The need for tailoring school-based physical activity interventions: preliminary insights into body weight and cross-country differences from the DELICIOUS project

The standardized PA intervention yielded promising, yet heterogeneous HRF changes among Mediterranean children, differing by country and weight status. These findings highlight the importance of adapting school-based PA programs to local sociocultural contexts and individual profiles. In particular, vulnerable groups such as children with obesity may require tailored, multicomponent interventions that extend beyond standardized PA to include nutritional education, psychological support, and culturally adapted strategies to optimize outcomes and promote sustained engagement.

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Frontiers in Public Health
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2025-12-18
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1675893
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Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
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The standardized PA intervention yielded promising, yet heterogeneous HRF changes among Mediterranean children, differing by country and weight status. These findings highlight the importance of adapting school-based PA programs to local sociocultural contexts and individual profiles. In particular, vulnerable groups such as children with obesity may require tailored, multicomponent interventions that extend beyond standardized PA to include nutritional education, psychological support, and culturally adapted strategies to optimize outcomes and promote sustained engagement.

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University of Jordan (JO), Texas State University (US), University of Sfax (TN), Cairo University (EG), COMSATS University Islamabad (PK), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE), Universidad Espíritu Santo (EC), Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil (EC), University of Catania (IT), Université Paris Nanterre (FR), International Hospital of Bahrain (BH), Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport (PL), Arabian Gulf University (BH), Assiut University (EG)
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