Abstract The essential role that physical activity (PA) plays in the overall health and well-being of youth is well documented. Children and adolescents in the US repeatedly fail to meet the nationally recommended PA guidelines. Consequently, schools and physical education (PE) programs have been recognized as a favorable and feasible arena to promote youth PA on a wide scale. As of recent, studies examining PA preferences found that children may prefer distinct features of unstructured PA over structured. This article describes the benefits of unstructured PA and provides innovative strategies for implementing or embedding unstructured activities in a lesson without compromising the primary goal of PE.

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体育教育中的结构化和非结构化环境：促进活动、学习和动机

摘要 身体活动 (PA) 在青年人的整体健康和福祉中发挥的重要作用已得到充分证明。美国的儿童和青少年多次未能达到国家推荐的 PA 指南。因此，学校和体育 (PE) 计划已被公认为是广泛推广青年体育的有利且可行的领域。截至最近，检查 PA 偏好的研究发现，与结构化相比，儿童可能更喜欢非结构化 PA 的独特特征。本文描述了非结构化 PA 的好处，并提供了在不影响 PE 主要目标的情况下在课程中实施或嵌入非结构化活动的创新策略。