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After-school programs double the activity levels of children
news-medical.net · 2026-10-29
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Claim 1 of 6Not checkedResearchers at the University of Agder investigated how after-school arrangements affect how much children move, and the study was recently published in Fysioterapeuten.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 6Not checkedThe researchers monitored 59 children with a hip-mounted activity monitor for a week; the children attended IFO at least one day a week, SFO at least one day a week, and went home one day a week.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 6Not checkedOn average, the children had 88 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous activity on IFO days versus 81 minutes on SFO days, a difference described as small and not statistically significant.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 6Not checkedBetween 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm, children had 30 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous activity on IFO days versus 22 minutes on SFO days.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 6Not checkedThe most striking finding was that between 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm children had just 17 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous activity on days when they went home after school, which the article says is roughly half the time they spent at the after-school club.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 6 of 6Not checkedThe researchers said children's activity levels almost double if they attend an after-school program, and argued that the after-school period could be used better to increase physical activity.View evidenceHide evidence
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PubMed, Crossref, Europe PMC · 15 candidate papers
Protocol for a multicenter-cluster randomized clinical trial of a motor skills intervention to promote physical activity and health in children: the CHAMP afterschool program study.
BMC Public Health · 2022 · PubMed
Exploration Of MVPA Differences In Children Across Schools Participating In A Multi-school Physical Activity Program
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2025 · Crossref
Physical activity and sleep patterns in children attending after-school programs in Arizona: a cross-sectional study.
2026 · Europe PMC
Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior of Children in Afterschool Programs: An Accelerometer-Based Analysis in Full-Day and Half-Day Elementary Schools in Germany.
Frontiers in Public Health · 2020 · PubMed
Supplemental Information 1: Change in average MVPA of children from baseline to endline
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