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Andrea Ceciliani
Researcher at University of Bologna
Publications - 48
Citations - 360
Andrea Ceciliani is an academic researcher from University of Bologna. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Cognition. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 33 publications receiving 270 citations.
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Physical fitness of primary school children in relation to overweight prevalence and physical activity habits
Rossella Sacchetti,Andrea Ceciliani,A. Garulli,Andrea Masotti,G. Poletti,P. Beltrami,Erica Leoni +6 more
TL;DR: Standardised fitness tests selected in the current study have been found to be suitable to identify fitness levels of primary school children and can be used in any school context to classify children and for monitoring the effects of targeted interventions promoting physical activity.
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Effects of a 2-year school-based intervention of enhanced physical education in the primary school.
TL;DR: The school proved to be an ideal setting for promoting physical activity and achieving the required daily activity levels and determining a decrease in daily sedentary activities.
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The impact of COVID-19 on physical activity behaviour in Italian primary school children: a comparison before and during pandemic considering gender differences
Laura Dallolio,Sofia Marini,Alice Masini,Stefania Toselli,Rita Stagni,Maria Cristina Bisi,Davide Gori,Alessia Tessari,Alessandra Sansavini,Marcello Lanari,Laura Bragonzoni,Andrea Ceciliani +11 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on the physical activity of primary school children in Italy was analyzed using a randomized sample (N = 77) from the I-MOVE study settled in an Italian primary school.
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Proposal for an Enhanced Physical Education Program in the Primary School: Evaluation of Feasibility and Effectiveness in Improving Physical Skills and Fitness
TL;DR: The proposed school-based MVPA program showed effectiveness and feasibility and the differences observed by gender highlight the need to use different strategies to increase the involvement of all the participants.
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The Role of Outdoor Education in Child Development in Italian Nursery Schools.
Fiorella Monti,Roberto Farne,Fabiola Crudeli,Francesca Agostini,Marianna Minelli,Andrea Ceciliani +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of outdoor education on different areas of development in 1-3-year-old children attending Italian nursery schools was investigated and the results showed that in most of the developmental areas (cognitive, emotional, social, fine motor skills), significant improvements at T2 were detected for the Outdoor group compared to the Traditional group.