Table 2.

PA Environment and school day PA content of intervention and control schools during two years (2008–2010).

		Description and Examples
		Intervention Schools	Control Schools
		PA Environment
		Involved	Not Involved
PA-friendliness		Environment/equipment more PA-friendly compared with control schools	Environment/equipment less PA-friendly compared with intervention schools
Environment/Equipment		Larger pitch with artificial turf	Smaller concrete pitch
		Playground with safe climbing frames, swings and a sandpit	Small playground without age adapted equipment
		Grassy area and school yard separated from public areas	No grassy areas
		Larger gymnasium with various PA aids and equipment	Smaller gymnasium without age adapted aids and equipment
		PA corners in corridors and classrooms or rooms designed for board and table games	Standard corridors without PA corners or classrooms designed for games
Type (duration)	Frequency	PA Content
PE lessons(45 min)	2 per week	Overall development of children’s motor activity and fitness though movement games, simplified sports games, gymnastic and athletic exercises, and constitutional in co-educational teaching
Short school break(4 min)	1 per day	Breathing and stretching exercises in classroom	Painting, drawing, writing in classroom
Long school break(20 min)	4–5 per week	Movement playing in corridors/room for table and board games	Painting, drawing, writing in classroom
After-school care(40-90 min)	each day	Movement and simplified sports games, exercises with PA aids and equipment in playground/gym	Painting, drawing, singing, doing homework, reading, playing board games in classroom

PE—physical education; PA—physical activity.