SynthesisJornal de pediatria
Effects of interventions for promoting physical activity during recess in elementary schools: a systematic review.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The Effectiveness of School-Based Physical Activity Promotion on Mental Health Among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2025Pooled it
- Recess as a Setting for Child Development: A Randomized Controlled Trial on Physical Activity, Motor Skills and Social-Emotional Functioning.The Journal of school health · 2026Trial
- Liking of Physical Education and Active Recess Among Chilean Schoolchildren: A National Population-Based Study of Participation Gaps and Reasons for Inactivity.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Association between school-based physical activity promotion and mental health: a population-based cross-sectional study of schoolchildren in Finland.European journal of public health · 2026Article
- Structured and Unstructured Physical Activity, Screen Time and Quality of Life in Childhood Cancer Survivors.Cancers · 2026Article
- A process evaluation of the walking in ScHools (WISH) study using the RE-AIM framework.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The relationship between college students' perceived physical education environment and student engagement: a latent profile and structural equation modeling analysis.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Outdoor recess is associated with more positive attitudes toward physical activity among pre-adolescent students and their parents.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Effects of intervention integrating physical literacy into active school recesses on physical fitness and academic achievement in Chinese children.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2023Article
- Association between school environment with sedentary behavior and physical activity intensity in children.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Catch me if you can! How French adolescents seize social occasions and opportunities to be active.BMC public health · 2022Article
- A scoping review on the implementation of Global Observatory on Physical Activity recommendations for school children in Sub-Saharan Africa.Health promotion perspectives · 2022Article
- Individual- and Environmental- Level Predictors of Recess Activity and Sedentary Behavior: Findings from the I-CAN! study.Translational journal of the American College of Sports Medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveSummarize the effects of interventions designed to promote physical activity during elementary school recess in children between 5 and 10 years old. Effective school interventions for children can promote physical activity and healthy behaviors.
methodsPubMed, Scopus, Bireme, SciELO, Web of Science, PsychINFO, Proquest, Physical Education Index, Sports Discus, and Eric databases were included in the data search. Original intervention articles on physical activity that used regression methods, published between 2000 and 2019 in English, Portuguese and Spanish were analyzed. Analyses were performed in 2019. Outcomes were organized according to the direction of the association by independent variables. Ten articles were considered eligible for data extraction and evaluation.
resultsSeveral strategies were used including playground markings, demarcation of physical activities zones, group activities, availability of sports equipment and facilities. Most of the studies were conducted in the United States. Recess periods ranged from 20-94 min per day and intervention time ranged from 6 weeks to 2 years. Recess duration and intervention effects were positively associated with physical activity. Gender (girls) and age (oldest) were negatively associated with physical activity during recess.
conclusionsInterventions based on modifications of school environment such as playground markings demarcation of physical activities zones, group activities, availability of sports equipment and facilities are cheap and cost-effective for increasing physical activity in school recess.
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