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School‐based physical activity programs for promoting physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents aged 6 to 18

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Physical activity among children and adolescents is associated with lower adiposity, improved cardio-metabolic health, and improved fitness. Worldwide, fewer than 30% of children and adolescents meet global physical activity recommendations of at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per day. Schools may be ideal sites for interventions given that children and adolescents in most parts of the world spend a …

Authors

Neil-Sztramko SE; Caldwell H; Dobbins M

Journal

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Vol. 2021, No. 9,

Publisher

Wiley

DOI

10.1002/14651858.cd007651.pub3

ISSN

1361-6137