Estimated Energy Expenditures for School-Based Policies and Active Living

The Association of Rural Elementary School Environmental Characteristics with Children’s Physical Activity Levels at School

“…was met, children accrued 5.3 min/d more total PA and 1.5 min/d more MVPA than if this criterion was not met. This is also consistent with data from Bassett et al, who found that when schools implemented standardized PE, students gained 6 minutes more of MVPA per day compared to nonstandardized PE approaches (19). This is an important finding that confirms the importance of aligning with PE best practice recommendations (19,21).…”

“…We also excluded criteria for which there was no variability across the six schools (i.e., all six schools either met or did not meet the criterion; n = 6), and one criterion for which there was missing data across multiple schools. Remaining SPAN-ET criteria were reorganized into one of the three thematic categories promoting students' PA during regular school hours: 1, structured physical education (PE); 2, classroom-based physical activity (CBPA); and 3, recess (19). In total, 29 criteria were included in the analyses.…”

The relationship of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity to cognitive processing in adolescents: findings from the ALSPAC birth cohort

“…Its rationale stems from evidence that small increases in objectively measured MVPA during 88 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 recess, the introduction of active breaks into curriculum, and mandatory physical education 89 can add up to 47 minutes of daily MVPA (Bassett et al 2013). Thus, bringing the majority of 90 children closer to the recommended daily 60 minutes of MVPA (Department of Health 2011; 91…”

How to Increase Motivation for Physical Activity among Youth

“…In a recent literature review, Bassett et al (2013) found that physical education contributes to children achieving an average of 23 minutes of vigorous-or moderate-intensity physical activity daily. However, the time spent in vigorous-or moderate-intensity PA could be increased by 6 minutes if the physical education curriculum were to incorporate a standardized curriculum such as SPARK (Bassett et al, 2013).…”

“…However, the time spent in vigorous-or moderate-intensity PA could be increased by 6 minutes if the physical education curriculum were to incorporate a standardized curriculum such as SPARK (Bassett et al, 2013). Th us, it is possible for physical education to contribute to youth meeting at least half (30 minutes) of their daily requirement for vigorousor moderate-intensity physical activity.…”