Unstructured play with active equipment enhances moderate-to vigorous physical activity in children

This study examined the impact of a daily 25-minute unstructured physical activity (PA) break on the PA levels of children aged 7–9 years. Recess periods provide valuable opportunities to boost PA and counteract sedentary behaviors, especially when active play equipment is available. In this randomi...

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Autores: Tram, Nguyen Quoc, Minh, Trinh Thi Thanh, Trung, Nguyen Thanh, Tri, Nguyen Huu
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Institución:Ajuntament de Barcelona
Repositorio:DIGITUM. Depósito Digital Institucional de la Universidad de Murcia
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.6018/sportk.627241
http://hdl.handle.net/10201/225441
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Active play
School Health Promotion
Sedentary Behavior
Recess
No relacionado con ningún objetivo de desarrollo sostenible
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spelling Unstructured play with active equipment enhances moderate-to vigorous physical activity in childrenTram, Nguyen QuocMinh, Trinh Thi ThanhTrung, Nguyen ThanhTri, Nguyen HuuActive playSchool Health PromotionSedentary BehaviorRecessNo relacionado con ningún objetivo de desarrollo sostenibleThis study examined the impact of a daily 25-minute unstructured physical activity (PA) break on the PA levels of children aged 7–9 years. Recess periods provide valuable opportunities to boost PA and counteract sedentary behaviors, especially when active play equipment is available. In this randomized controlled trial, 71 children were allocated to either an experimental group (EG; n=39), which participated in daily 25-minute free play sessions with access to sports equipment, or a control group (CG; n=32) following standard recess protocols. Accelerometer measurements indicated a statistically significant increase (p<0.05) in moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) in the EG relative to the CG, aligning with the World Health Organization’s 2020 guidelines on reducing sedentary behavior. These findings suggest that incorporating brief, unstructured PA breaks equipped with active play tools can enhance the effectiveness of school-based PA interventions and promote higher activity levels among children. Future research should explore the long-term benefits of such approaches.Servicio de Publicaciones. Universidad dde MurciaSin departamento asociado202620262026info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdf12application/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.6018/sportk.627241http://hdl.handle.net/10201/225441reponame:DIGITUM. Depósito Digital Institucional de la Universidad de Murciainstname:Ajuntament de BarcelonaInglésSin financiación externa a la UniversidadAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/oai:dnet:digitum_____::ed15e4f360da4ffa000be9d283a2aa0d2026-05-27T12:40:41Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Unstructured play with active equipment enhances moderate-to vigorous physical activity in children
title Unstructured play with active equipment enhances moderate-to vigorous physical activity in children
spellingShingle Unstructured play with active equipment enhances moderate-to vigorous physical activity in children
Tram, Nguyen Quoc
Active play
School Health Promotion
Sedentary Behavior
Recess
No relacionado con ningún objetivo de desarrollo sostenible
title_short Unstructured play with active equipment enhances moderate-to vigorous physical activity in children
title_full Unstructured play with active equipment enhances moderate-to vigorous physical activity in children
title_fullStr Unstructured play with active equipment enhances moderate-to vigorous physical activity in children
title_full_unstemmed Unstructured play with active equipment enhances moderate-to vigorous physical activity in children
title_sort Unstructured play with active equipment enhances moderate-to vigorous physical activity in children
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Tram, Nguyen Quoc
Minh, Trinh Thi Thanh
Trung, Nguyen Thanh
Tri, Nguyen Huu
author Tram, Nguyen Quoc
author_facet Tram, Nguyen Quoc
Minh, Trinh Thi Thanh
Trung, Nguyen Thanh
Tri, Nguyen Huu
author_role author
author2 Minh, Trinh Thi Thanh
Trung, Nguyen Thanh
Tri, Nguyen Huu
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Sin departamento asociado
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Active play
School Health Promotion
Sedentary Behavior
Recess
No relacionado con ningún objetivo de desarrollo sostenible
topic Active play
School Health Promotion
Sedentary Behavior
Recess
No relacionado con ningún objetivo de desarrollo sostenible
description This study examined the impact of a daily 25-minute unstructured physical activity (PA) break on the PA levels of children aged 7–9 years. Recess periods provide valuable opportunities to boost PA and counteract sedentary behaviors, especially when active play equipment is available. In this randomized controlled trial, 71 children were allocated to either an experimental group (EG; n=39), which participated in daily 25-minute free play sessions with access to sports equipment, or a control group (CG; n=32) following standard recess protocols. Accelerometer measurements indicated a statistically significant increase (p<0.05) in moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) in the EG relative to the CG, aligning with the World Health Organization’s 2020 guidelines on reducing sedentary behavior. These findings suggest that incorporating brief, unstructured PA breaks equipped with active play tools can enhance the effectiveness of school-based PA interventions and promote higher activity levels among children. Future research should explore the long-term benefits of such approaches.
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