The Fit 4 Fun Program: Promoting physical fitness and health in primary school children.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Physical fitness in primary school children; Physical activity in primary school children; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12610000642088
• Lead Sponsor: arelle Eather

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-08-09
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Stage 3 Primary School Children (year 5 & 6).

Exclusion Criteria

All students in the Stage 3 class will participate in the program, however, only the students who provide signed consent letters will complete the assessments and evaluations. Students will also be ineligible to be included in the program evaluation if they currently have a medical condition or physical injury preventing testing or training (they will be able to participate in the program).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Health-Related Physical Fitness 1) Cardiorespiratory fitness will be assessed using the 20m shuttle test (beep test) 2) Muscular fitness will be assessed using the 7-stage sit-up test, the Basketball Throw test, Cadence Push-Up test and Wall Squat Test. 3) Flexibility will be assessed using the Sit & Reach test and the Shoulder Stretch test. 4) Body Composition will calculated using measurements from height (stadiometer) and weight (callibrated scales).[Baseline and at the completion of the intervention (10 weeks after basline measures).]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1) Physical Activity will be assessed using at least 5 days of pedometery (4 week days and 1 weekend day)[Baseline and at the completion of the intervention (10 weeks after basline measures).];1) Perceptions of physical fitness & fitness testing: using a questionnaire (students & teachers). The questionnaire is a purpose designed survey assessing participants thoughts and feelings about physical fitness and fitness testing. Demographic information will also be collected.[Baseline and at the completion of the intervention (10 weeks after basline measures).]