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 . "
Physical activity across the curriculum: year one process evaluation results
Background Physical Activity Across the Curriculum ( PAAC ) is a 3-year elementary school-based intervention to determine if increased amounts of moderate intensity physical activity performed in the classroom will diminish gains in body mass index ( BMI ) . It is a cluster-r and omized , controlled trial , involving 4905 children ( 2505 intervention , 2400 control ) . Methods We collected both qualitative and quantitative process evaluation data from 24 schools ( 14 intervention and 10 control ) , which included tracking teacher training issues , challenges and barriers to effective implementation of PAAC lessons , initial and continual use of program specified activities , and potential competing factors , which might contaminate or lessen program effects . Results Overall teacher attendance at training sessions showed exceptional reach . Teachers incorporated active lessons on most days , result ing in significantly greater student physical activity levels compared to controls ( p < 0.0001 ) . Enjoyment ratings for classroom-based lessons were also higher for intervention students . Competing factors , which might influence program results , were not carried out at intervention or control schools or were judged to be minimal . Conclusion In the first year of the PAAC intervention , process evaluation results were instrumental in identifying successes and challenges faced by teachers when trying to modify existing academic lessons to incorporate physical activity
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 . "