Stakeholders’ perspectives on barriers and facilitators to implementing extra physical activity in secondary schools to improve adolescents' health and academic performance

IntroductionThere is an association between physical activity and both health and academic performance. However, there is still a lack of consensus on how to engage adolescents in physical activity interventions in secondary schools. One approach to better understand the activities and strategies su...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
Main Authors:	Susanne Andermo, Lisette Farias, Björg Helgadóttir, Örjan Ekblom, Gisela Nyberg
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-02-01
Subjects:	physical activity schools adolescents health promotion qualitative research
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2025.1524414/full

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