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Promoting Healthy Lifestyles Among Adolescent Boys: The Fitness Improvement And Lifestyle Awareness Program Rct, Louisa R. Peralta, Rachel A. Jones, Anthony D. Okely
Promoting Healthy Lifestyles Among Adolescent Boys: The Fitness Improvement And Lifestyle Awareness Program Rct, Louisa R. Peralta, Rachel A. Jones, Anthony D. Okely
A. D. Okely
Objective. To assess the feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of a school-based obesity prevention program among adolescent boys with sub-optimal cardiorespiratory fitness. Methods. In 2007, a 6-month, 2-arm parallel group, randomized controlled pilot trial was conducted in a single school setting (Sydney, Australia). Thirty-three 7th Grade boys (mean age=12.5±0.4 years) were randomly assigned to intervention (n=16) or active comparison group (n=17). The intervention consisted of one 60-minute curriculum session and two 20-minute lunchtime physical activity sessions per week. The active comparison group continued with their usual physical activity curriculum sessions (Friday afternoons 2–3 pm). The pilot trial's curriculum sessions were …
What Is The Effect Of A Physical Activity Program On Foot Structure & Function In Overweight & Obese Children?, D. L. Riddiford-Harland, J. R. Steele, L. A. Baur, Dylan P. Cliff, Anthony D. Okely, P. J. Morgan, R. A. Jones
What Is The Effect Of A Physical Activity Program On Foot Structure & Function In Overweight & Obese Children?, D. L. Riddiford-Harland, J. R. Steele, L. A. Baur, Dylan P. Cliff, Anthony D. Okely, P. J. Morgan, R. A. Jones
A. D. Okely
It has been speculated that the higher peak pressures typically generated beneath the feet of overweight/obese children may result in excessive discomfort of these children’s developing feet (Mickle et al. 2006, Dowling et al. 2001), in turn, acting as a deterrent to them participating in physical activity. Apart from perpetuating the cycle of obesity via decreased energy expenditure, physical inactivity in young children can restrict opportunities for these children to develop basic motor skills and, possibly, proper musculoskeletal development. We postulated that an intervention designed to improve fundamental movement skill (FMS) performance in overweight and obese young children may influence …