title: Effect of life skills training on physical activity patterns amongst school adolescents in Delhi: a non-randomized interventional study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Effect of life skills on physical activity behavior of adolescents is little explored.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess impact of life-skills training on the level of physical activity amongst adolescents.
  
  
  METHODS
  A nonrandomized interventional study with a control group. All students studying in Class IX and XI of two schools in Delhi were included. Data was collected at baseline, 15 days and 3 months after the life-skills training. Two life-skills training sessions were conducted for each standard following collection of baseline data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 180 students in the intervention and 183 students in the control group. A significant increase was noted in the level of light-moderate, vigorous physical activity, and stretching and strengthening exercises (p<0.001) in an intervention group over the period of 3 months following the training. The number of students enrolled in physical education classes also increased.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A skills-based approach helped to improve the level of physical activity amongst the school adolescents.
authors.forename: Tanu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.forename: Gopal Krishna
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Ingle
authors.forename: Gajendra Singh
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Meena
authors.forename: Jugal
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kishore
authors.forename: Sangita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yadav
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013997:Time Factors