Fysisk Aktivitet och Lektion i Kombination (FALK). Ett arbetssätt för mera fysisk aktivitet i skolan.

Abstract

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION Physical activity (PA) promotes health in adults as well as children. A large proportion of schoolchildren don´t meet the recommendations for PA. Few scientific studies have investigated both effectiveness and feasibility regarding school-based efforts to increase PA. We have evaluated a method we call Physical Activity and Lesson in Combination (In Swedish: Fysisk Aktivitet och Lektion i Kombination, FALK).

METHOD Two schools participated, one constituted controlgroup (C), the other intervention group(I). A total of 164 pupils aged 7-9 wore pedometers for a whole week on four occasions over two semesters. In addition to the same PA as C-group, during these two semesters the I-group had three FALK sessions of 30 minutes each week.The number of steps per day (SPD) and the proportion of pupils with <10,000 SPD were compared.

RESULTS Compared to the C-group, the I-group got more SPD and a smaller proportion with <10,000 SPD.

CONCLUSIONS Lesson-integrated PA has desired effect and works in practice. FALK doesn’t require additional resources, but an openness to alternative ways of teaching is needed.