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Effects of a physical education intervention on children's physical activity and fitness: the PROFIT pilot study.
Reis, Luiza Naujorks; Reuter, Cézane Priscila; Burns, Ryan Donald; Martins, Clarice Maria de Lucena; Mota, Jorge; Gaya, Adroaldo Cezar Araujo; Silveira, João Francisco de Castro; Gaya, Anelise Reis.
Afiliação
  • Reis LN; Graduate Program in Human Movement Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
  • Reuter CP; Graduate Program in Health Promotion, University of Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, Brazil.
  • Burns RD; Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Recreation, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
  • Martins CML; Research Centre of Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Laboratory for Integrative and Translational Research in Population Health (ITR), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
  • Mota J; Research Centre of Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Laboratory for Integrative and Translational Research in Population Health (ITR), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
  • Gaya ACA; Graduate Program in Human Movement Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
  • Silveira JFC; Graduate Program in Human Movement Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. joaofranciscocs@hotmail.com.
  • Gaya AR; Graduate Program in Human Movement Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
BMC Pediatr ; 24(1): 78, 2024 Jan 24.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38267928
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Physical education classes are widely accepted as one of the most effective settings for promoting physical activity and health and have often been used to implement physical activity interventions. The aim of this pilot study was to test a physical education intervention program on physical activity levels and physical fitness in a sample of school-age children.

METHODS:

Participants were a convenience sample of 50 children (34 experimental group and 16 in the comparative group) aged between 6 and 11 years old (Mean = 8.28 years). A 21-week intervention was implemented, consisting of high-intensity and physical fitness-focused exercises, in addition to a once-a-month extra class nutritional education. The following variables were evaluated before and post-intervention physical fitness, sedentary behavior (SB), light physical activity (LPA), moderate physical activity (MVA), and vigorous physical activity (VPA). Propensity score analyses calculated the average treatment effect on the treated (ATET) within a quasi-experimental framework.

RESULTS:

Physical fitness variables showed improvements after the intervention, specifically for agility (ATET = -0.67 s; p < 0.001), cardiorespiratory fitness (ATET = 89.27 m; p = 0.045), lower limbs power (ATET = 4.47 centimeters; p = 0.025), and speed (ATET = -1.06 s; p < 0.001). For physical activity and SB levels, there were no improvements after intervention implementation.

CONCLUSION:

The intervention program showed preliminary effectiveness to improve physical fitness of children, but not SB nor physical activity.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Educação Física e Treinamento / Exercício Físico Limite: Child / Humans Idioma: En Revista: BMC Pediatr Assunto da revista: PEDIATRIA Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Educação Física e Treinamento / Exercício Físico Limite: Child / Humans Idioma: En Revista: BMC Pediatr Assunto da revista: PEDIATRIA Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Reino Unido