Alpert 199016 | 24 healthy boys and girls, aged 3–5 years | I: Aerobic classroom activity with music. HR 60–80% | 30 min, 5 times a week for 8 weeks |
| | C: Outdoor play | |
Basile 199517 | 53 boys and 5 girls from clinic (day treatment for emotionally and behaviourally disturbed children), aged 7–13 years | I: Jogging/walking | 20 min, 4 times a week for 4 weeks |
| | C: Classroom activity | |
Ford 198922 | 97 healthy girls, mean age 19.8 years | I: Jogging, swimming or dance for fitness, or weight training | 3 hours a week for 8 weeks |
| | C: Health science | |
Herman-Tofler 199823 | 52 healthy 3rd grade students | I: Aerobics 60–85% Vo2max | 25 min, 3 times a week for 8 weeks |
| | C: Traditional physical education, not aerobic | |
Hilyer 197925 | 120 students, mean age 19.1 years | I: Running | 60 min, 3 times a week for 10 weeks |
| | C: Ordinary classes | |
MacMahon 198727 | 54 children with learning disabilities but normal WISC-R, aged 7.1–12.75 years | I: Distance running, aerobic dance, and soccer, HR >160 | 25 min, 5 times a week for 20 weeks |
| | C: Maze patterns, dodge ball, volleyball, HR <150 | |
MacMahon 198815 | 98 boys from juvenile detention facilities, aged 14–18 years | I: Long distance running and vigorous basketball, HR >160 | 40 min, 3 times a week for 3 months |
| | C: Less vigorous activity; baseball, volleyball, etc, HR <160 | |
Marsh 198828 | 137 girls, aged 11–14 years | I: Aerobics, competitive with individual training | 35 min, 14 times during 6 weeks |
| | C: Social volleyball game | |
Munson 198831 | 26 offenders from a security institution, mean age 17.2 years | I: Strength training, frisbee, golf, volleyball, basketball, etc | 1 hour a week for 10 weeks |
| | C: Discussions | |
Percy 198132 | 30 healthy fifth and sixth grade pupils | I: Running | 1 mile, 3 times a week for 7 weeks |
| | C: No intervention | Decided when to run themselves |
Salokun 199434 | 288 healthy young people, aged 12–18 years | I: Field hockey (96), sprint (32), discus (32), or long jump (32) | 45 min, 3 times a week for 10 weeks |
| | C: No skill training | |
Smith 198436 | 32 healthy pupils, fourth and fifth grade | I: Progressive running | 10 weeks |
| | C: Ordinary PE class | |
Tuckman 198637 | 154 healthy pupils, fourth to sixth grades | I: Running | 30 min, 3 times a week for 12 weeks |
| | C: Ordinary PE class | |