Physical benefits of expanded physical education in primary school: findings from a 3-year intervention study in Sweden
(2008) In Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports 18(1). p.102-107- Abstract
- The aim of this study was to assess whether a school-based program with expanded physical education lessons was effective in increasing children's physical capacity and in preventing excessive weight gain in children. The study performed in 2000-2003 comprised 132 children, 73 boys and 59 girls at baseline 6-9 years and in follow-up 9-12 years, attending two different schools with a similar size, appearance and structure in a rural area. The norm school (N-school) followed the stipulated curricular time, one to two physical education lessons a week, while the intervention school (I-school) increased it to four lessons. More positive changes in physical index (the sum of the age-standardized results in 11 physical tests) were found among... (More)
- The aim of this study was to assess whether a school-based program with expanded physical education lessons was effective in increasing children's physical capacity and in preventing excessive weight gain in children. The study performed in 2000-2003 comprised 132 children, 73 boys and 59 girls at baseline 6-9 years and in follow-up 9-12 years, attending two different schools with a similar size, appearance and structure in a rural area. The norm school (N-school) followed the stipulated curricular time, one to two physical education lessons a week, while the intervention school (I-school) increased it to four lessons. More positive changes in physical index (the sum of the age-standardized results in 11 physical tests) were found among children in the I-school than in the N-school. The number of children who increased body mass index (BMI) increased in both schools, but a lower increase in BMI could be seen in the I-school. Expanded physical education lessons could increase physical status among both overweight and normal-weight children, in particular aerobic fitness. The weekly dose of physical activity must be higher than 40 min a day and must start earlier in children's life to be more effective in combating BMI increase. (Less)
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- Sollerhed, Ann-Christin LU and Ejlertsson, G
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- 2008
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- Contribution to journal
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- published
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- keywords
- BMI, weight gain, running, endurance, physical status, children, physical education, intervention
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- Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
- volume
- 18
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 102 - 107
- publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
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- wos:000253484400014
- scopus:39449094231
- pmid:17490464
- ISSN
- 1600-0838
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2007.00636.x
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- 39f11b4e-7325-408a-bc8d-0ab784482d63 (old id 1193721)
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