Bizzy Break! The Effect of a Classroom-Based Activity Break on In-School Physical Activity Levels of Primary School Children

作者：Murtagh Elaine^*; Mulvihill Maureen; Markey Oonagh

来源：Pediatric Exercise Science, 2013, 25(2): 300-307.

DOI：10.1123/pes.25.2.300

The school has been identified as a key setting to promote physical activity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a classroom-based activity break on in-school step counts of primary school children. Data for 90 children (49 boys, 41 girls, 9.3 +/- 1.4 years) from three Irish primary schools is presented. In each school one class was randomly assigned as the intervention group and another as controls. Children%26apos;s step counts were measured for five consecutive days during school hours at baseline and follow-up. Teachers of the intervention classes led a 10 min activity break in the classroom each day (Bizzy Break!). Mean daily in-school steps for the intervention at baseline and follow-up were 5351 and 5054. Corresponding values for the control group were 5469 and 4246. There was a significant difference in the change in daily steps from baseline to follow-up between groups (p%26lt;.05). There was no evidence that girls and boys responded differently to the intervention (p%26gt;.05). Children participating in a daily 10 min classroom-based activity break undertake more physical activity during school hours than controls.

• 出版日期2013-5