Active Learners Research
The Daily Mile: Acute effects on children's cognitive function and factors affecting their enjoyment (2021, Hatch)
Children showed short-term improvements in thinking skills and said they enjoyed The Daily Mile for being fun, social, and outdoors.
A citizen science study of short physical activity breaks at school: Improvements in cognition and wellbeing with self-paced activity (Booth, 2020)
Just 15 minutes of self-paced outdoor activity boosted children’s thinking skills and wellbeing more than other activities.
Real-world application of a scalable school-based physical activity intervention: A cross-sectional survey of the implementation of The Daily Mile in Greater London primary schools (Ram, 2023)
An investigation into the implementation of The Daily Mile in London, focussing on adhirance to the core priciples.