Physical activity, diet and other behavioural interventions for improving cognition and school achievement in children and adolescents with obesity or overweight (review)
The global prevalence of childhood and adolescent obesity is high. Lifestyle changes towards a healthy diet, increased physical activity and reduced sedentary activities are recommended to prevent and treat obesity.…
The Daily Mile: what factors are associated with its implementation success?
Despite the known benefits of a physically active lifestyle, there are few examples of interventions that have been successfully implemented at a population level over a long period of time.…
The Daily Mile makes primary school children more active, less sedentary and improves their fitness and body composition
Background: The Daily Mile is a physical activity programme made popular by a school in Stirling, Scotland. It is promoted by the Scottish Government and is growing in popularity nationally…
Associations between objectively measured physical activity and academic attainment in adolescents from a UK cohort
Background: To test for cross-sectional (at age 11) and longitudinal associations between objectively measured free-living physical activity (PA) and academic attainment in adolescents. Method: Data from 4755 participants (45% male)…