Trial reportBMC public health2018
Teenage recommendations to improve physical activity for their age group: a qualitative study.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Barriers to and Facilitators of Physical Activity and Sport for Oceania with Non-European, Non-Asian (ONENA) Ancestry Children and Adolescents: A Mixed Studies Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Adolescents' Perspectives on the Barriers and Facilitators of Physical Activity: An Updated Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- The Nexus of Sports-Based Development and Education of Mental Health and Physical Fitness.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- Active Children Through Individual Vouchers Evaluation: A Mixed-Method RCT.American journal of preventive medicine · 2020Trial
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- Co-designing an intergenerational dance programme using the 6SQuID framework: a development and proof-of-concept study.BMJ open · 2026Article
- FunEball: an emerging inclusive sport to enhance engagement and fundamental movement skills in physical education.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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- Cardiometabolic Disease Risk Factors and Lifestyle Behaviors Among Adolescents: A Latent Class Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- 'Including us, talking to us and creating a safe environment'-Youth patient and public involvement and the Walking In ScHools (WISH) Study: Lessons learned.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- The Effectiveness of Teaching the Teacher Interventions in Improving the Physical Activity among Adolescents in Schools: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Perceptions of Peer and Parental Support: Feasibility of a Physical Activity Intervention for Adolescent Girls.International journal of exercise science · 2024Article
- The Impact of Physical Activity and Inactivity on Cardiovascular Risk across Women's Lifespan: An Updated Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Exploring why young Australians participate in the sport of fencing: Future avenues for sports-based health promotion.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2023Article
- Facilitators and barriers to physical activity among English adolescents in secondary schools: a mixed method study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- The Effect COVID Has Had on the Wants and Needs of Children in Terms of Play: Text Mining the Qualitative Response of the Happen Primary School Survey with 20,000 Children in Wales, UK between 2016 and 2021.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity Levels and Patterns Vary in an Age- and Sex-Dependent Fashion among Finnish Children and Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- "It's Just Not Something We Do at School". Adolescent Boys' Understanding, Perceptions, and Experiences of Muscular Fitness Activity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundIt is recommended that young people should engage in 60 min of moderate-to-vigorous activity (MVPA) a day for health benefits, but few teenagers actually meet this recommendation. Policy-makers play a vital role in designing physical activity initiatives, but they generally do this with little or no input from the intervention recipients. This study explores the recommendations made by teenagers to improve activity provision, uptake and sustainability of physical activity engagement for both themselves and their peers.
methodsThirteen focus groups were carried out in seven secondary schools in South Wales, United Kingdom. Participants (n = 78) were recruited from a larger mixed-method randomised control trial, which involved the implementation of a voucher scheme to promote physical activity in teenagers (aged 13-14). Thematic analysis was undertaken to identify key issues from the perspective of the teenage participants.
resultsSix key recommendations were identified following analysis of the focus groups: i) Lower/remove the cost of activities without sacrificing the quality, ii) Make physical activity opportunities more locally accessible, iii) Improve the standards of existing facilities, iv) Make activities more specific to teenagers v) Give teenagers a choice of activities/increase variety of activity and vi) Provide activities that teenage girls enjoy (e.g., fun, sociable and not competitive sport). Throughout the focus groups, the increased opportunity to participate in unstructured activity was a key recommendation echoed by both boys and girls in all themes.
conclusionThere is a disconnect between what is available and what teenagers want to do. Policy-makers and those involved in physical activity delivery (e.g., schools, local council and local activity providers) should include young people in designing interventions and facilities to ensure they are meeting the needs of this age group and providing the right opportunities for teenagers to be active. That is unstructured, local, low cost, fun, sociable opportunities and the right facilities to be active.
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