Investigating the Impact of Daily Physical Education on Fitness Levels of Underserved Minority Youth

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PURPOSE: To investigate the impact of a 45-minute daily physical education intervention on overall fitness among underserved, minority elementary school youth. METHODS: An analysis of variance (ANOVA) mixed effect linear model was used to evaluate the effectiveness of 45 minutes of daily physical education on the Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run (PACER), push-ups, and curl-ups among elementary school youth attending Legacy Early College, a Title I school in the southeastern US. Gain scores (final post-test assessment in May 2018 - original pre-test assessment in September 2017) were calculated and analyzed for significance. The interaction between school and time was estimated for each outcome. Each analysis was stratified by gender and adjusted by age to control for baseline differences by school. A Title I control school that provided physical education only one day per week was used as a comparison. SUMMARY OF RESULTS: Legacy students had significantly greater increases in curl-ups (Gain Score=12.23, F=31.323, p=.000) and PACER laps (Gain Score=6.18, F=9.502, p=.002). Legacy males and females observed greater increases in their fitness levels than controls. Legacy male and female students performed significantly better than controls in curl-ups, push-ups and PACER laps (Gain Scores=11.46, 3.14, 5.22, F=71.695, 51.126, 9.51, p= .000,.000,.002 respectively). CONCLUSION: Implementing 45 minutes of daily physical education in underserved elementary schools could improve childrens' overall fitness levels. Supported by Campbell Young Leaders.

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