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Physical activity behaviour and mental well-being in vocational education and training

The goal of this dissertation was firstly to explore what the relationship is between physical activity behaviour and student mental well-being of VET students, and secondly, to study what is…

School-based physical activity interventions: which intervention characteristics are associated with participation and retention? A meta-analysis

Objective Many school-based intervention studies are conducted to increase students' physical activity (PA). Recruitment and retention problems potentially impact the robustness of RCT findings. The researchers conducted a meta-analysis to…

Qualitative study of the feasibility and acceptability of implementing ‘sit-to-stand’ desks in vocational education and training

While it has been shown that interrupting a person’s sedentary behaviour has the potential to improve cognitive, physical and mental health, a large part of time that students spend in…