The effects of an after-school intervention program on physical activity level, sedentary time, and cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents

• Main Authors: Roseane de Fátima Guimarães (Author), Michael Pereira da Silva (Author), Mariana Contiero San Martini (Author), Gil Guerra-Júnior (Author), Ezequiel Moreira Gonçalves (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Aim: To ascertain the effects of an after-school intervention on physical activity levels and cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents from Campinas, Brazil. Methods: This was an intervention study with 71 adolescents that was carried out in two schools, randomly assigned to a control gro...