There was some evidence that school-based physical activity interventions had a positive impact on four of the nine outcome measures .
Specifically positive effects were observed for duration of physical activity , television viewing , VO2 max , and blood cholesterol .
Generally , school-based interventions had little effect on physical activity rates , systolic and diastolic blood pressure , BMI , and pulse rate .
At a minimum , a combination of printed educational material s and changes to the school curriculum that promote physical activity result ed in positive effects .
Few changes in outcomes were observed in this up date with the exception of blood cholesterol and physical activity rates .
For example blood cholesterol was no longer positively impacted upon by school-based physical activity interventions .
The evidence suggests the ongoing implementation of school-based physical activity interventions at this time , given the positive effects on behavior and one physical health status measure .
BACKGROUND The World Health Organization ( WHO ) estimates that 1.9 million deaths worldwide are attributable to physical inactivity and at least 2.6 million deaths are a result of being overweight or obese .
In addition , WHO estimates that physical inactivity causes 10 % to 16 % of cases each of breast cancer , colon , and rectal cancers as well as type 2 diabetes , and 22 % of coronary heart disease and the burden of these and other chronic diseases has rapidly increased in recent decades .
OBJECTIVES The purpose of this systematic review was to summarize the evidence of the effectiveness of school-based interventions in promoting physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents .
Get Fit with the Grizzlies: a community-school-home initiative to fight childhood obesity.
BACKGROUND Professional sport organizations in the United States have notable celebrity status , and several teams have used this " star power " to collaborate with local school districts toward the goal of affecting children 's health . Program effectiveness is unknown due to the absence of comprehensive evaluations for these initiatives . The Memphis Grizzlies , the city 's National Basketball Association franchise , launched " Get Fit with the Grizzlies , " a 6-week , curricular addition focusing on nutrition and physical activity for the fourth and fifth grade s in Memphis City Schools ( MCS ) . The health-infused mini-unit was delivered by physical education teachers during their classes . The purpose of this study was to evaluate the " Get Fit " program effectiveness . METHODS Survey research was employed which measured health knowledge acquisition and health behavior change using a matched pre/posttest design in r and omly chosen schools ( n = 11 ) from all elementary schools in the MCS system ( N = 110 ) . The total number of matched pre/posttests ( n = 888 ) equaled approximately 5 % of the total fourth-/fifth- grade population . McNemar 's test for significance ( p < .05 ) was applied . Odds ratios were calculated for each question . RESULTS Analyses confirmed that there was significant health knowledge acquisition ( 7 of 8 questions ) with odds ratios confirming moderate to strong associations . Seven out of 10 health behavior change questions significantly improved after intervention , whereas odds ratios indicated a low level of association after intervention . CONCLUSIONS This community-school-home initiative using a professional team 's celebrity platform within a certain locale is largely overlooked by school districts and should be considered as a positive strategy to confront childhood obesity
There was some evidence that school-based physical activity interventions had a positive impact on four of the nine outcome measures .
Specifically positive effects were observed for duration of physical activity , television viewing , VO2 max , and blood cholesterol .
Generally , school-based interventions had little effect on physical activity rates , systolic and diastolic blood pressure , BMI , and pulse rate .
At a minimum , a combination of printed educational material s and changes to the school curriculum that promote physical activity result ed in positive effects .
Few changes in outcomes were observed in this up date with the exception of blood cholesterol and physical activity rates .
For example blood cholesterol was no longer positively impacted upon by school-based physical activity interventions .
The evidence suggests the ongoing implementation of school-based physical activity interventions at this time , given the positive effects on behavior and one physical health status measure .
BACKGROUND The World Health Organization ( WHO ) estimates that 1.9 million deaths worldwide are attributable to physical inactivity and at least 2.6 million deaths are a result of being overweight or obese .
In addition , WHO estimates that physical inactivity causes 10 % to 16 % of cases each of breast cancer , colon , and rectal cancers as well as type 2 diabetes , and 22 % of coronary heart disease and the burden of these and other chronic diseases has rapidly increased in recent decades .
OBJECTIVES The purpose of this systematic review was to summarize the evidence of the effectiveness of school-based interventions in promoting physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents .