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Thomas Packebush; Katherine Ahern; Barbara Brody; Katherine Gunter – Journal of School Health, 2025
Background: School-based physical activity (PA) programs are an equitable, evidence-based approach to combat health and PA disparities. This study examined factors associated with implementation of BE Physically Active 2Day (BEPA 2.0), a K-5 school-based PA program, and examined how support from Cooperative Extension via Supplemental Nutrition…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Teacher Attitudes, Physical Education, Evidence Based Practice
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Kain, Juliana; Ortega, Alejandra; Garmendia, María Luisa; Corvalán, Camila; Marambio, Paola; Rojas, Joanna; Muñoz, Camila; Leyton, Barbara – Health Education & Behavior, 2020
We developed and pilot tested the effectiveness of a physically active academic program, Active Breaks (AB), whose objective is to increase school time moderate/vigorous physical activity (MVPA) among first graders, through daily 15-minute bouts of MVPA, at the beginning of the first lesson. Initially, 240 cards including one game each were…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Grade 1, Elementary School Students
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Bailey, Catherine Goffreda; DiPerna, James Clyde – Physical Educator, 2015
The primary aim of this study was to determine the effects of classroom-based exercise breaks (Energizers; Mahar, Kenny, Shields, Scales, & Collins, 2006) on students' physical activity levels during the school day. A multiple baseline design across first grade (N = 3) and second grade (N = 3) classrooms was used to examine the effects of the…
Descriptors: Primary Education, Elementary School Students, Physical Education, Physical Activity Level