ArticleBMC public health2017
Effects of a school-based intervention on active commuting to school and health-related fitness.
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- Active Commuting and Physical Fitness: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Interventions Aiming to Promote Active Commuting in Children and Adolescents: An Evaluation From a Sex/Gender Perspective.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2020Pooled it
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- Physical activity interventions in European primary schools: a scoping review to create a framework for the design of tailored interventions in European countries.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Changes in physical activity patterns from adolescence to young adulthood: the BELINDA study.European journal of pediatrics · 2023Article
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- Physiotherapy and related management for childhood obesity: A systematic scoping review.PloS one · 2021Article
- Psychometric Characteristics of a Commuting-to-School Behaviour Questionnaire for Families.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Gender Influence on Students, Parents, and Teachers' Perceptions of What Children and Adolescents in Germany Need to Cycle to School: A Concept Mapping Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Active Commuting, Physical Activity, and Sedentary Behaviors in Children and Adolescents from Spain: Findings from the ANIBES Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Acute Cardiometabolic Responses to Multi-Modal Integrative Neuromuscular Training in Children.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2019Article
- Associations between active commuting to school, sleep duration, and breakfast consumption in Ecuadorian young people.BMC public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundActive commuting to school has declined over time, and interventions are needed to reverse this trend. The main objective was to investigate the effects of a school-based intervention on active commuting to school and health-related fitness in school-age children of Southern Spain.
methodsA total of 494 children aged 8 to 11 years were invited to participate in the study. The schools were non-randomly allocated (i.e., school level allocation) into the experimental group (EG) or the control group (CG). The EG received an intervention program for 6 months (a monthly activity) focused on increasing the level of active commuting to school and mainly targeting children's perceptions and attitudes. Active commuting to school and health-related fitness (i.e., cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular fitness and speed-agility), were measured at baseline and at the end of the intervention. Children with valid data on commuting to school at baseline and follow-up, sex, age and distance from home to school were included in the final analysis (n = 251). Data was analyzed through a factorial ANOVA and the Bonferroni post-hoc test.
resultsAt follow up, the EG had higher rates of cycling to school than CG for boys only (p = 0.04), but not for walking to school for boys or girls. The EG avoided increases in the rates of passive commuting at follow up, which increased in the CG among girls for car (MD = 1.77; SE = 0.714; p = 0.010) and bus (MD = 1.77; SE = 0.714; p = 0.010) modes. Moreover, we observed significant interactions and main effects between independent variables (study group, sex and assessment time point) on health-related fitness (p < 0.05) over the 6-month period between groups, with higher values in the control group (mainly in boys).
conclusionA school-based intervention focused on increasing active commuting to school was associated with increases in rates of cycling to school among boys, but not for walking to school or health-related fitness. However, the school-based intervention avoided increases in rates of passive commuting in the experimental group, which were significantly increased in girls of the control group.
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