Gao publishes paper in Journal of Physical Activity and Health

GaoZ-prefAssistant professor Zan Gao, Ph.D., and director of the Physical Activity Epidemiology Lab (PAEL), recently published a first-authored paper in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health. This study compared young children’s different intensity physical activity levels in physical education, recess and exergaming programs. Gao and colleagues found that young children generated higher physical activity levels in recess and exergaming as compared with physical education. They advocate that other school-based physical activity programs may serve as essential components of a comprehensive school physical activity program.

The citation is :
Gao, Z., Chen, S., & Stodden, D. (2015). A comparison of young children’s physical activity levels in physical education, recess and school-based exergaming. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 12, 349-354.