Middle school cycling program is associated with improved mental health and wellbeing in adolescents during COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated mental health issues among adolescents. Exercise is well-regarded for boosting mental health. Riding for Focus (R4F) is a 6-8 week cycling education program designed to equip middle school adolescents with basic cycling skills and introduce students to lifetime physical activity. A secondary goal of the R4F program is to improve adolescent mental health and psychosocial well-being. This study aimed to quantify the change in adolescent psychosocial well-being associated with the R4F program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Program evaluation also examined associations between participating in the R4F and mental health outcomes in the context of established risk factors, including gender, race, socioeconomic status, involvement in IEP p

SUBMITTER: Dementyev F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10600462 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature