SynthesisCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2022
Evaluation of feasibility, effectiveness, and sustainability of school-based physical activity "active break" interventions in pre-adolescent and adolescent students: a systematic review.
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- Classroom Movement Breaks in Relation to Health and Academic Outcomes: An Umbrella Review.The Journal of school health · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of before-school physical activity programs on preschool and school children: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of school-based active breaks on classroom behavior, executive functions and physical fitness in children and adolescent: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Umbrella review of international evidence for the effectiveness of school-based physical activity interventions.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Impact of a school based flag football intervention on fitness outcomes in Chinese children aged 9 to 11 years: a randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2026Trial
- Acute effect of school-based active breaks on physical activity level and on-task classroom behavior in primary schoolchildren.Frontiers in public health · 2025Trial
- Classroom Active Breaks Effects on Attention and Concentration Performance Among Adolescents Attending Upper Secondary Schools in Southern Italy.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Mapping Movement Integration in Secondary Schools: A Scoping Review of Evidence.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Article
- Rationale and methods of the MOVI-HIIT! cluster-randomized controlled trial: an avatar-guided virtual platform for classroom activity breaks and its impact on cognition, adiposity, and fitness in preschoolers.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Active Breaks in Primary and Secondary School Children and Adolescents: The Point of View of Teachers.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Multi-Context Strategies and Opportunities for Increasing Levels of Physical Activity in Children and Young People: A Literature Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Investigating Facilitators and Barriers for Active Breaks among Secondary School Students: Formative Evaluation of Teachers and Students.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Workplace active breaks for university workers: the UNIFIT pilot study protocol.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2024Article
- Applying intervention mapping to develop a program for promoting short physical activity breaks during class time in upper secondary schools: the MOVE12 protocol study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Effects of School Nurse-Led Interventions in Collaboration with Kinesiologists in Promoting Physical Activity and Reducing Sedentary Behaviors in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Classroom-Based Physical Activity as a Means to Improve Self-Efficacy and Academic Achievement among Normal-Weight and Overweight Youth.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions of and Experiences with Classroom Physical Activity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Effects of the inclusion of physical activity in secondary education academic classes on educational indicators and health markers: rationale and methods of the ACTIVE CLASS study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- An active break program (ACTIVA-MENTE) at elementary schools in Chile: study protocol for a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- The Effects of the ACTIVE VALUES Program on Psychosocial Aspects and Executive Functions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe present systematic review aimed to investigate the impact of school-based physical activity (PA) interventions of "active breaks" on PA levels, classroom behaviour, cognitive functions, and well-being in pre-adolescents and adolescents attending secondary and high school.
methodsIn March 2021, we performed a systematic research in CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Embase, MedLine, and PsycINFO databases and through grey literature. Quality assessment was performed in accordance with the Cochrane Tool for Quality Assessment for RCTs and the STROBE tool for observational studies. We included studies that investigated classroom PA interventions led by teachers such as active breaks or physically active lessons on PA levels, classroom behaviour, cognitive function, and quality of life in pre-adolescent and adolescent population attending secondary and high school. SYNTHESIS: Three studies met the inclusion criteria. Two studies showed a positive effect of active breaks on students' classroom behaviour and quality of life. One study registered a positive effect in the increase in school PA levels; unfortunately, this effect was not found in the overall levels of PA or in the reduction of sedentary behaviour. All three studies showed the feasibility and acceptability of active breaks intervention in secondary and high school settings.
conclusionThis systematic review suggests the potential benefit of this type of intervention integrated in the secondary and high school curriculum on classroom behaviour, school PA levels, and well-being.
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