TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of a physical activity intervention on physical fitness of schoolchildren: The enriched sport activity program
AU - Alesi, Marianna
AU - Bianco, Antonino
AU - Thomas, Ewan
AU - Palma, Antonio
AU - Pajaujiene, Simona
AU - Gómez-López, Manuel
AU - Zuoziene, Ilona Judita
AU - Şahin, Fatma Neşe
AU - Sánchez, Guillermo F. López
AU - Rada, Ante
AU - Güler, Özkan
AU - Sturm, David J.
AU - Da Silva, Carlos Marques
AU - Loureiro, Nuno
AU - Tabacchi, Garden
AU - Giaccone, Marcello
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Background: Physical fitness in youth is a predictor of health in adulthood. The main objective of the present study was to understand if an enriched sport activity program could increase physical fitness in a population of schoolchildren. Methods: In a sample of 672 children aged 10.0 ± 1.90 years, different motor skills were tested by the 1 kg and 3 kg ball throw (BT), the standing broad jump (SBJ), the 30 m sprint (30mS), the leger shuttle run (LSR), the illinois agility test (IGT), and the quadruped test (QT). Within the controlled-trial, the intervention group (ESA) underwent an additional warm-up protocol, which included cognitive enhancing elements, for 14 weeks while the control group continued with ordinary exercise activity. Results: A significant increase was present regarding the 1 kg and 3 kg BT, the SBJ, the 30mS, and the IGT, while no significant difference was shown regarding the QT and the LSR in the ESA group between pre and post intervention. In the control group, no differences were present for any test except for the QT and the LSR post-test. Conclusion: A 14-week structured physical intervention had moderate effects regarding throwing, jumping, sprinting, and agility in a sample of schoolchildren.
AB - Background: Physical fitness in youth is a predictor of health in adulthood. The main objective of the present study was to understand if an enriched sport activity program could increase physical fitness in a population of schoolchildren. Methods: In a sample of 672 children aged 10.0 ± 1.90 years, different motor skills were tested by the 1 kg and 3 kg ball throw (BT), the standing broad jump (SBJ), the 30 m sprint (30mS), the leger shuttle run (LSR), the illinois agility test (IGT), and the quadruped test (QT). Within the controlled-trial, the intervention group (ESA) underwent an additional warm-up protocol, which included cognitive enhancing elements, for 14 weeks while the control group continued with ordinary exercise activity. Results: A significant increase was present regarding the 1 kg and 3 kg BT, the SBJ, the 30mS, and the IGT, while no significant difference was shown regarding the QT and the LSR in the ESA group between pre and post intervention. In the control group, no differences were present for any test except for the QT and the LSR post-test. Conclusion: A 14-week structured physical intervention had moderate effects regarding throwing, jumping, sprinting, and agility in a sample of schoolchildren.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/430657
M3 - Article
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 17
SP - 1723-
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
ER -