1. Introduction
movement behaviors, sedentary behaviors
School-based multi-component educational interventions have been encouraged to improve children’s movement behaviors. The present study evaluates the effect of the Globe Trotter Initiative on physical activity (PA) level, sedentary time, physical fitness and activity preferences in primary school children. A total of 361 children (9–10 years) participated in this cluster-randomized trial. Nine schools were randomized as control (CON, 121 children) or Globe Trotter schools (GT, 240 children). Physical fitness, body composition, anthropometric characteristics, PA level, sedentary behaviors, physical self-perception, and activity preferences were evaluated at baseline (T0) and after the one-month intervention (T1). Grip strength performance and overall completion time of the obstacle course show a significant time effect (The benefits of physical activity (PA) for the physical and mental health and overall well-being of children and adolescents have been clearly described and are now widely accepted by the international scientific community [Since children spend most of their waking time at school, the school setting has been suggested as an appropriate and strategic place to develop and implement healthy active living interventions [In that context, the Globe Trotter initiative was developed, proposing an educational multi-component (combining PA challenges, educational sessions, and classical academic lessons incorporating PA and sedentary behavior examples) approach focused on physical activity and sedentary behaviors (movement behaviors) among primary school children over the course of just one month.The present pilot study evaluates the effect of the Globe Trotter Initiative on PA level, sedentary time, physical fitness, and implicit activity preferences in primary school children.