She found that children at both the Healthy Primary Schools and the Active Schools were more physically active during school hours. In the home setting, she found that children at the full GBT schools did not compensate for their physical activity at home, while the children at the partial GBT schools became less active at home. The results also show that in both versions of GBT, the effects are influenced by characteristics of the child and the home environment. In general, the effects at the full GBT schools were greater and more evenly distributed among all children than at the partial GBT schools. Would you like to learn more about this? Then view the Dutch-language summary here, or the English-language scientific article here.
Effects on physical activity and dietary behavior: at GBT schools mainly at home or at school?
An article about The Healthy Primary School of the Future recently appeared in the scientific journal 'Nutrients'. In this study, researcher Nina Bartelink examined whether the previously identified beneficial effects on physical activity and dietary behavior occur mainly at home or at school.