Physical activity across the curriculum (PAAC3): Testing the application of technology delivered classroom physical activity breaks

Only 43% of children in the U.S., ages 6 –11 yrs., meet current physical activity (PA) guidelines. To satisfy the MVPA requirement, schools have begun incorporating MVPA in the form of activity breaks or MVPA academic lessons. We completed two, 3 academic-yr. cluster randomized trials (DK61489, DK85317) called “Physical Activity Acro ss the Curriculum” (PAAC) which involved increasing MVPA in the classroom. Across 3-yrs. teachers in PAAC schools delivered ~60 min/wk. (12 min/day) of MVPA. Although short of our MVPA goal (20 min/d), the PAAC approach substantially increased in-school MVPA.

Source: Contemporary Clinical Trials - January 28, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Amanda N. Szabo-Reed, Richard A. Washburn, J. Leon Greene, Lauren T. Ptomey, Anna Gorczyca, Robert H. Lee, Todd D. Little, Jaehoon Lee, Jeff Honas, Joseph E. Donnelly Source Type: research