What is it about?
Physical Activity 4 Everyone is a 2 year program, this paper shows that even at 12-months in, there is an effect on adolescents physical activity which equated to 27 minutes more moderate and vigorous intensity physical activity per week, i.e. the type of activity that increases one's heart rate and makes us breathe faster.
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Why is it important?
This program may help reduce the substantial amount of adolescents deemed inactive (~85%).
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This page is a summary of: ‘Physical Activity 4 Everyone’ school-based intervention to prevent decline in adolescent physical activity levels: 12 month (mid-intervention) report on a cluster randomised trial, British Journal of Sports Medicine, September 2015, BMJ,
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2014-094523.
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The Physical Activity 4 Everyone Project
Find out more about Physical Activity 4 Everyone.
Results at the end of Physical Activity 4 Everyone | 24 months | Efficacy Trial
Also found to effective at 2 years.
Cost-effectiveness of Physical Activity 4 Everyone | Efficacy Trial
It was found cost-effective.
Protocol for Physical Activity 4 Everyone | Efficacy Trial
Detailed description of the Physical Activity 4 Everyone program.
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