The Movement Program for an Active and Healthy Lifestyle in Adolescents

The Movement Program for an Active and Healthy Lifestyle in Adolescents and Its Relationship With School Performance

School is a favorable environment for the development of actions aimed at healthy behavioral changes. This project proposes to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention program on aspects of lifestyle, with a focus on physical activity (PA) and reducing sedentary behaviors, and the relationship of these factors with the academic performance of students in the school from Florianopolis, SC, Brazil.

This is a randomized controlled intervention study enroling classes of 7th to 9th grade of fundamental education.

The intervention program will last for one year (about ten months), with three focuses: training of teachers, educational and environmental changes to behavior change.

Inclusion Criteria:

Students of both sexes Students aged 12-15 years Students who are enrolled in 7-9 grade classes

Exclusion Criteria:

Students younger than 12 years-old and older than 15 years-old Students with uncompleted data at baseline and/or 10-months follow-up Students who dropout the school