Movi KIDS

abstract

The primary objective of the Movi KIDS study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a multilevel physical activity promotion intervention in the school environment to prevent obesity during the adiposity rebound period and improve physical fitness and cognitive performance in children aged 4-7 years.
The primary objective of the Movi KIDS study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a multilevel physical activity promotion intervention in the school environment to prevent obesity during the adiposity rebound period and improve physical fitness and cognitive performance in children aged 4-7 years.

Secondary objectives included: examining the impact on health-related quality of life, estimating the prevalence of thinness, overweight, and obesity, and evaluating the prevalence of ADHD. A randomized crossover trial was designed, involving 21 schools from Cuenca and Ciudad Real, Spain, with a total of 1,604 schoolchildren from the 3rd year of Early Childhood Education and the 1st year of Primary Education. The MOVI-KIDS intervention consisted of three 60-minute sessions of extracurricular physical activity per week. Additionally, families and teachers received educational materials with physical activity recommendations, and modifications were made to the school playground to promote physical activity during recess.

Movi KIDS did not succeed in reducing adiposity or blood pressure among the participants, but it did improve cardiorespiratory fitness in girls, as well as strength and speed-agility in both genders.
Movi KIDS did not succeed in reducing adiposity or blood pressure among the participants, but it did improve cardiorespiratory fitness in girls, as well as strength and speed-agility in both genders.
Additionally, it proved to be effective in improving cognitive performance and quality of life.
Additionally, it proved to be effective in improving cognitive performance and quality of life.

The prevalence of thinness, overweight, and obesity was 20.51%, 11.84%, and 8.58%, respectively, according to IOTF criteria. The prevalence of ADHD risk was 5.4%. By subtypes, the prevalence was 2.6% for the inattentive subtype, 1.5% for the hyperactive-impulsive subtype, and 1.3% for the combined subtype.

Younger schoolchildren (4-5 years old) and those with a low socioeconomic status showed a higher prevalence of ADHD risk compared to older schoolchildren (6 years old) and those with a medium or high socioeconomic status.

Participating Schools

CEIP Santa Teresa (Cuenca)

Colegio FEC La Sagrada Familia (Cuenca)

CEIP Rafael López de Haro (San Clemente)

CEIP Gloria Fuertes (Tarancón)

CEIP San Gil Abad (Motilla del Palancar)

CEIP Antonio Martínez Chicano (Las Pedroñeras)

CRA Ojos de Moya (Landete)

CEIP Virgen de Manjavacas (Mota del Cuervo)

CEIP María Jover (Iniesta)

CEIP Valdemembra (Quintanar del Rey)

CEIP José Montalvo (Horcajo de Santiago)

CEIP Calatrava (Daimiel)

CEIP Altagracia (Manzanares)

PVIPS San José (Ciudad Real)

CEIP Clara Campoamor (Miguelturra)

CEIP Alcalde José Maestro (Ciudad Real)

CEIP Domingo Miras (Campo de Criptana)

CEIP Rufino Blanco (Villarrubia de los Ojos)

CEIP Fernando III el Santo  (Bolaños de Calatrava)

CEIP Carrasco Alcalde   (Herencia)

Funding

Funding

Status

100%
The research project concluded in 2010. Currently, with the support of the Regional Government of Castilla-La Mancha, a website (movikids.es) has been created where all the resources and tools necessary for any locality wishing to implement this program are available.

Articles

Ruiz-Hermosa A, Martínez-Vizcaíno V, Solera-Martínez M, Martínez-Andrés M, García-Prieto JC, Sánchez-López M. Individual and social factors associated with active commuting to school in 4-6 years old Spanish children. Int J Environ Health Res. 2021;31(3):237-247.

Redondo-Tebar A, G Fatouros I, Martínez-Vizcaino V, Ruiz-Hermosa A, Notario-Pacheco B, Sánchez-López M. Association between gross motor competence and health-related quality of life in (pre)schoolchildren: the mediating role of cardiorespiratory fitness. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. 2021;26(1):51-64.

Ruiz-Hermosa A, Mota J, Díez-Fernández A, Martínez-Vizcaíno V, Redondo-Tébar A, Sánchez-López M. Relationship between weight status and cognition in children: A mediation analysis of physical fitness components. J Sports Sci. 2020;38(1):13-20.

Martínez-Vizcaíno V, Pozuelo-Carrascosa DP, García-Prieto JC, Cavero-Redondo I, Solera-Martínez M, Garrido-Miguel M, Díez-Fernández A, Ruiz-Hermosa A, Sánchez-López M. Effectiveness of a school-based physical activity intervention on adiposity, fitness and blood pressure: MOVI-KIDS study. Br J Sports Med. 2020;54(5):279-285.

Sánchez-López M, Cavero-Redondo I, Álvarez-Bueno C, Ruiz-Hermosa A, Pozuelo-Carrascosa DP, Díez-Fernández A, Gutiérrez-Díaz-del Campo D, Pardo-Guijarro MJ, Martínez-Vizcaíno V. Impact of a multicomponent physical intervention on cognitive performance: The MOVI-KIDS study. Scandinavian Journal of Meidcine & Science in Sports. 2019;29(5):766-775.

