1. ‘We get to learn as we move’: effects and feasibility of lesson-integrated physical activity in a Swedish primary school
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Robert Larsson, Eva Ljung, Sara Josefsson, and Thomas Ljung
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Children ,Effectiveness ,Elementary school ,Feasibility ,Health ,Implementation ,Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 - Abstract
Abstract Background Physical activity (PA) promotes health in adults as well as children. At the same time, a large proportion of children do not meet the recommendations for PA, and more school-based efforts to increase PA are needed. This study investigates the effectiveness and feasibility of lesson-integrated PA in a Swedish primary school. Methods We evaluate a new method called ‘Physical Activity and Lesson in Combination’ (abbreviated FALK in Swedish) using a mixed methods approach; a quasi-experimental study followed by qualitative interviews. Two schools participated in the study, one constituting the intervention group (I-school, n = 83) and the other the control group (C-school, n = 81). In addition to regular physical education, the I-school had three 30-minute FALK lessons each week. A total of 164 students aged 7–9 years wore pedometers for a whole week, four times over two semesters, and the number of steps per day (SPD) and the proportion of students with
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- 2024
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