The investigators hypothesized that the addition of 6 minutes of exercise during the school day would increase physical fitness in elementary school students as demonstrated by longer distances run in 2 minutes and a decrease in heart rate at the end of the exercise.
Intervention group played music for 6 minutes each morning in addition to recess and physical activity classes. Baseline fitness data and after-intervention data were compared.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
300
Group added 6 minutes of physical activity daily during school day.
Marshall University
Huntington, West Virginia, United States
Change From Baseline to After Intervention in 75 Foot Laps Completed in 2 Minutes
Subjects run for 2 minutes around cone separated by 75ft. One lap was one 75 foot length completed. Difference in laps completed from baseline was taken.
Time frame: Baseline to 12 weeks later
Change From Baseline to After Intervention for After-Exercise Heart Rate
Immediate cool-down, after-exercise heart rate was taken. Difference in heart rate from baseline measurements is reported
Time frame: Baseline to 12 weeks later
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