Schools represent the ideal setting for educating children about the acquisition of active
lifestyles seen not only from a health point of view but also from psycho-pedagogical and …

Objective The present systematic review aimed to investigate the impact of school-based
physical activity (PA) interventions of “active breaks” on PA levels, classroom behaviour …

Although physical activity has positive physical and mental health outcomes, particularly
among adolescents, a significant percentage of young people maintain a largely sedentary …

Introduction Schools provide a unique environment to facilitate physical activity for children.
However, many school-based physical activity interventions have not been effective. We …

Background Adolescents with disabilities have fewer opportunities to participate in
community‐based fitness programmes. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact …

The shift in emphasis from the motor sphere to the mental, psycho-emotional sphere leads to
a decrease in the natural motor activity of the younger schoolchild, which actualizes the …

Background: Sedentary behavior (SB) is a negative routine for health, especially during
advancing age. Promoting an active lifestyle and reducing SB is a global endeavor. The aim …

Several studies have shown that active breaks (AB) lead to improvements in physical fitness,
daily steps taken and participants' health. However, there are no studies that have evaluated …

It has been shown that exercise positively affects cognitive abilities, such as frontal functions
and long-term memory processes. We tried to understand whether different exercises (ie, an …

Background Physical inactivity is prevalent in childhood. Schools can be an ideal context to
promote the regular practice of physical activity since children spend there a large part of the …