An Intervention to Increase Students’ Physical Activity: A 2-Year Pilot Study

Weaver, R. Glenn; Webster, Collin A.; Beets, Michael W.; Brazendale, Keith; Schisler, Lauren; Aziz, Mazen

doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2018.03.005

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“…Overall, both acute and longer-term participation in TDM was found to increase MVPA by approximately ten minutes per-day [ 19 , 34 ]. This is a relatively greater increase in MVPA than found by other PA interventions in primary school children [ 42 , 43 ]. Although findings show that children do not spend the whole 15-minutes of TDM at a moderate-to-vigorous intensity [ 19 , 34 , 37 ], the reported increases are welcomed given higher levels of MVPA have been associated with improved cardiometabolic health in children [ 44 ].…”

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A systematic review of the effect of The Daily Mile™ on children’s physical activity, physical health, mental health, wellbeing, academic performance and cognitive function

Breslin

Hillyard

Brick³

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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Background A minority of children in the United Kingdom meet the recommended physical activity guidelines. One initiative which has been introduced to try and increase the physical activity levels of school children is The Daily Mile™ (TDM). The aim of this review was to determine the effect of TDM on children’s physical activity levels, physical health, mental health, wellbeing, academic performance and cognitive function. Methods Six databases were systematically searched from TDM’s inception (2012) to 30th June 2022. Studies were included if they involved school-aged children (aged 4–12 years), taking part in TDM and measured at least one pre-defined outcome. Results Thirteen studies were included from the 123 studies retrieved. Longer-term participation in TDM was found to increase moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and physical fitness. None of the studies reported a significant change in Body Mass Index or academic performance. An acute bout of TDM was not found to improve cognitive function, however one good-quality study reported that longer-term participation in TDM increased visual spatial working memory. There was evidence from one fair-quality design study that TDM can improve mental health in the short term. There were no significant effects on wellbeing, however scores on self-perceptions improved mainly for children with low baseline self-perceptions. Conclusion There is evidence to show that TDM can increase physical activity and physical fitness. However, higher-quality research, with adequate participant randomisation and longer-term, post-intervention follow-up is needed to ensure that any changes accurately reflect the components of TDM and are sustained beyond an intervention time frame. Policy recommendations of TDM increasing PA levels in the short term are supported by the evidence in this review. However, long-term improvement on mental health, wellbeing, academic performance and cognitive function requires further good-to excellent quality research. Promisingly, several protocol articles that include randomised controlled trials with long term follow-up have been published. These higher-quality design studies may provide a stronger evidence-base on the effects of TDM on children’s health and should underpin future recommendations in public health policy. Systematic review registration PROSPERO CRD42022340303.

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A systematic review of the effect of The Daily Mile™ on children’s physical activity, physical health, mental health, wellbeing, academic performance and cognitive function

Breslin

Hillyard

Brick³

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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“…Students in the intervention schools are achieving significantly more MVPA during the school day (~145 min) compared to other studies that implement PA interventions during school (~30 min) [21,40]. This finding suggests that outdoor, unstructured free play is more effective to increase steps and MVPA in children than structured classroom-based PA (e.g., Go Noodle) or physical education interventions [21,40]. In addition, the intervention school students had an 18% increase in MVPA and a 10% decrease in sedentary and light PA over the control schools students.…”

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“…Studies that implement PA interventions in schools report anywhere from a 2%-12% increase in MVPA [23,24]. Students in the intervention schools are achieving significantly more MVPA during the school day (~145 min) compared to other studies that implement PA interventions during school (~30 min) [21,40]. This finding suggests that outdoor, unstructured free play is more effective to increase steps and MVPA in children than structured classroom-based PA (e.g., Go Noodle) or physical education interventions [21,40].…”

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The Preliminary Effects of a Multi-Recess School Intervention: Using Accelerometers to Measure Physical Activity Patterns in Elementary Children

Farbo

Maler

Rhea

2020

IJERPH

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This pilot study used accelerometers to investigate the effectiveness of a multiple recess school intervention on physical activity patterns in younger elementary children using a post-test only with nonequivalent groups design. First and second grade students (N = 157) participating in a larger study, the LiiNK Project® (Let’s inspire innovation ‘N Kids), wore accelerometers for the duration of the school day for two weeks to measure physical activity intensity and number of steps taken daily. Students attended either an intervention school (N = 90), participating in four 15-min unstructured, outdoor recesses and one 15-min character development lesson daily, or a control school (N = 67), participating in two 15-min unstructured, outdoor recesses daily and no character development program. The intervention students, grades 1 and 2, took more steps (p < 0.001) and time spent in moderate (p < 0.001) and vigorous (p < 0.001) physical activity (MVPA) than the control school students. Intervention students averaged approximately 900 more steps per day than the control school students. These results show young children given 60 min of recess daily continue to increase physical activity patterns over those with 30 min of recess daily. Next steps are to evaluate if children demonstrate healthier body fat levels as a result of these higher patterns of MVPA daily.

