Girls Can...Move! Testing the Feasibility of a Community-based Physical Activity Intervention for Adolescent Girls

Girls Can...Move! Testing the Feasibility of a Community-based Physical Activity Intervention for Adolescent Girls

The purpose of this research is to learn about how to promote physical activity among adolescent girls by testing the feasibility and initial effectiveness of the Girls Can...Move! intervention. Girls Can...Move! will target each component of physical literacy by providing opportunities for adolescent girls to gain knowledge about their own physical activity level, to explore and practice different types of physical activities, and to learn from active female role models. Female participants (n = 30) from one middle school will be randomly assigned to the Girls Can...Move! intervention group or a control group at a 1:1 ratio. The primary outcome variables, physical activity and physical literacy, will be assessed before and after the 8-week Girls Can...Move! intervention using accelerometers and online surveys.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Female
• Enrolled in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade at target school

Exclusion Criteria:

• Engage in 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity on more than 3 days per week
• Doctor has told child/parent that there are certain types of activities that the child should not do
• Preexisting injuries or health conditions that limit physical activity