PLAYgrounds: Effect of a PE playground program in primary schools on PA levels during recess in 6 to 12 year old children. Design of a prospective controlled trial

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The relative number of children meeting the minimal required dose of daily physical activity remains execrably low. It has been estimated that in 2015 one out of five children will be overweight. Therefore, low levels of physical act...

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Main Authors: Verhagen Evert ALM, Van Willem Mechelen, Toussaint Huub M, Janssen Mirka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/282