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Top journal publishes iPLAY, school-based kids fitness research
Australian research, proven to improve children’s heart health and fitness, has been published by JAMA Pediatrics, the top-ranked paediatrics journal in the world.
ACU’s Institute for Positive Psychology and Education (IPPE) and University of Newcastle’s Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition created the online teacher training program to help battle inactivity in children.
Named iPLAY, the program equips teachers with the skills and resources to involve students in 150 minutes of planned physical activity at school each week, including high-quality physical education and school sport, and two to three ‘classroom energiser’ breaks. It also promotes activity after school and on weekends through links with parents and community sport organisations.