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Participants
Start Date
November 30, 2011
Primary Completion Date
May 31, 2013
Study Completion Date
September 30, 2013
Short bouts of structured physical activity
Short bouts of structured physical activity preschools will be asked to implement age-appropriate 10 minute structured physical activity routines within the classroom setting followed by 20 minutes of usual unstructured playtime activities. Intervention will be implemented for a total of 30 minutes during both morning and afternoon gross motor playtime 5 days/week for 6 months.
Unstructured physical activity
Unstructured physical activity intervention will consist of 30 minutes of supervised unstructured free playtime twice. intervention will be delivered during both morning and afternoon gross motor playtime for 5 days/week for 6 months.
Preschool centers in Springfield, MA, Springfield
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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