School Active breaks (AB) are 5-15 minutes of physical activity (PA) used to interrupt sedentary behaviour at school. A growing body of literature shows that even few minutes of PA can have positive effects on PA levels, classroom behaviour and well-being. For this reason, the implementation of AB has been introduced in the Italian school system and is recommended in the guidelines for PA of the Italian Ministry of Health in order to promote well-being at school. In Emilia Romagna region, we adhere to these recommendations and have a history of systematic and expanding implementation of AB across primary and secondary school grades. We will describe what works, what can be improved, and what should be changed to foster successful AB implementation and ensure sustainability.
Persiani¹, M., Masini³, A., Senesi², G., Russo², G., Sacchetti⁴, R., Ceciliani², A., et al. (2024). School active breaks in Italy.
School active breaks in Italy
Michela Persiani¹;Giulio Senesi²;Gabriele Russo²;Rossella Sacchetti⁴;Andrea Ceciliani²;Laura Dallolio¹
2024
Abstract
School Active breaks (AB) are 5-15 minutes of physical activity (PA) used to interrupt sedentary behaviour at school. A growing body of literature shows that even few minutes of PA can have positive effects on PA levels, classroom behaviour and well-being. For this reason, the implementation of AB has been introduced in the Italian school system and is recommended in the guidelines for PA of the Italian Ministry of Health in order to promote well-being at school. In Emilia Romagna region, we adhere to these recommendations and have a history of systematic and expanding implementation of AB across primary and secondary school grades. We will describe what works, what can be improved, and what should be changed to foster successful AB implementation and ensure sustainability.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
