Journal article
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