Louise Reagan, Rick Laguerre, Sarah Todd, Colleen Gallagher
The Feasibility and Acceptability of a Diabetes Survival Skills Intervention for Persons Transitioning from Prison to the Community
Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
aim study quantify compare potential energy expenditure associated school recess us based four scenarios professional recommendations state policies conduct recess previous studies measured physical activity intensity recess ie reality daily recess estimated energy expenditure kcal modeled using secondary data six years elementary school boys girls using standard formula intensity duration frequency mass boys girls would expend similar energy professional recommendation boys 69146 kcal girls 63993 kcal state policy boys 69532 kcal girls 64351 kcal scenarios values significantly greater recess scenario boys 26974 kcal girls 24821 kcal greatest energy expenditure found reality scenario based actual studies measured physical activity intensity boys 82208 kcal girls 75628 kcal professional recommendations state policies recess duration may overly conservative recommendations percentage mvpa may overly liberal compared reality energy expended recess potential real estimates dwarf scenario withholding recess ie recess discouraged six state policies mandated reporting groundtruthing needed determine true recess frequencyduration state policy compliance