After-school programs have the potential to help children accumulate up to 30 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity each day, which would satisfy half of the national recommendation for daily physical activity.
Participating in school sports is an important means to increase physical activity among adolescents.
Children are more active when schools offer a range of opportunities for physical activity during and after the school day.
Starting in 2010–11, D.C. Public Schools began serving nutritious meals at after-school programs to help keep kids safe, learning, and positively engaged during the after-school hours.
A poll reveals that many parents face a variety of barriers to helping their children lead healthy lives, especially during the "crunch time" from 3 p.m. to bedtime.
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September 1, 2006 | Program Result
The non-sectarian Jewish Renaissance Foundation created an after-school program in 2005 for high-school students in Perth Amboy, N.J., to engage them in healthy eating habits and regular physical activity.
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
The children who most need fitness-focused afterschool programs may not be participating in them.