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CDC childhood physical activity strategies fail to show sustained fitness impact in middle school children
- Source :
- Preventive Medicine Reports, Vol 12, Iss , Pp 60-65 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2018.
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Abstract
- An increasing number of children are now obese and fail to meet minimum recommendations for physical activity (PA). Schools play a critical role in impacting children's activity behaviors, including PA. Our objective was to assess whether CDC-based school-centered strategies to promote PA increase long-term cardiovascular fitness (CVF) levels in students in schools. A prospective observational trial was conducted in 26 middle schools to implement CDC school-based strategies to increase PA for 3 years. Students had CVF assessed by Fitnessgram (PACER), a 20-meter shuttle run, at the start and end of each school year. A post-study questionnaire was administered to assess each school's strategy adherence. At baseline, 2402 students with a mean age 12.2 ± 1.1 years showed a mean CVF measured by PACER of 33.2 ± 19.0 laps (estimated VO2max 44.3 ± 5.3 ml/kg/min). During the first year, there was a significant increase in the mean PACER score (Δ = 3, 95% CI: 2–4.1 laps, p
- Subjects :
- Medicine
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22113355
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 60-65
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Preventive Medicine Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.51b8d610140847dd9aa5fa69efcfa52d
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.08.007