ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2009
Effects of a daily school based physical activity intervention program on muscle development in prepubertal girls.
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- Interventions for preventing obesity in children.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Behavioral Correlates of Muscular Fitness in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2019Pooled it
- Obesity Prevention: A Systematic Review of Setting-Based Interventions from Nordic Countries and the Netherlands.Journal of obesity · 2018Pooled it
- What childhood obesity prevention programmes work? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2015Pooled it
- Muscle Strength and Joint Range of Motion of the Spine and Lower Extremities in Female Prepubertal Elite Rhythmic and Artistic Gymnasts.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2023Article
- Volleyball practice increases bone mass in prepubescent boys during growth: A 1-yr longitudinal study.PloS one · 2022Article
- Exercise and Peak Bone Mass.Current osteoporosis reports · 2020Review
- Daily School Physical Activity from Before to After Puberty Improves Bone Mass and a Musculoskeletal Composite Risk Score for Fracture.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Low physical activity is related to clustering of risk factors for fracture-a 2-year prospective study in children.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2017Article
- A 3-year school-based exercise intervention improves muscle strength - a prospective controlled population-based study in 223 children.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2014Article
- Association of physical activity with muscular strength and fat-free mass in adolescents: the HELENA study.European journal of applied physiology · 2010Article
- Do neuromuscular adaptations occur in endurance-trained boys and men?Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme · 2010Article
- A school-based exercise intervention program increases muscle strength in prepubertal boys.International journal of pediatrics · 2010Article
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Abstract
This 12-month prospective controlled intervention evaluated the effect of a general school based physical activity program on muscle strength, physical performance and body composition in prepubertal girls. Fifty-three girls aged 7-9 years involved in a school based exercise program [40 min/day of general physical activity per school day (200 min/week)] were compared with 50 age-matched girls who participated in the general Swedish physical education curriculum (mean 60 min/week). Body composition (DXA), isokinetic peak torque (PT) of the knee extensors and flexors at 60 and 180 degrees /s, and vertical jump height (VJH) were assessed at baseline and 12 months. The annual gain in weight was similar between the groups, but there was a greater increase in total body and regional lean mass (P < 0.05) and fat mass (P < 0.01) in the exercise group. Mean gains in knee extensor PT at 60 and 180 degrees /s were 7.0-7.6% greater in the exercise group (P ranging <0.05-<0.001). No significant differences were detected in VJH. In conclusion, increasing school based physical education to at least 3 h/week provides a feasible strategy to enhance the development of muscle strength and lean mass in prepubertal girls.
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