About this resource:
Source: The Guide to Community Preventive Services
Last Reviewed: August 2021
Workgroups: Physical Activity Workgroup, Adolescent Health Workgroup
Classroom-based physically active lessons are those in which teachers direct bouts of physical activity during an academic lesson. The Community Preventive Services Task Force conducted a systematic review of the evidence and recommends classroom-based physically active lesson interventions based on findings that this intervention lead to increased physical activity and to improved academic outcomes for students. The recommended lesson interventions:
- Involve moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
- Range from 10 to 30 minutes in length
- Include training for teachers, like lesson plans and resources to engage students in physical activity
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Suggested Citation
Guide to Community Preventive Services. (2021). Physical Activity: Classroom-based Physically Active Lesson Interventions. Retrieved from https://www.thecommunityguide.org/findings/physical-activity-classroom-based-physically-active-lesson-interventions.
