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The Odds of Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines in Children Receiving School-Based Fitness Testing Awards: NHANES 2013-2016
Nicole Fiscella, Jaehun Jung, MooSong Kim & Willie Leung
With many schools having resumed in-person learning after the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to reassess where physical education (PE) teachers stand when it comes to PE standards and practices of in-person learning and, more specifically, when it comes to promoting engagement in physical activity (PA) in and outside of the classroom. Reductions in PA levels were noted globally among children and adolescents, especially with the temporary closing of schools and shift to virtual learning (Neville et al., 2022).
Now that in-person learning has resumed and with a new academic year around the corner, this is an ideal time for PE teachers to consider the ways in which they can support their students’ engagement in PA both inside and outside of the school setting.
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