Classroom movement breaks increase vigour and concentration and decrease fatigue immediately after the break¶

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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r2 · q2
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q2 i? Compared to no break, self-reported vigour and concentration increased and fatigue decreased significantly immediately following an active movement break, with improvements sustained for 20 minutes. → Lynch Julia 2022

Evidence¶

Lynch Julia 2022¶

Lynch Julia, O'Donoghue Gráinne, Peiris Casey L. (2022). Classroom Movement Breaks and Physically Active Learning Are Feasible, Reduce Sedentary Behaviour and Fatigue, and May Increase Focus in University Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19137775

q2 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

Single-group intervention–control study (Blasche et al., n = 66) comparing 6 min unstructured, exercise, or relaxation breaks after 45 min of a 2 h lecture against no break, using a wellbeing questionnaire on fatigue and vigour. Fatigue decrease significant at p < 0.01; no effect size printed.

"Compared to no break, self-reported vigour and concentration were increased, and fatigue decreased significantly (p < 0.01) immediately following an active CMB with improvements sustained for 20 min following the break in a single-group intervention–control study"

Discussion¶

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