Background The school environment is globally recognised as a key setting to promote child
and adolescent physical activity. School recess contributes up to 40% of the school day and …

Background The benefits of physical activity to maintain optimal health and well-being in
children and adolescents are undisputed. The school environment offers opportunities for …

Objective: We estimated levels of school recess moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical
activity (MVPA). Methods: A systematic review was carried out in MEDLINE and SportDiscus …

Objective. The purpose of this paper was to explore the effect of recess interventions on
children's physical activity (PA) levels and to examine which specific interventions …

Background: With the rapid increase in obesity rates among youth, efforts to increase
physical activity (PA) have become a priority. School-based strategies for PA promotion must …

Background Recess provides a daily opportunity for children to engage in moderate-to-
vigorous (MVPA) and vigorous physical activity (VPA). Limited research has investigated the …

Over the past decade, much attention has been paid to school-based recess and the
implications of recess on child development. Large and influential groups such as the …

School recess provides a major opportunity to increase children's physical activity levels.
Various studies have described strategies to increase levels of physical activity. The …

Objective: Summarize the effects of interventions designed to promote physical activity
during elementary school recess in children between 5 and 10 years old. Effective school …

CONTEXT: Interest has increased in examining the physical activity levels of young people
during school recess. Identifying correlates of their recess physical activity behaviors is …