Bristol Girls Dance Project: a cluster randomised controlled trial of an after-school dance programme to increase physical activity among 11- to 12-year-old girls

Background: Many children do not meet UK physical activity (PA) guidelines. Girls are less active than boys, and the age-related decline in activity is steeper for girls. Dance is the favourite form of PA among adolescent girls in the UK. Participation in after-school dance classes could significant...

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Main Authors: Russell Jago, Mark J Edwards, Simon J Sebire, Emma L Bird, Keeley Tomkinson, Joanna M Kesten, Kathryn Banfield, Thomas May, Ashley R Cooper, Peter S Blair, Jane E Powell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2016-05-01
Series:Public Health Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/phr04060