Interventions integrating physical activity into organizational routine during everyday life have demonstrated modest but consistent benefits , particularly for physical activity , and these are promising avenues of investigation .
The proportionately longer-term outcomes available in these studies compared with individual-level studies suggest that physical activity promotion strategies at the organizational level may be more sustainable
CONTEXT Recommended daily physical activity accumulated in short intervals ( e.g. , < 10 minutes ) may be more feasible and appealing to the relatively sedentary populace than longer bouts .
The purpose of this paper is to present a systematic review of the evidence for the effectiveness of short activity bouts incorporated into organizational routine as part of the regular " conduct of business . "
An active school model to promote physical activity in elementary schools: Action schools! BC
Objective : To assess the impact of an active school model on  children ’s physical activity ( PA ) . Design : 16-month cluster r and omised controlled trial . Setting : 10 elementary schools in Greater Vancouver , BC . Participants : 515 children aged 9–11 years . Intervention : Action Schools ! BC ( AS ! BC ) is an active school model that provided schools with training and re sources to increase children ’s PA . Schools implemented AS ! BC with support from either external liaisons ( liaison schools , LS ; four schools ) or internal champions ( champion schools , CS ; three schools ) . Outcomes were compared with usual practice ( UP ) schools ( three schools ) . Main outcome measurements : PA was measured four times during the study using pedometers ( step count , steps/day ) . Results : Boys in the LS group took 1175 more steps per day , on average , than boys in the UP group ( 95 % CI : 97 to 2253 ) . Boys in the CS group also tended to have a higher step count than boys in the UP group ( + 804 steps/day ; 95 % CI : −341 to 1949 ) . There was no difference in girls ’ step counts across groups . Conclusions : The positive effect of the AS ! BC model on boys ’ PA is important in light of the current global trend of decreased PA
Interventions integrating physical activity into organizational routine during everyday life have demonstrated modest but consistent benefits , particularly for physical activity , and these are promising avenues of investigation .
The proportionately longer-term outcomes available in these studies compared with individual-level studies suggest that physical activity promotion strategies at the organizational level may be more sustainable
CONTEXT Recommended daily physical activity accumulated in short intervals ( e.g. , < 10 minutes ) may be more feasible and appealing to the relatively sedentary populace than longer bouts .
The purpose of this paper is to present a systematic review of the evidence for the effectiveness of short activity bouts incorporated into organizational routine as part of the regular " conduct of business . "