Using physical education to promote out-of school physical activity in lower secondary school students - a randomized controlled trial protocol

• Main Authors: Juho Polet (Author), Mary Hassandra (Author), Taru Lintunen (Author), Arto Laukkanen (Author), Nelli Hankonen (Author), Mirja Hirvensalo (Author), Tuija Tammelin (Author), Martin S. Hagger (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Given the documented decline in levels of physical activity in early adolescence, promoting physical activity in young people is a priority for health promotion. School physical education (PE) is an important existing network in which participation in physical activity beyond sch...