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Clinical Trial
. 2009 May;21(2):171-85.
doi: 10.1123/pes.21.2.171.

Modifying middle school physical education: piloting strategies to increase physical activity

Russell Jago  1 , Robert G McMurray, Stanley Bassin, Laura Pyle, Steve Bruecker, John M Jakicic, Esther Moe, Tinker Murray, Stella L Volpe
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Modifying middle school physical education: piloting strategies to increase physical activity

Russell Jago et al. Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2009 May.

Abstract

Two pilot studies were conducted to examine whether 6th grade students can achieve moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) from 1) activity-based physical education (AB-PE) with 585 participants and 2) a curricular-based (CB-PE) program with 1,544 participants and randomly sampled heart rates during lessons. AB-PE participants spent between 54-66% with a heart rate >140 bpm. CB-PE participants spent between 49-58% with a heart rate >140 bpm. Girls' mean heart rate was 3.7 bpm lower than the boys. PE can be readily modified so that students spend more than 50% of time in MVPA.

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