Effectiveness of the ‘Girls Active’ school-based physical activity programme: A cluster randomised controlled trial

Effectiveness of the ‘Girls Active’ school-based physical activity programme: A cluster randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background Globally, adolescent girls’ physical activity (PA) levels are low. The ‘Girls Active’ secondary school-based programme, developed by the Youth Sport Trust, aims to increase PA in adolescent girls. This paper explores the effectiveness of the ‘Girls Active’ school-based PA program...

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Main Authors: Deirdre M. Harrington, Melanie J. Davies, Danielle H. Bodicoat, Joanna M. Charles, Yogini V. Chudasama, Trish Gorely, Kamlesh Khunti, Tatiana Plekhanova, Alex V. Rowlands, Lauren B. Sherar, Rhiannon Tudor Edwards, Thomas Yates, Charlotte L. Edwardson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Subjects:
Intervention
Physical education
Teacher
Adolescent female
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12966-018-0664-6

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