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A school-based physical activity program to improve health and fitness in children aged 6–13 years (" Kinder-Sportstudie KISS")

Body Composition Assessment
Author
Lukas Zahner et al.
Used Parameters : Body composition
Publication Year : 2006
Country : Switzerland
Journal : BMC Public Health
Childhood obesity is the result of a long lasting imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure. A major contributing factor is physical inactivity which is closely linked to bone health, cardiovascular disease risk, fitness and psychological factors. The school seems to provide an excellent setting to enhance levels of physical activity (PA). However, there is insufficient data from previous school-based intervention trials on how to enhance overall PA. It is also unknown whether an intervention aimed at increasing PA is effective in …
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