scholarly journals Efficacy of School-based interventions for improving muscular fitness outcomes in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Datasets ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilio Villa González
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Muscular Fitness ◽  
School Based ◽  
School Based Interventions

scholarly journals Efficacy of School-Based Interventions for Improving Muscular Fitness Outcomes in Adolescent Boys: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 543-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley Cox ◽  
Stuart J. Fairclough ◽  
Maria-Christina Kosteli ◽  
Robert J. Noonan
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Adolescent Males ◽  
Medium Effect ◽  
Adolescent Boys ◽  
Muscular Fitness ◽  
School Based ◽  
School Based Interventions

Abstract Background It has been reported that boys’ and girls’ physical activity (PA) levels decline throughout adolescence. Boys are at risk of physical inactivity during adolescence; however, in intervention research, they are an under-represented group relative to girls. It is suggested that the school environment may be central to developing interventions that support adolescents in meeting the current PA guidelines. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to investigate the efficacy of school-based physical activity interventions for improving muscular fitness (MF) in adolescent males. Methods This systematic review and meta-analysis followed the preferred reporting systems for meta-analyses guidelines and was registered on PROSPERO (Registration number: CRD42018091023). Eligible studies were published in English within peer-reviewed articles. Searches were conducted in three databases, with an additional grey literature search in Google Scholar. Studies investigating MF outcomes were included. Results There were 43 data sets identified across 11 studies, from seven countries. Overall methodological quality of the studies was moderate-to-strong. Interventions targeting MF evidenced a small-to-medium effect (g = 0.32, CI 0.17, 0.48, p < 0.00). Subgroup analyses of MF delivery method resulted in small-to-medium effects: upper limb MF measures (g = 0.28, 95% CI − 0.02, 0.58, p = 0.07), lower limb MF measures (g = 0.28, 95% CI 0.09, 0.68, p = 0.03), combined MF activities (g = 0.24, 95% CI − 0.04 to 0.49, p = 0.05), plyometric activities (g = 0.39, 95% CI 0.09, 0.68, p = 0.01), body weight (g = 0.27, 95% CI − 0.10, 0.65, p = 0.15), and traditional MF methods (g = 0.43, 95% CI 0.09, 0.78, p = 0.01). Conclusions School-based interventions which aimed to increase MF outcomes in adolescent boys demonstrated small-to-moderate effects. Traditional and plyometric methods of resistance training appear to be the most effective form of PA delivery in adolescent males. More quality research is required to assess the impact of MF delivered in the school environment to inform future intervention design.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of social marketing strategies to reduce youth obesity in European school-based interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 74 (5) ◽  
pp. 337-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magaly Aceves-Martins ◽  
Elisabet Llauradó ◽  
Lucia Tarro ◽  
Carlos Francisco Moreno-García ◽  
Tamy Goretty Trujillo Escobar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
European School ◽  
School Based ◽  
School Based Interventions ◽  
Youth Obesity

School-Based Interventions to Improve Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Adolescents: Systematic Review with Meta-analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (9) ◽  
pp. 1273-1292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giseli Minatto ◽  
Valter Cordeiro Barbosa Filho ◽  
Juliane Berria ◽  
Edio Luiz Petroski
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Cardiorespiratory Fitness ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
School Based ◽  
School Based Interventions
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