ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
The Daily Mile Is Able to Improve Cardiorespiratory Fitness When Practiced Three Times a Week.
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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18 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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- Cardiorespiratory fitness responses to a Daily Mile program in overweight youth from a low-income Colombian school.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Physical Fitness Level in 9-11-Year-Old Italian Children Is Affected by Body Mass Index and Frequency of Sport Practice but Not by Peak Height Velocity and Relative Age Effect.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Only a few positive post-intervention values in fitness measures after structured and semi-structured school-based physical activity interventions.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The Daily Mile and children's physical activity, mental health and educational performance: a quasi-experimental study in Greater London primary schools.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 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
- Participating in a School-Integrated Daily Exercise Program Improves Motor Performance Significantly in School-Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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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
- Effect of 5-weeks participation in The Daily Mile on cognitive function, physical fitness, and body composition in children.Scientific reports · 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 COVID-19-Related Mitigation Measures on the Health and Fitness Status of Primary School Children in Austria: A Longitudinal Study with Data from 708 Children Measured before and during the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic.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
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Abstract
The Daily Mile is a promising initiative aimed at removing some of the barriers to physical activity in the school setting. This quasi-experimental study investigated the dose-effect of The Daily Mile on cardiorespiratory fitness, waist-to-height ratio, and body mass index (BMI) after a period of 3- and 6-months. A total of 279 students (mean age = 9 ± 1 years) participated in The Daily Mile while 269 students (mean age = 9 ± 1 years) did not (control group). A posteriori, the classes performing The Daily Mile on average two times per week were included in the 2_times subgroup, while those performing the activity on average three times per week in the 3_times subgroup. A significant difference was observed in favor of the experimental compared to the control group in the 6 Minute Run Test (F = 13.932,
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