Research Programs

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​​InPACT, which stands for Interrupting Prolonged Sitting with Activity, is an innovative classroom-based physical activity intervention designed to enhance the health, well-being, and academic performance of elementary school children. Our objective is to equip teachers with the resources and guidance needed to lead their classes in five 4-minute activity breaks throughout the school day. These brief activity breaks mimic children's natural physical activity patterns and effectively energize and motivate students to be active.

 

We are also laying the groundwork to integrate InPACT into schools across Michigan by:

1. Incorporating classroom activity into local wellness policies.

2. Developing a Technical Assistance Package to assist regional school health coordinators in implementing and disseminating the program.

 

For more information, visit our study website at www.inpact.kines.umich.edu. This program is funded by the Michigan Health Endowment Fund.

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Our laboratory, in partnership with the Michigan School Health Coordinators’ Association, the Society of Health and Physical Educators, the Michigan Public Health Institute, and the Michigan Department of Education, has launched InPACT at Home. InPACT at Home is an evidence-based, home-based physical activity program designed to help K-12 students engage in health-enhancing physical activities.

 

The program provides 8-minute exercise videos that are developmentally appropriate and approved by pediatric exercise physiologists and physical education specialists. These videos also include nutrition messaging and social-emotional learning activities and are currently broadcast on the Michigan Learning Channel. Additionally, the program includes a family engagement toolkit to encourage families to move together, think together, and be together.

 

For more information, visit our website at www.inpactathome.umich.edu. This program is funded in part by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, the Michigan Public Health Institute, and the Michigan Health Endowment Fund.

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