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Article: Physical activity levels and prompts in young children at recess: a two-year study of a bi-ethnic sample.
- Article from:
- Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
- Article date:
- September 1, 1997
- Author:
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Physical activity provides children with both current and future health benefits (Bar-Or & Malina, 1995). Almost all children attend school, which is the institution with the major responsibility for promoting their lifelong physical activity (Sallis & McKenzie, 1991). Required school physical education programs provide some opportunities for physical activity, but the frequency of structured classes and the amount of time children are active during lessons is inadequate to meet national health standards for physical activity (McKenzie et al., 1995; U.S. Public Health Service, 1991).
Besides required physical education classes, recess is the only time during most ...