We Run This City: Impact of a Community–School Fitness Program on Obesity, Health, and Fitness

Elaine A. Borawski

doi:10.5888/pcd15.160471

We Run This City: Impact of a Community–School Fitness Program on Obesity, Health, and Fitness

ORIGINAL RESEARCH — Volume 15 — May 3, 2018

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Total distance walked, jogged, or run (training dosage) by students followed over the 12- to 14-week training period for the We Run This City Youth Marathon Program, Cleveland, Ohio, 2009–2012. Students participated in a segment of 1.2 miles, 6.2 miles (10K), or 13.1 miles (half marathon). Body mass index (BMI) was based on BMI-for-age growth charts (normal weight, <85th percentile; overweight, 85th–94th percentile; obese, ≥95th percentile [https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/childrens_bmi/about_childrens_bmi.html]).

Total distance walked, jogged, or run (training dosage) by students followed over the 12- to 14-week training period for the We Run This City Youth Marathon Program, Cleveland, Ohio, 2009–2012. Students participated in a segment of 1.2 miles, 6.2 miles (10K), or 13.1 miles (half marathon). Body mass index (BMI) was based on BMI-for-age growth charts (normal weight, <85th percentile; overweight, 85th–94th percentile; obese, ≥95th percentile.
Category	Training Dosage
Category	<15 miles	15–24 miles	≥25 miles	P Value
Total	24.1	28.8	47.1	Not applicable
Event
1.2 miles	26.5	34.6	38.9	.001
10K/Half marathon	14.2	5.1	80.7	.001
Sex
Male	21.7	30.1	48.3	.170
Female	27.0	27.3	45.7	.170
BMI
Normal weight	23.2	27.7	49.0	.051
Overweight	20.1	32.3	47.6
Obese	33.6	27.5	38.9

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