This study identified MVPA levels within the most recent NCPE and highlighted differences
between lesson theme and contexts. Female adolescents averaged 20.8% or 12.5 min of ALT in PE
in MVPA, and no single pupil met the minimum guideline of being active for greater than 50% of
ALT (OFSTED, 2013). At current levels an additional 29.2% or 17.5 min of MVPA per PE lesson
would be needed to meet the minimum 50% guideline of a 60-minute PE lesson. Outwitting Opponents
elicited a significantly higher number of pupils with higher thresholds of ALT in MVPA
compared with the AR lesson theme. Lesson context also affected the total MVPA that pupils accumulated;
warm-up was consistently the most active context across both lesson themes, with general
management facilitating the least activity