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- Title
Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity in Physical Education: A Review of Reviews.
- Authors
Iglesias, Damián; Fernandez-Rio, Javier; Rodríguez-González, Pablo
- Abstract
Purpose: This paper aimed to examine moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) levels in physical education. Method: A review of reviews was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. The screening process, data extraction, assessment of the risk of bias, and analysis of the results were carried out independently by two reviewers. A total of eight systematic reviews from six databases, which included 224 studies, involving more than 80,000 students (elementary, middle, and high school), enrolled in more than 450 schools worldwide were unpacked. Results: Students fail to meet the 50% recommendation of MVPA lesson time, irrespective of country, school stage, gender, or MVPA measures. Physical education-based interventions increased students' MVPA during lessons (range 14.3%–24%) compared with control groups. Conclusion: Physical education is uniquely positioned to provide physical activity opportunities for students, but teachers must target the provision of adequate MVPA levels, which is not currently happening.
- Subjects
PHYSICAL activity; PHYSICAL education; DATA extraction; RISK assessment; STUDENT activities
- Publication
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2023, Vol 42, Issue 4, p640
- ISSN
0273-5024
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1123/jtpe.2022-0084