The need for tailoring school-based physical activity interventions: preliminary insights into body weight and cross-country differences from the DELICIOUS project.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although school-based physical activity (PA) programs are recognized for enhancing children's health-related fitness (HRF), limited evidence exists on how responsiveness varies by country and body weight status. Within the framework of the DELICIOUS project, this study analyzed cross-country variations in anthropometric and health-related fitness (HRF) changes among children with normal weight, overweight, and obesity who participated in a standardized school-based PA intervention.

Methods

Over 900 children aged 8-14 years from Egypt, Lebanon, Italy, Portugal, and Spain participated in a standardized six-month PA-program. Anthropometric measures (weight, height, and BMI) and physical fitness components (sprint, jump, strength, endurance, and coordination) were ass

SUBMITTER: Ammar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12756180 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature