OPTIMIZING CARDIOVASCULAR AND BONE HEALTH ON CHILDREN: A NOVEL INTERVENTION

这个子项目是许多研究子项目中利用 资源由NIH/NCRR资助的中心拨款提供。子项目和 调查员(PI)可能从NIH的另一个来源获得了主要资金， 并因此可以在其他清晰的条目中表示。列出的机构是 该中心不一定是调查人员的机构。 总体目标是找到增加体力活动和改善儿童健康的新方法。缺乏运动是导致骨质疏松症、肥胖症和心血管疾病等一系列慢性病的主要原因。这些疾病的许多先兆出现在成年期，往往植根于童年--然而许多儿童不够活跃，无法实现基本的健康益处。因此，有必要开发创新和有效的方法来减少儿童时期的身体活动不足。我们建议试验一种新的干预措施，舞蹈革命(DDR)，它对心血管健康、体重和骨骼健康具有潜在的好处。具体目的是(1)评估在课外项目环境中进行为期16周的DDR的可行性；以及(2)评估DDR干预下体重、身体成分、心血管健康和骨强度的变化。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. The overall goal is to find novel ways to increase physical activity and improve health in children. Being physically inactive is a major player in the development of a host of chronic diseases including osteoperosis, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. Many of the antecedents of these diseases that present in adulthood, are often rooted in childhood--yet many children are not active enough to achieve basic health benefits. Therefore, there is a need to develop innovative and effective ways to reduce physical inactivity during childhood. We propose to pilot a novel intervention, Dance Dance Revolution (DDR), which has potential benefits for cardiovascular fitness, body weight, and for bone health. The specific aims are to (1) assess the feasibility of DDR over 16 weeks in an after-school program setting; and (2) assess changes in body weight, body composition, cardiovascular fitness, and bone strength with DDR intervention.