The effects of an after-school intervention program on physical activity level, sedentary time, and cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents

Abstract Aim: To ascertain the effects of an after-school intervention on physical activity levels and cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents from Campinas, Brazil. Methods: This was an intervention study with 71 adolescents that was carried out in two schools, randomly assigned to a control...

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Main Authors: Roseane de Fátima Guimarães, Michael Pereira da Silva, Mariana Contiero San Martini, Gil Guerra-Júnior, Ezequiel Moreira Gonçalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista 2017-11-01
Series:Motriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-65742017000600302&lng=en&tlng=en