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“…Overall, both acute and longer-term participation in TDM was found to increase MVPA by approximately ten minutes per-day [19, 32]. This is a relatively greater increase in MVPA than found by other PA interventions in primary school children [40, 41]. Although findings show that children do not spend the whole 15-minutes of TDM at a moderate-to-vigorous intensity [19, 32, 35], the reported increases are welcomed given higher levels of MVPA have been associated with improved cardiometabolic health in children [42].…”

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confidence: 99%

A rapid systematic review of the effect of The Daily Mile^™on children’s physical activity, physical health, mental health, wellbeing, academic performance and cognitive function

Breslin

Hillyard

Brick

et al. 2022

Preprint

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Background A minority of children in the United Kingdom meet the recommended physical activity guidelines. One initiative which has been introduced to try and increase the physical activity levels of school children is The Daily Mile™ (TDM). The aim of this review was to determine the effect of TDM on children’s physical activity levels, physical health, mental health, wellbeing, academic performance and cognitive function. Methods Six databases were systematically searched from TDM’s inception (2012) to 30th June 2022. Studies were included if they involved school-aged children (aged 4-12 years), taking part in TDM and measured at least one pre-defined outcome. Results Thirteen studies were included from the 123 studies retrieved. Longer-term participation in TDM was found to increase moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and physical fitness. None of the studies reported a significant change in Body Mass Index or academic performance. An acute bout of TDM was not found to improve cognitive function, however one good-quality study reported that longer-term participation in TDM increased visual spatial working memory. There was evidence from one fair-quality design study that TDM can improve mental health in the short term. There were no significant effects on wellbeing, however scores on self-perceptions improved mainly for children with low baseline self-perceptions. Conclusion There is evidence to show that TDM can increase physical activity and physical fitness. However, higher-quality research, with adequate participant randomisation and longer-term, post-intervention follow-up is needed to ensure that any changes accurately reflect the components of TDM and are sustained beyond an intervention time frame. Policy recommendations of TDM increasing PA levels in the short term are supported by the evidence in this review. However, long-term improvement on mental health, wellbeing, academic performance and cognitive function requires further good-to excellent quality research. Promisingly, several protocol articles that include randomised controlled trials with long term follow-up have been published. These higher-quality design studies may provide a stronger evidence-base on the effects of TDM on children’s health and should underpin future recommendations in public health policy. Systematic Review registration: PROSPERO CRD42022340303

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An Intervention to Increase Students’ Physical Activity: A 2-Year Pilot Study

Cited by 13 publications

References 39 publications

A systematic review of the effect of The Daily Mile™ on children’s physical activity, physical health, mental health, wellbeing, academic performance and cognitive function

A systematic review of the effect of The Daily Mile™ on children’s physical activity, physical health, mental health, wellbeing, academic performance and cognitive function

The Preliminary Effects of a Multi-Recess School Intervention: Using Accelerometers to Measure Physical Activity Patterns in Elementary Children

A rapid systematic review of the effect of The Daily Mile^™on children’s physical activity, physical health, mental health, wellbeing, academic performance and cognitive function

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An Intervention to Increase Students’ Physical Activity: A 2-Year Pilot Study

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A systematic review of the effect of The Daily Mile™ on children’s physical activity, physical health, mental health, wellbeing, academic performance and cognitive function

A systematic review of the effect of The Daily Mile™ on children’s physical activity, physical health, mental health, wellbeing, academic performance and cognitive function

The Preliminary Effects of a Multi-Recess School Intervention: Using Accelerometers to Measure Physical Activity Patterns in Elementary Children

A rapid systematic review of the effect of The Daily Mile™on children’s physical activity, physical health, mental health, wellbeing, academic performance and cognitive function

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