Ready for Recess: A Pilot Study to Increase Physical Activity in Elementary School Children

Journal of School Health

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 251-257

  Huberty, Jennifer L ^a   Siahpush, Mohammad ^b   Beighle, Aaron ^c   Fuhrmeister, Erin ^a   Silva, Pedro ^d   Welk, Greg ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^e IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity zones; Environment; Intervention

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACTIGRAPHY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PILOT PROJECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS;

EID: 79955128241     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00591.x     Document Type: Article

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