall physical activity (PA), as well as health, cognition and …

Physical activity, screen exposure and sleep among students during the pandemic of COVID-19

Y Guo, M Liao, W Cai, X Yu, S Li, X Ke, S Tan, Z Luo… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
This study aimed to determine the levels of health-related behaviours (physical activity,
screen exposure and sleep status) among Chinese students from primary, secondary and …

Understanding differences between summer vs. school obesogenic behaviors of children: the structured days hypothesis

K Brazendale, MW Beets, RG Weaver, RR Pate… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background Although the scientific community has acknowledged modest improvements
can be made to weight status and obesogenic behaviors (ie, physical activity …

Using a multi-stakeholder experience-based design process to co-develop the Creating Active Schools Framework

A Daly-Smith, T Quarmby, VSJ Archbold… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background UK and global policies recommend whole-school approaches to improve
childrens' inadequate physical activity (PA) levels. Yet, recent meta-analyses establish …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity levels in secondary school physical education lessons

JL Hollis, R Sutherland, AJ Williams… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
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) …

The effectiveness of school-based physical activity interventions for adolescent girls: A systematic review and meta-analysis

MB Owen, WB Curry, C Kerner, L Newson… - Preventive …, 2017 - Elsevier
Physical activity (PA) decreases during the transition from childhood to adolescence, with
larger declines observed in girls. School-based interventions are considered the most …

Effects of chronic physical activity on cognition across the lifespan: A systematic meta-review of randomized controlled trials and realist synthesis of contextualized …

C Pesce, S Vazou, V Benzing… - … Review of Sport and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In the surging field of chronic physical activity (PA) and cognition research, problems arise
that prevent us from 'seeing the forest for the trees'. The first aim was to identify them and …

Rethinking children's physical activity interventions at school: a new context-specific approach

R Jago, R Salway, D House, M Beets… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Physical activity is important for children's health. However, evidence suggests that many
children and adults do not meet international physical activity recommendations. Current …

A systematic review and meta-analysis on the effects of physically active classrooms on educational and enjoyment outcomes in school age children

C Bedard, L St John, E Bremer, JD Graham, J Cairney - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Despite the relationship between physical activity (PA) and learning outcomes,
the school system has not been able to support the inclusion of PA throughout the day. A …