The ‘Écolo’coteaux’ programme: an outdoor and cycling school-based intervention on daily physical activities opportunities
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24 février 2025
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Thibaut Derigny et al., « The ‘Écolo’coteaux’ programme: an outdoor and cycling school-based intervention on daily physical activities opportunities », HAL SHS (Sciences de l’Homme et de la Société), ID : 10.1080/17408989.2025.2468929
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Background: Despite well-documented health benefits, children's engagement in Physical Activity (PA) remains insufficient, particularly in disadvantaged areas. Schools provide structured opportunities for PA, yet interventions often fail to increase overall moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). Recent approaches suggest that focusing on physical activity opportunities (contexts where movement is encouraged) rather than overall volume may yield better results. The Écolo'coteaux programme aimed to explore whether an outdoor and cycling-based intervention could enhance PA engagement by reshaping daily physical activity opportunities. While outdoor education and cycling interventions have independently demonstrated benefits, their combined effects remain unexplored. Methods: A total of 96 children were assigned to either an intervention or control group. The intervention group participated in an outdoor and cycling education programme (4h/week, October to June), while the control group followed the standard physical education curriculum. PA levels were measured using accelerometers, and daily diaries were used to track PA opportunities. After applying exclusion criteria, 28 children (intervention: n = 10; control: n = 18) were included in the analysis. A two-way repeated-measures ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis post-hoc tests assessed changes in MVPA and sedentary behaviour (SB) across PA opportunities. Results: No significant effect of the intervention on overall SB and MVPA was observed. However, PA patterns were significantly reorganized: the intervention group showed increased MVPA during physical education lessons (+13%) and active transport to school (+6%), while the control group experienced a decline in MVPA during weekend afternoons (-3%) alongside an increase in SB (+7%). Conclusion: Rather than increasing overall physical activity levels, the intervention influenced the redistribution of physical activity.
