- Title
- Rationale and study protocol of the EASY Minds (encouraging activity to stimulate young minds) program: cluster randomized controlled trial of a primary school-based physical activity integration program for mathematics
- Creator
- Riley, Nicholas; Lubans, David R.; Holmes, Kathryn; Morgan, Philip J.
- Relation
- BMC Public Health Vol. 14
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-816
- Publisher
- BioMed Central Ltd
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2014
- Description
- Novel strategies are required to increase school-based physical activity levels of children. Integrating physical activity in mathematics lessons may lead to improvements in students' physical activity levels as well as enjoyment, engagement and learning. The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of a curriculum-based physical activity integration program known as EASY Minds (Encouraging Activity to Stimulate Young Minds) on children's daily school time physical activity levels. Secondary aims include exploring the impact of EASY Minds on their engagement and 'on task' behaviour in mathematics.
- Subject
- physical activity; primary school; mathematics; on task behaviour; accelerometry; randomised controlled trial
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1053205
- Identifier
- uon:15545
- Identifier
- ISSN:1471-2458
- Language
- eng
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