Redondo-Tébar A, Ruíz-Hermosa A, Martínez-Vizcaíno V, Cobo-Cuenca AI, Bermejo-Cantarero A, Cavero-Redondo I, Sánchez-López M. Associations between health-related quality of life and physical fitness in 4-7-year-old Spanish children: the MOVIKIDS study. Qual Life Res. 2019;28(7):1751-1759.

Álvarez-Bueno C, Cavero-Redondo I, Díez-Fernández A, Pardo-Guijarro MJ, Sánchez-López M, Martínez-Vizcaíno V. Cardiorespiratory fitness as a mediator of the relationship between birth weight and cognition in school children. Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2019;10;12:255-262.

Cerrillo-Urbina AJ, García-Hermoso A, Martínez-Vizcaíno V, Pardo-Guijarro MJ, Ruiz-Hermosa A, Sánchez-López M. Prevalence of probable Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder symptoms: result from a Spanish sample of children. BMC Pediatr. 2018;15;18(1):111.

Amador-Ruiz S, Gutierrez D, Martínez-Vizcaíno V, Gulías-González R, Pardo-Guijarro MJ, Sánchez-López M. Motor Competence Levels and Prevalence of Developmental Coordination Disorder in Spanish Children: The MOVI-KIDS Study. J Sch Health. 2018;88(7):538-546.

Ruiz-Hermosa A, Martínez-Vizcaíno V, Alvarez-Bueno C, García-Prieto JC, Pardo-Guijarro MJ, Sánchez-López M. No Association Between Active Commuting to School, Adiposity, Fitness, and Cognition in Spanish Children: The MOVI-KIDS Study. J Sch Health. 2018;88(11):839-846.

Pozuelo-Carrascosa DP, Sánchez-López M, Cavero-Redondo I, Torres-Costoso A, Bermejo-Cantarero A, Martínez-Vizcaíno V. Obesity as a Mediator between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Blood Pressure in Preschoolers. J Pediatr. 2017;182:114-119.e2.

Martín-Espinosa N, Díez-Fernández A, Sánchez-López M, Rivero-Merino I, Lucas-De La Cruz L, Solera-Martínez M, Martínez-Vizcaíno V; Movi-Kids group. Prevalence of high blood pressure and association with obesity in Spanish schoolchildren aged 4-6 years old. PLoS One. 2017;31;12(1):e0170926.

Martínez Alfonso J, Pozuelo-Carrascosa DP, Solera-Martínez M, González-García A, Martínez-Vizcaíno V, Sánchez-López M, Martínez-Hernández D. Estudio de seguimiento de la prevalencia de delgadez y sobrepeso de una cohorte de escolares de 4 a 6 años de Castilla-La Mancha. Nutr Hosp. 2016;29;33(6):1299-1304. Spanish.

Lucas-de la Cruz L, Martínez-Vizcaino V, Álvarez-Bueno C, Arias-Palencia N, Sánchez-López M, Notario-Pacheco B. Reliability and validity of the Spanish version of the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ-SP) in school-age children. Child Care Health Dev. 2016;42(5):675-82.

Martínez-Vizcaino V, Mota J, Solera-Martínez M, Notario-Pacheco B, Arias-Palencia N, García-Prieto JC, González-García A, Álvarez-Bueno C, Sánchez-López M; MOVI-KIDS group. Rationale and methods of a randomised cross-over cluster trial to assess the effectiveness of MOVI-KIDS on preventing obesity in pre-schoolers. BMC Public Health. 2015;22;15:176.

González-García A, Álvarez-Bueno C, Lucas-de la Cruz L, Sánchez-López M, Solera-Martínez M, Díez-Fernández A et al. Prevalencia de delgadez, sobrepeso y obesidad en escolares españoles de 4-6 años en 2013: situación en el contexto europeo. Nutr. Hops. 2015;32(4):1476-1482.

Martínez-Vizcaíno V, Solera-Martínez M, Cavero-Redondo I, García-Prieto JC, Arias-Palencia N, Notario-Pacheco B, Martínez-Andrés M, Mota J, Sánchez-López M; Cuenca Study Group. Association between parental socioeconomic status with underweight and obesity in children from two Spanish birth cohorts: a changing relationship. BMC Public Health. 2015;22;15:1276.

Sánchez-López M, Pardo-Guijarro MJ, Del Campo DG, Silva P, Martínez-Andrés M, Gulías-González R, Díez-Fernández A, Franquelo-Morales P, Martínez-Vizcaíno V; Movi-Kids group. Physical activity intervention (Movi-Kids) on improving academic achievement and adiposity in preschoolers with or without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2015;12;16:456.

Resources

Movi KIDS has its own website with more detailed information:
Download the ebook with the description of the methodology and all the sessions of the Movi KIDS program.