Brain Breaks® Physical Activity Solutions in the Classroom and on Attitudes toward Physical Activity: A Randomized Controlled Trial among Primary Students from Eight Countries

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Magdalena Mo Ching MokJ Larry Durstine

Abstract

Classroom-based physical activity (PA) interventions have received considerable attention due to improvements seen in academic achievement, classroom behaviors, and attitude toward PA. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Brain Breaks® Physical Activity Solutions in changing children's attitudes toward PA. Students (N = 3036) aged 8-11 years from schools in Croatia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, South Africa, and Turkey were randomly assigned to either a control or an experimental group. The experimental group received Brain Breaks® videos during classroom sessions throughout the four months of intervention. Student attitudes toward PA were measured using the Attitudes toward Physical Activity Scale (APAS) before and after the intervention. Repeated measures ANOVA indicated a time interaction effect for all APAS variables except fitness. Time-by-group interaction effects with different effect sizes were found for most APAS variables, with the greatest gain effect noted in the experimental group for self-efficacy, followed by learning from the videos concerning PA benefits, exercise importance, and enjoyment from engaging in PA. This study provides evidence supporting Brain Breaks® ...Continue Reading

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Jul 8, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Ewa GieysztorMałgorzata Paprocka-Borowicz
Dec 10, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Cyrine H'midaAïmen Khacharem
Jan 7, 2021·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Ke ZhouJ Larry Durstine
Sep 24, 2021·The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews·Sarah E Neil-SztramkoMaureen Dobbins

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Software Mentioned

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HOPSports Brain Breaks® Physical Activity Solutions
Statistical Package for the Social Sciences ( SPSS

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