A scalable intervention for increasing vigorous physical activity among older adolescents: The ‘ Burn to Learn ’ cluster RCT [ 2017 - ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof David Lubans (Principal investigator) ,  Dr Jordan Smith ,  Dr Narelle Eather ,  Prof Charles Hillman ,  Prof Chris Lonsdale
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Brief description Physical inactivity has been described as a global pandemic and only 15% of Australian adolescents are sufficiently active. The pressure to perform in major school assessments drives many older adolescents to sacrifice physical activity to maximise academic performance. Our team has designed a time-efficient solution to increase physical activity in senior high school students using high intensity interval training which will be evaluated using a cluster randomised controlled trial.

Funding Amount $636,912.00

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant