Effect of a Time-Efficient Physical Activity Intervention on Senior School Students’ On-Task Behaviour and Subjective Vitality: the ‘Burn 2 Learn’ Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial

Process Evaluation of a School-Based High-Intensity Interval Training Program for Older Adolescents: The Burn 2 Learn Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial

“…In addition to these findings, it was also promising that during post-program evaluation, teachers perceived B2L to be of benefit to students’ mental health, academic performance and on-task behaviours. These perceptions support sub-study findings [ 45 ], and provide potential reasoning for the high-quality implementation of B2L. Teachers believed the intervention to be an appropriate tool to reach their goals (i.e., enhanced teaching and learning) and of benefit their students.…”

“…As schools’ core business is teaching and learning [ 60 ], the ability to link physical activity participation with improvements in on-task behaviour and academic performance may provide researchers with added justification to deliver physical activity programs. To provide evidence for the academic benefits of the B2L program, we conducted a sub-study in 10 schools and n = 221 students [ 45 ]. We observed significant group-by-time effects in students’ on-task behaviour and subjective vitality [ 45 ].…”

“…To provide evidence for the academic benefits of the B2L program, we conducted a sub-study in 10 schools and n = 221 students [ 45 ]. We observed significant group-by-time effects in students’ on-task behaviour and subjective vitality [ 45 ]. In addition to these findings, it was also promising that during post-program evaluation, teachers perceived B2L to be of benefit to students’ mental health, academic performance and on-task behaviours.…”

“…Relative to those in the control group, participants in the intervention group improved their CRF and upper body muscular endurance, and reduced their stress (i.e., assessed using hair cortisol concentrations) [ 37 , 40 ]. We also observed improvements in students’ on-task behaviour and subjective vitality immediately following participation in a B2L session [ 45 ], indicating beneficial acute effects. Prior to this effectiveness trial, the B2L program underwent feasibility [ 42 , 46 ] and pilot [ 38 ] testing, which represents the first three steps of a ‘comprehensive’ pathway to scale-up ( Figure 1 ).…”

Efectos regulares en la cognición de los descansos activos

“…Por ejemplo, Wilson et al, (2016) señala como los descansos activos son una herramienta efectiva para acumular actividad física moderada y vigorosa a lo largo de la jornada lectiva. Además, se ha evidenciado como una programación de descanso activos, puede llevar a una mejora del comportamiento y de la vitalidad subjetiva (Mavilidi et al, 2020). En relación con esta idea Layne et al, (2020) no encontró ningún efecto en el rendimiento matemático tras la realización de descansos activos.…”