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Physical Activity and Children's Health References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019, May 29). Physical activity guidelines for school-aged children and adolescents. CDC https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/physicalactivity/guidelines.htm#:~:text=Children%20and%20adolescents%20ages%206%20through%2017%20years%20should%20do,to%2Dvigorous%20physical%20activity%20daily.
Crozier, Wasenius, N. S., Denize, K. M., da Silva, D. F., Nagpal, T. S., & Adamo, K. B. (2022). Evaluation
of afterschool activity programs’ (ASAP) effect on children’s physical activity, physical health, and fundamental movement skills. Health Education & Behavior, 49(1), 87–96. https://doi.org/10.1177/10901981211033234
Woodforde, Alsop, T., Salmon, J., Gomersall, S., & Stylianou, M. (2021). Effects of school-based before-school physical activity programmes on children's physical activity levels, health and learning-related outcomes: a systematic review. British Journal of Sports Medicine, bjsports–2021–104470. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2021-104470
Development Related References
Lindsay, A. R., Starrett, A., Brian, A., Byington, T. A., Lucas, J., & Sigman-Grant, M. (2020). Preschoolers Build Fundamental Motor Skills Critical to an Active Lifestyle: The All 4 Kids© Intervention Study. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(9), 3098. doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17093098
McDonough, D. J., Liu, W., & Gao, Z. (2020). Effects of Physical Activity on Children's Motor Skill Development: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. BioMed Research International, 2020, NA. link.gale.com/apps/doc/A695447701/AONE?u=unlv_main&sid=bookmark-AONE&xid=f6a8eb66
Eime, R.M., Young, J.A., Harvey, J.T. et al. A systematic review of the psychological and social benefits of participation in sport for children and adolescents: informing development of a conceptual model of health through sport. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 10, 98 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-10-98
Mental Health Blog References
Lubans, Richards, J., Hillman, C., Faulkner, G., Beauchamp, M., Nilsson, M., Kelly, P., Smith, J., Raine, L., & Biddle, S. (2016). Physical activity for cognitive and mental health in youth: a systematic review of mechanisms. Pediatrics (Evanston), 138(3). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2016-1642
Loprinzi, & Trost, S. G. (2009). Parental influences on physical activity behavior in preschool children. Preventive Medicine, 50(3), 129–133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.11.010
Physical Activity in School Reference
Pojednic, Peabody, S., Carson, S., Kennedy, M., Bevans, K., & Phillips, E. M. (2016). The effect of before school physical activity on child development: A study protocol to evaluate the Build Our Kids Success (BOKS) Program. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 49, 103–108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2016.06.009