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Introducing sit-stand desks increases classroom standing time among university students

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2017
Excessive sedentary behavior has been associated with many negative health outcomes. While an understudied health topic, there is evidence that university students are excessively sedentary.
Matthew Jerome, Kathleen F. Janz, Barbara Baquero, Lucas J. Carr   +3 more
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Comparison of Classroom-Based Sedentary Time and Physical Activity in Conventional Classrooms and Open Learning Spaces Among Elementary School Students

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2021
European children and adolescents spend most of their daily life and especially their school hours being sedentary which may increase their risk for chronic non-communicable diseases later in life.
Jani Hartikainen, Eero A. Haapala, Eero A. Haapala, Anna-Maija Poikkeus, Eero Lapinkero, Arto J. Pesola, Timo Rantalainen, Arja Sääkslahti, Ying Gao, Taija Finni   +9 more
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Examining the Acute Effects of Classroom-Based Physical Activity Breaks on Executive Functioning in 11- to 14-Year-Old Children: Single and Additive Moderation Effects of Physical Fitness

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021
Objective: Research supports the efficacy of acute, classroom-based, physical activity breaks on executive functioning in children. However, research pertaining to the effect of physical fitness on the acute physical activity—executive functioning ...
Jeffrey D. Graham, Emily Bremer, Barbara Fenesi, John Cairney   +3 more
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Primary school learners’ movement during class time: perceptions of educators in the Western Cape, South Africa

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Over the last decade, the efficacy of in-classroom movement interventions to reduce sedentary behaviour has been mainly conducted in high-income, developed countries.
Dominic Fisher, Quinette Louw
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Sedentariness and Back Health in Western Cape Primary School Students: Protocol for a Pragmatic Stepped-Wedge Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial

JMIR Research Protocols, 2020
BackgroundDespite growing evidence of deleterious health outcomes associated with sedentary behavior, prolonged static sitting in classrooms remains ubiquitous in primary schools.
Fisher, Dominic, Louw, Quinette, Thabane, Lehana   +2 more
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Effects of Classroom-Based Resistance Training With and Without Cognitive Training on Adolescents’ Cognitive Function, On-task Behavior, and Muscular Fitness

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
Aim: Participation in classroom physical activity breaks may improve children’s cognition, but few studies have involved adolescents. The primary aim of this study was to examine the effects of classroom-based resistance training with and without ...
Katie J. Robinson, Katie J. Robinson, David R. Lubans, David R. Lubans, Myrto F. Mavilidi, Charles H. Hillman, Charles H. Hillman, Valentin Benzing, Sarah R. Valkenborghs, Sarah R. Valkenborghs, Daniel Barker, Nicholas Riley, Nicholas Riley   +12 more
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DESCANSOS ACTIVOS: OPTIMIZACIÓN DE TIEMPO, GRADOS ESCOLARES Y TIPOS

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El estudio optimiza el logro de rendimiento académico mediante las variables: grado escolar, el tipo de recreo y el tiempo de interrupción de clases.
Henry Javier, Ali Rojas, Juan Canchumanya, Liz Alderete, Carlos Arauzo, Grimaldo Quispe   +5 more
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Making ‘being less sedentary feel normal’ –investigating ways to reduce adolescent sedentary behaviour at school: a qualitative study

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2023
Background Adolescents spend over 50% of a 24-hour period and 63% of the school day sedentary. Few comprehensive qualitative studies have explored teachers’ and students’ perceptions of potential strategies to reduce sedentary behaviour (SB) in the ...
Anne-Maree Parrish, Anthony D. Okely, Jo Salmon, Stewart Trost, Megan Hammersley, Anisse Murdoch   +5 more
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Feasibility and acceptability of “active” classroom workstations among French university students and lecturers: a pilot study

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Sedentary lifestyles plague today’s society in terms of physical, psychosocial and cognitive health. Students are particularly at risk because they spend most of their daily time sitting and inactive.
Sidney Grosprêtre, Gael Ennequin, Sophie Peseux, Laurie Isacco   +3 more
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Predictors and grade level trends of school day physical activity achievement in low-income children from the U.S.

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2015
The achievement of recommended levels (≥30 min/day) of school moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is paramount to decrease risk of chronic disease in children from low-income families. The purpose of this study was to examine the predictors and
Ryan D. Burns, Timothy A. Brusseau, Yi Fang, Rachel S. Myrer, You Fu, James C. Hannon   +5 more
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