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From Surveillance to Intervention: Overview and Baseline Findings for the Active City of Liverpool Active Schools and SportsLinx (A-CLASS) Project

Nicola McWhannell, Lawrence Foweather, Lee E. F. Graves, Jayne L. Henaghan, Nicola D. Ridgers, Gareth Stratton Orcid Logo

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume: 15, Issue: 4

Swansea University Author: Gareth Stratton Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.3390/ijerph15040582

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This paper outlines the implementation of a programme of work that started with the development of a population-level children’s health, fitness and lifestyle study in 1996 (SportsLinx) leading to selected interventions one of which is described in detail: the Active City of Liverpool, Active School...

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Published in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
ISSN: 1661-7827
Published: 2018
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39197
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Abstract: This paper outlines the implementation of a programme of work that started with the development of a population-level children’s health, fitness and lifestyle study in 1996 (SportsLinx) leading to selected interventions one of which is described in detail: the Active City of Liverpool, Active Schools and SportsLinx (A-CLASS) Project. The A-CLASS Project aimed to quantify the effectiveness of structured and unstructured physical activity (PA) programmes on children’s PA, fitness, body composition, bone health, cardiac and vascular structures, fundamental movement skills, physical self-perception and self-esteem. The study was a four-arm parallel-group school-based cluster randomised controlled trial (clinical trials no. NCT02963805), and compared different exposure groups: a high intensity PA (HIPA) group, a fundamental movement skill (FMS) group, a PA signposting (PASS) group and a control group, in a two-schools-per-condition design. Baseline findings indicate that children’s fundamental movement skill competence levels are low-to-moderate, yet these skills are inversely associated with percentage body fat. Outcomes of this project will make an important contribution to the design and implementation of children’s PA promotion initiatives.
Keywords: intervention; obesity; fundamental movement skill; physical activity; fitness; cardiovascular; physical self-perception
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Issue: 4