1. Project Bhangra: Drawing on cultural traditions to build lifelong exercise habits among South Asian children ages 8-12 at risk for developing type 2 diabetes

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  • This study was funded by the Lawson Foundation and examined the impact of an after-school Bhangra dance intervention on improving cardiorespiratory fitness and other physical fitness outcomes among South Asian children grades 3 thru 6. We recruited 172 South Asian children across four elementary schools in the Surrey and Delta School Districts to complete a 7-month intervention (2 sessions per week). Baseline and follow-up assessments measured cardiorespiratory (20 meter shuttle run, musculoskeletal (vertical jump), and morphological fitness (body mass index and waist circumference).

    • Project Bhangra

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