An Evaluation of the University of Illinois Extension Get Up & Move! Program

Get Up & Move! is a program created by University of Illinois Extension to address childhood obesity. It provides ready-to-use materials for youth leaders to promote healthy lifestyles through physical fitness and healthy eating. The impact of the program on participants’ physical activity was...

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Main Authors:	Mary Ann Halpin, Susan M. Farner, Stephen J. Notaro, Sheri Seibold, Pat McGlaughlin, Natalie Bosecker, Barbara Farner
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2009-03-01
Series:	Journal of Youth Development
Online Access:	http://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/280

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spelling	doaj-c0d7bf543ddf407d847d7dc28f4955522020-11-25T02:01:23ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghJournal of Youth Development2325-40172009-03-014112613110.5195/jyd.2009.280258An Evaluation of the University of Illinois Extension Get Up & Move! ProgramMary Ann Halpin0Susan M. Farner1Stephen J. Notaro2Sheri Seibold3Pat McGlaughlin4Natalie Bosecker5Barbara Farner6University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUniversity of Illinois ExtensionUniversity of Illinois ExtensionUniversity of Illinois ExtensionUniversity of Illinois ExtensionGet Up & Move! is a program created by University of Illinois Extension to address childhood obesity. It provides ready-to-use materials for youth leaders to promote healthy lifestyles through physical fitness and healthy eating. The impact of the program on participants’ physical activity was evaluated to see whether involvement produces an increase in physical activity to the USDA recommended 60 minutes per day. It was found that a significant increase in minutes of physical activity occurred in participants from an average of 51.88 minutes per day to an average of 58.84 minutes per day.http://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/280
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title	An Evaluation of the University of Illinois Extension Get Up & Move! Program
title_short	An Evaluation of the University of Illinois Extension Get Up & Move! Program
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series	Journal of Youth Development
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description	Get Up & Move! is a program created by University of Illinois Extension to address childhood obesity. It provides ready-to-use materials for youth leaders to promote healthy lifestyles through physical fitness and healthy eating. The impact of the program on participants’ physical activity was evaluated to see whether involvement produces an increase in physical activity to the USDA recommended 60 minutes per day. It was found that a significant increase in minutes of physical activity occurred in participants from an average of 51.88 minutes per day to an average of 58.84 minutes per day.
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An Evaluation of the University of Illinois Extension Get Up & Move! Program

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