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. 2024 Feb 8;12:1321167. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1321167

Table 3.

Activity opportunities and definitions.

Activity opportunity Definition
1 PE curriculum Interventions that made changes to the mandatory school PE curriculum to promote physical activity
2 Active & outdoor learning Interventions that combined physical activity with non-PE curriculum academic learning objectives to facilitate learning while moving
3 Active breaks Interventions that used short duration physical activities within the classroom as a break from academic learning
4 Breaktime Interventions that changed the playground environment to promote physical activity at breaktimes
5 Active play Interventions that targeted non-breaktime active play (i.e., curriculum time play sessions)
6 Daily movement initiatives Non-PE curricular programs that regularly encourage children to walk or run over set distances or times, usually taking place outdoors
7 Active travel Interventions that targeted active modes of travel to and from school (i.e., cycling, walking)
8 Before/after school clubs Interventions that increased or changed before/after school club provision in order to promote physical activity
9 Active homework Interventions that used homework with active elements to promote physical activity
10 School-level environment Interventions that targeted elements of the broader school and its structures to promote physical activity
11 Community Interventions that drew upon community influences (i.e., the family) to promote physical activity among pupils