Impact of Weight Status on the Cardiopulmonary Fitness Outcome of a School‐Based Physical Activity Program
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21354527 |
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| Authors | Rena C Moon (0000-0001-6765-3506, Department of Bariatric Surgery, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando Health Orlando FL 32806, corresponding author), Solveig Argeseanu Cunningham (0000-0002-2354-1526, Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University Atlanta GA 30322, corresponding author), Julie A Gazmararian (0000-0001-6630-7273, Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University Atlanta GA 30322, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 90 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 762-770 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of School Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4391 • E-ISSN: 1746-1561 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/josh.12936 |
| PMID | 32794603 |
| OpenAlex | W3049436811 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 56 |
BACKGROUND: The effectiveness of school-based physical activity interventions for improving cardiopulmonary fitness (CPF) of overweight and obese children is not well established. In this study, we evaluated whether overweight and obese children had similar changes in body mass index (BMI) and CPF as normal weight children after participating in a program for one academic year. METHODS: Using purposive sampling at the school level, we selected 16 program and 7 control schools in a large metropolitan area in the Southeast during the 2015-2016 academic year. In these schools, 3396 fourth-graders participated with parental consent. Of these, 2332 (68.7%) participated in BMI measures and 1780 (52.4%) in Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run (PACER) measures for CPF at two time points. RESULTS: Students of all weight statuses pre-program did not show changes in BMI after program implementation. All students showed statistically significant improvements in the PACER test at follow-up, regardless of their participation in the program. However, overweight and obese children showed less improvement in CPF level than their normal weight classmates, regardless of their participation in the program. CONCLUSION: Special attention for improving engagements of overweight and obese children may be needed to achieve improvements in their CPF level similar to that of normal weight students.
Body mass index · Cardiovascular fitness · Obesity · Overweight · Physical fitness · Physical therapy · Psychological intervention · Cardiovascular and exercise physiology · Children's Physical and Motor Development · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Nursing · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Gerontology
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The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
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Systematic review of the health benefits of physical activity and fitness in school-aged children and youth
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Promoting healthy weight in primary school children through physical activity and nutrition education
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