ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
The Daily Mile: 15 Minutes Running Improves the Physical Fitness of Italian Primary School Children.
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05862506 (Effects of the Daily Mile Program on Health - Related Physical Fitness and Sleep Quality in Overweight/Obese Schoolchildren), which is not on this map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effects of the Daily Mile Program on Health - Related Physical Fitness and Sleep Quality in Overweight/Obese Schoolchildren: a Non- Randomized Clinical Trial
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A Systematic Review of the Implementation and Effectiveness of 'The Daily Mile' on Markers of Children's Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
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- Strong Foundations of Physical Literacy: The Role of School-Based Daily Mile Physical Activity in Elementary School Children's Success.International journal of school health · 2026Article
- Outline: The Long-Term Impact of Exercise on Adolescent Growth and Development.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026Review
- Only a few positive post-intervention values in fitness measures after structured and semi-structured school-based physical activity interventions.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Comparing the impact of "The Daily Mile™" vs. a modified version on Irish primary school children's engagement and enjoyment in structured physical activity.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Evaluating the Perceived Health-Related Effectiveness of 'The Daily Mile' Initiative in Irish Primary Schools.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Daily Mile reduces depressive and anxiety symptoms in school-going Ugandan adolescents aged 16-17.The Pan African medical journal · 2024Article
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- The Most Active Child Is Not Always the Fittest: Physical Activity and Fitness Are Weakly Correlated.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Identifying local authority need for, and uptake of, school-based physical activity promotion in England-a cluster analysis.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2022Article
- The Cut-Off Value for Classifying Active Italian Children Using the Corresponding National Version of the Physical Activity Questionnaire.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The Impact of the Daily Mile™ on School Pupils' Fitness, Cognition, and Wellbeing: Findings From Longer Term Participation.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- The Role of Family Time Together in Meeting the Recommendation for Physical Activity among Primary School Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The Effect of The Daily Mile on Primary School Children's Aerobic Fitness Levels After 12 Weeks: A Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The Daily Mile Is Able to Improve Cardiorespiratory Fitness When Practiced Three Times a Week.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
The Daily Mile™ is an innovative school-based intervention that requires children to run or jog outside for 15 min at a self-selected pace during class time. Today, only one study has investigated the efficacy of The Daily Mile on physical fitness, which was conducted with Scottish children. Thus, we aimed to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of The Daily Mile in Italian primary schools. A total of 486 children participated in The Daily Mile for 3 months (experimental group), whereas 309 children continued their daily school routine (control group). The 6-min run test, standing long jump, body mass index, and waist-to-height ratio were assessed. Their teachers completed surveys for assessing the intervention acceptability. After correction for age and gender, significant group × time interactions were observed in the 6-min run test and standing long jump results. In the post-test period, the experimental group showed improvement in the 6-min run test and standing long jump results. Overall, the teachers were satisfied with the program and found it suitable for their school context and easy to implement. The Daily Mile was successfully implemented and smoothly accepted in the day routine of Italian primary schools.
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