Research Impact: In the context of typical school provision of physical education, this study illuminated that the provision of regular physical education class, extension of minutes dedicated to physical education (> 90 min), maximizing opportunities for moderate to vigorous physical activity and minimizing opportunities for sedentary behavior should be considered when strategizing to impact adolescent physical activity behaviors. Typical school provision of physical activity and sports were considered to have a positive impact on adolescent physical activity behaviors via active transport, extension of recess time (>60 min) which in turn impacted the opportunities for active recess paralleled with the participation in school sports via provision of a wide variety of school sports. While typical school provision of physical education, physical activity and sports had the greatest impact on meeting adolescent physical activity guidelines, future research should consider examining the additive impact of all three exposures as the included studies currently underpin individual components of provision only.
Rocliffe, P., O’Keeffe, B.T., Walsh, L., Stylianou, M., Woodforde, J., García-González, L., O’Brien, W., Coppinger, T., Sherwin, I., Mannix-McNamara, P., & MacDonncha, C. (2023). The Impact of Typical School Provision of Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sports on Adolescent Physical Activity Behaviors: A Systematic Literature Review. Adolescent Research Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40894-022-00200-w
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