Impacts of active school design on school-time sedentary behavior and physical activity: A pilot natural experiment.

Impacts of active school design on school-time sedentary behavior and physical activity: A pilot natural experiment.

BACKGROUND:Children spend a significant portion of their days in sedentary behavior (SB) and on average fail to engage in adequate physical activity (PA). The school built environment may influence SB and PA, but research is limited. This natural experiment evaluated whether an elementary school des...

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Main Authors: Jeri Brittin, Leah Frerichs, John R Sirard, Nancy M Wells, Beth M Myers, Jeanette Garcia, Dina Sorensen, Matthew J Trowbridge, Terry Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5720751?pdf=render

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