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 . "
A controlled trial of a school-based environmental intervention to improve physical activity in Dutch children: JUMP-in, kids in motion.
Interventions to promote physical activity are important in preventing children from becoming overweight . Many projects have been developed but only a few showed ( moderate ) effects . JUMP-in is a systematic ally developed primary -school-based intervention that focuses on the use of theory , environmental changes , parental influences and cooperation with multi-level parties in intervention development . The effects of JUMP-in were evaluated with a quasi-experimental pre-test/post-test research design . In total , 510 children from Grade s 4 , 5 and 6 of four intervention schools and two control schools in Amsterdam were followed for an intervention period of one school year . Changes in physical activity as well as in the social cognitive determinants were assessed using self-reports . In addition , a process evaluation has been executed . The results show that JUMP-in was effective in influencing physical activity , especially among children from Grade 6 . Children in the control group decreased their level of physical activity considerably , while activity levels in intervention children from Grade 6 remained stable . The intervention effects could not be explained by changes in the measured social cognitive determinants . In contrast , process information illuminated differences in intervention effects between the participating schools . The results from the JUMP-in study show the importance of intervention design s that focus on a theory-based mix of relevant environmental and social cognitive factors
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 . "