Bright sports, physical activity investments that work: implementing brain breaks in Malaysian primary schools

### Programme card #### Settings #### Target population #### What modes/types/domains of physical activity does the programme promote? #### Which of the seven best investments does the programme address? #### What sectors does it involve? #### What is special about this programme? #### Key programme details and contacts Although a child’s physical development is inseparable from his or her cognitive development, the Malaysian education system prioritises academic achievement over physical development. Malaysian children and adolescents engage in low levels of physical activity.1 As in many countries, there is a need to increase physical activity among Malay adolescent communities in Malaysia. To achieve this, the Global Community Health2 (GCH) and HOPSports3 introduced Brain BreaksPhysical Activity Solutions …