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Classroom Standing Desks and Time-Series Variation in Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity among Primary School Children [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019
The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of height-adjustable standing desks on time-series variation in sedentary behavior (SB) among primary school children. Thirty-eight children aged 11–12 years (22 boys and 16 girls) from two classes at a primary school in Nagano, Japan, participated in this study. One class was allocated as the
Tetsuhiro Kidokoro, Yasuo Shimizu, Kanako Edamoto, Michael Annear   +3 more
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Influence of Sit-Stand Tables in Classrooms on Children’s Sedentary Behavior and Teacher’s Acceptance and Feasibility: A Mixed-Methods Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
Children spend over 70% of their school day sitting, most of the time in the classroom. Even when meeting physical activity guidelines but sitting for long uninterrupted periods, children are at risk of poorer health outcomes. With an approach to create an active learning environment through the implementation of sit-stand tables, this exploratory ...
Paula Schwenke, Michaela Coenen
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Effect and process evaluation of implementing standing desks in primary and secondary schools in Belgium: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2018
Background Children and adolescents spend a lot of time sitting at school. Implementing standing desks in the classroom is one potential strategy to reduce and break up sitting time. The first aim was to evaluate the effect of implementing standing desks
Maïté Verloigne, Nicola D Ridgers, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Greet Cardon   +3 more
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Trends in Sedentary Behavior, Physical Activity, and Motivation during a Classroom-Based Active Video Game Program

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019
The purpose of this preliminary study was to investigate trends in children’s sedentary behavior (SB), physical activity (PA), and motivation during a 12 week classroom-based Active Video Game (AVG) program. A sample of 16 children, recruited from an elementary school, participated in AVG for 30 minutes per school day for 12 consecutive weeks.
You Fu, Ryan D. Burns, Emma Gomes, Amy Savignac, Nora Constantino   +4 more
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School-related sedentary behaviours and indicators of health and well-being among children and youth: a systematic review

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2022
Background The purpose of this systematic review was to examine the associations between school-related sedentary behaviours and indicators of health and well-being in children and youth (~ 5–18 years) attending school.
Nicholas Kuzik, Bruno G. G. da Costa, Yeongho Hwang, Simone J. J. M. Verswijveren, Scott Rollo, Mark S. Tremblay, Stacey Bélanger, Valerie Carson, Melanie Davis, Susan Hornby, Wendy Yajun Huang, Barbi Law, Jo Salmon, Jennifer R. Tomasone, Lucy-Joy Wachira, Katrien Wijndaele, Travis J. Saunders   +16 more
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Association of light exposure on physical activity and sedentary time in young people. [PDF]

, 2015
Background: To investigate whether light exposure was associated with objectively measured physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour in young people.
Fisher, A, Lee Smith, Aggio, D, Abigail Fisher, Daniel Aggio, Mark Hamer, Smith, L, Hamer, M   +7 more
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Activity Workstations in High Schools: Decreasing Sedentary Behavior Without Negatively Impacting Schoolwork

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
High school students are at risk for increased sedentary behavior due in part to a decrease in physical activity throughout adolescence and to required sedentary behavior during much of the school day.
June J. Pilcher, Timothy L. Hulett, Paige S. Harrill, Jessie M. Cashman, G. Lawson Hamilton, Eva Diaz   +5 more
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Levels of physical activity and sedentary time among 10-to 12-year-old boys and girls across 5 European countries using accelerometers: an observational study within the ENERGY-project [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: The study aim was to objectively assess levels of sedentary time, light, moderate and vigorous physical activity (PA) among 10-12 year olds across five European countries and to examine differences in sedentary time and PA according to gender
Maes, L., Van Lippevelde, W., Mine Yildirim, Lea Maes, Androutsos, Oddyseas, Brug Johannes, Androutsos, Odysseas, Androutsos Odysseas, Maes Lea, Manios Yannis, Chinapaw, Mai, Chinapaw, M., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Yıldırım Mine, Maes, Lea, Androutsos, O., Chin A Paw, M.J.M., Chinapaw Mai, Mai Chinapaw, Bringolf-Isler, B., Bringolf-Isler, Bettina, Lippevelde, W. Van, Yildirim, M., Chinapaw, Mai J. M., Maite Verloigne, Yannis Manios, Lippevelde, Wendy van, Yildirim, Mine, Odysseas Androutsos, Wendy Van Lippevelde, Kovacs, E., Van Lippevelde Wendy, Verloigne, Maïté, Brug, Johannes, Johannes Brug, Kovács Éva, Verloigne Maïté, Brug, J., Bourdeaudhuij, I. de, Manios, Yannis, Bettina Bringolf-Isler, Kóvacs, Éva, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, De Bourdeaudhuij Ilse, Eva Kovacs, De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse, Bringolf-Isler Bettina, Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse de, Manios, Y., Van Lippevelde, Wendy, Verloigne, M.   +50 more
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Classroom Movement Breaks and Physically Active Learning Are Feasible, Reduce Sedentary Behaviour and Fatigue, and May Increase Focus in University Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
Background: University students are mostly sedentary in tertiary education settings which may be detrimental to their health and learning. This review aimed to examine the feasibility and efficacy of classroom movement breaks (CMB) and physically active learning (PAL) on physical and cognitive outcomes in university students in the tertiary setting ...
Julia Lynch, Gráinne O’Donoghue, Casey L. Peiris   +2 more
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Study protocol of European Fans in Training (EuroFIT): a four-country randomised controlled trial of a lifestyle program for men delivered in elite football clubs

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background Lifestyle interventions targeting physical activity, sedentary time and dietary behaviours have the potential to initiate and support behavioural change and result in public health gain. Although men have often been reluctant to engage in such
Femke van Nassau, Hidde P. van der Ploeg, Frank Abrahamsen, Eivind Andersen, Annie S. Anderson, Judith E. Bosmans, Christopher Bunn, Matthew Chalmers, Ciaran Clissmann, Jason M. R. Gill, Cindy M. Gray, Kate Hunt, Judith G.M. Jelsma, Jennifer G. La Guardia, Pierre N. Lemyre, David W. Loudon, Lisa Macaulay, Douglas J. Maxwell, Alex McConnachie, Anne Martin, Nikos Mourselas, Nanette Mutrie, Ria Nijhuis-van der Sanden, Kylie O’Brien, Hugo V. Pereira, Matthew Philpott, Glyn C. Roberts, John Rooksby, Mattias Rost, Øystein Røynesdal, Naveed Sattar, Marlene N. Silva, Marit Sorensen, Pedro J. Teixeira, Shaun Treweek, Theo van Achterberg, Irene van de Glind, Willem van Mechelen, Sally Wyke   +38 more
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