Implementation of school based physical activity interventions: A systematic review

Effects of a School-Based Intervention on BMI z-Scores and Fitness Parameters in Mississippi Delta Children

“…These results are consistent with the findings of Bezold et al (40) (increased sit-and-reach scores), Naylor et al (19) (increased PACER scores but not sit-and reach), and Uys et al (41) who found improvement in running speed tests for boys but not girls but did not find improvement in sit-and-reach scores for either gender.…”

“…School-based nutrition interventions have shown positive effects on body mass index (BMI) values in elementary children, but with mixed results (17)(18)(19)(20), and few interventions have been conducted with African American children (21). This lack of information can make it hard to design interventions for areas with a high percentage of African-Americans, like in Mississippi and the Mississippi Delta.…”

Preliminary findings of Active Classrooms: An intervention to increase physical activity levels of primary school children during class time

“…More specifically, classroom management issues, maintaining teacher control, connection to the academic curriculum as well as student enjoyment of the lessons are among the factors which influence teacher decisions of including activity breaks in the classroom (McMullen, Kulinna, & Cothran, 2014). In a recent systematic review, 'lack of time' emerged as the most consistently identified barrier to implementation in school-based physical activity interventions (Naylor et al, 2015). Considering the increasing demands placed on teachers, physical activity integration across the curriculum is emerging as an important opportunity for physical activity promotion.…”

Uptake of evidence-based physical activity programs: comparing perceptions of adopters and nonadopters

“…Based on diffusion of innovations theory, programs with greater compatibility would be more likely to be adopted [19]. This has been readily observed with schools, health departments, and aging services where physical activity programs developed with teachers and directors have had greater uptake [42][43][44].…”